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