Diane J. Cook
Also known as Diane Joyce Cook, Diane Cook
Diane Cook is a computer scientist at Washington State University whose work applies machine learning to sensor data and digital health. Her doctoral work at the University of Illinois, finished in 1990, concerned planning in artificial intelligence. She taught at the University of Texas at Arlington from 1992 to 2006 before she became Huie-Rogers Chair Professor at Washington State University. The Association for Computing Machinery named her an ACM Fellow in the 2024 class for contributions to machine learning and digital health. As of October 2026, she leads the CASAS lab, where the team works on designing human digital twins for health assessment and intervention.
Timeline
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1987–1990
A PhD on AI planning
She completes a master's degree and a PhD at the University of Illinois in 1987 and 1990, with the PhD on topics related to planning in artificial intelligence.
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1992–2006
Faculty at UT Arlington
She joins the University of Texas at Arlington as an assistant professor in 1992. In 2004 she becomes a University Distinguished Scholar Professor there.
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2006
A Huie-Rogers chair
She becomes Huie-Rogers Chair Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University in 2006.
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2008
An IEEE Fellowship
The IEEE names her a Fellow in 2008.
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2015
A book on activity learning
She coauthors Activity Learning with Narayanan C. Krishnan in 2015, a book on discovering, recognizing and predicting human behavior from sensor data.
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2016
A National Academy of Inventors fellowship
The National Academy of Inventors names her a Fellow in 2016.
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2024
Named an ACM Fellow
The Association for Computing Machinery names her an ACM Fellow in the 2024 class, recognizing her contributions to machine learning and digital health.
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As of October 2026
Heading the CASAS lab
She leads the CASAS lab at Washington State University, where the team works on designing human digital twins for health assessment and intervention.
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- Diane J. Cook - Wikipedia
- Cook named Association for Computing Machinery Fellow | WSU Insider | Washington State University
- Diane Cook | Siebel School of Computing and Data Science | Illinois
- Diane Cook | School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Washington State University
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