Carla E. Brodley
Carla E. Brodley is a machine-learning researcher whose work spans scientific and medical applications. She served on Purdue’s faculty from 1994 to 2004, then worked at Tufts, including as computer-science chair and in its clinical research institute. She became Northeastern’s computing-college dean for the period 2014–2021. AAAI elected her a Fellow in 2014. She leads the Center for Inclusive Computing, which works with universities to remove barriers to computing education and retention.
- Now at
- Northeastern University
- Works
- 164
- Citations
- 14,450
- h-index
- 56
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1994–2004
An academic machine-learning career
Brodley earned a computing doctorate at Massachusetts and served on Purdue’s faculty from 1994 to 2004. Her machine-learning research was interdisciplinary, with applications in remote sensing, medical imaging, neuroscience, biology and other scientific fields.
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2004–2014
Research and leadership at Tufts
Brodley worked in Tufts’ computer-science department from 2004 to 2014 and chaired it from 2010 to 2013. She also held an appointment in its clinical and translational science institute from 2011 to 2014. These roles joined computing research with university and medical research settings.
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2014–2021
Leading a computing college
Brodley served as Northeastern’s computing-college dean from 2014 to 2021. AAAI elected her a Fellow in 2014 for machine-learning applications and work to increase participation in computing.
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As of October 2026
Removing barriers in computing
Brodley is the founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing and dean of inclusive computing. The center works with universities to address institutional barriers to access and retention.
Sources and credits
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