Cook named Association for Computing Machinery Fellow

Washington State University Regents Professor Diane Cook has been named an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow.

She is among 55 fellows selected for 2024 from universities, corporations, and research centers around the world, recognized among the top one percent of ACM members. Cook is being recognized for her contributions to machine learning and digital health.

"Becoming an ACM Fellow is truly a significant distinction for a computer scientist at the international stage," said Ananth Kalyanaraman, interim director in WSU's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. "We're very proud of her accomplishments and important contributions in machine learning and digital health."

With WSU since 2006, Cook's research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, and digital health. She is one of the directors of the WSU AI laboratory and heads the CASAS smart home project. She also co-directs the National Institute on Aging's training program in gerontechnology She has more than 200 published journal articles with 41,582 citations and a current h-index of 89. She has published five books and holds several patents in sensor-driven activity model development.

Cook is also the co-founder of Life Adapt, Inc., a company focused on measuring human behavior across various contexts, such as smart homes, smart devices, and smartwatches.

In addition to ACM, she is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the National Academy of Inventors. She holds a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College, and a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.

The induction of the ACM Fellows will be held at the ACM Awards Banquet on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in San Francisco, California.