Tracy Hammond

Dr. Tracy Hammond. Tracy Hammond, née Tracy Anne Zeigler, is the director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and an assistant professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She is a graduate of MIT from Randall Davis' Design Rationale Group. Dr. Hammond teaches a yearly course on sketch recognition.

Education

  • Ph.D. Computer Science, MIT, February 2007, Committee: Randy Davis, Rob Miller, and Stephanie Seneff (MIT)
  • F.T.O. (Finance Technology Option), MIT, June 2003
  • M.A. Anthropology, Columbia University, February 2001
  • M.S. Computer Science, Columbia University, February 2000
  • B.A. Mathematics, Columbia University, May 1997
  • B.S. Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, May 1997

Academic and professional appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Computer Science, 2006-present
  • Research Assistant, MIT, CSAIL, 2000-2006
  • Instructor, Columbia University, FuSEAS, 1999-2001
  • Instructor, Columbia University, Continuing Education Department, 2000-2002
  • Telecommunications Analyst, Goldman Sachs, NY, IT Department, 1996-2000