Amparo Alonso Betanzos
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BornOctober 10, 1961
Vigo, Spain
EducationUniversidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Medical College of Georgia, United States
OccupationsProfessor, Artificial Intelligence Researcher
Employer(s)University of A Coruña, Spain
Amparo Alonso Betanzos | |
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.png) Alonso-Betanzos in 2014 | |
| Born | October 10, 1961 Vigo, Spain |
| Education | Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain Medical College of Georgia, United States |
| Occupations | Professor, Artificial Intelligence Researcher |
| Employer(s) | University of A Coruña, Spain |
| Awards | L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (Spain) |
Amparo Alonso-Betanzos (born October 10, 1961) is a Spanish computer scientist and was president of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence (2013-2021).[1]
She is a professor at University of A Coruña,[2] where she leads the Laboratory for the Investigation and Development of Artificial Intelligence (LIDIA).[1] Originally a chemical engineer, her research now focuses on artificial intelligence, specifically its medical applications.[3]
Achievements and honours
In 1998, she was awarded the L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women In Science in Spain.[4]
