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Graduate Certificate in Modern Artificial Intelligence Methods

Program Advising

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Kate Gayle

Professional and Postdoctoral Programs Manager and academic adviser
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About: Kate Gayle is a point of contact for prospective and continuing Modern AI Methods students, pre-application through graduation. She has been at UW in various capacities since 2007 and with the Allen School since 2020. Kate also manages the Allen School’s evening Professional Master’s Program and looks after the School’s postdoctoral scholars’ community-building and professional development programs. She is nearly always caffeinated.

Kate can be reached at:
(206) 543-5848 or cert-modern-ai [at] cs [dot] washington [dot] edu.

Schedule an advising appointment with Kate


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Taylor Kessler Faulkner

Modern AI Methods instructor and academic adviser
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About: Dr. Taylor Kessler Faulkner is a point of contact for prospective and continuing Modern AI Methods students, pre-application through graduation. She is also an instructor with the Allen School, and will be teaching the first course in the Modern AI Methods certificate. She has been at UW since 2022, initially as a postdoctoral scholar and now as an instructor.

Taylor can be reached at:
cert-modern-ai [at] cs [dot] washington [dot] edu.

Certificate students may approach Kate and/or Taylor at any time to share feedback or voice concerns. In addition to connecting with advisers directly, students have other options for feedback and reporting:

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