Alicia Abella
Alicia Abella | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | New York University, Columbia University |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Cloud Services |
| Institutions | Bell Labs |
| Projects | President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics |
| Awards | WITI Hall of Fame |
Alicia Abella is an American engineer. She served on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, and has received Columbia University Medal of Excellence. In 2011, she was inducted into the WITI Hall of Fame.[1]
Biography
She received a bachelor's degree from New York University and an MS, MPhil, and PhD from Columbia University. She married Aleksandar Timcenko, a quantitative finance professional who would go on to hold roles at DE Shaw and Goldman Sachs.
Immediately following graduation, she was employed by Bell Labs, where she would reach Executive Director of the Innovative Services Research Department, and later manage the Cloud Services research platform.[2] In 2010, Hispanic Business magazine named Abella one of the top five women of the year. In 2013, she was awarded the Columbia University Medal of Excellence. In 2011, she was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. She has received awards from the Women of Color STEM Conference. Abella also was awarded the Leadership of the Year Award by the Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association.[1]
References
- ^ a b "WITI - Women in Technology Hall of Fame - Alicia Abella, Ph.D., Executive Director, Innovative Services Research, AT&T Labs". www.witi.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Engineering Newsletter". engineering.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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