is to formalize these strategies as algorithms, analysis, theoretical models, and programming languages. They are especially interested in global-to-local compilation, the ability to specify user goals at the high level and automatically derive provable strategies at the agent level. Understanding robust collective behavior in biological systems Another of her research interests is in understanding robust collective behavior in biological systems. Building artificial systems can give us insights into how complex global properties can arise from identically-programmed parts --- for example, how cells can form scale-independent patterns, how large morphological variations can arise from small genetic changes, and how complex cascades of decisions can tolerate variations in timing. She is interested in mathematical and computational models of multi-cellular behavior, that capture hypotheses of cell behavior and cell-cell interactions as multi-agent systems, and can be used to provide insights into systems level behavior that should emerge. Her group works in close collaboration with biologists, and currently studies growth and pattern formation in the fruit fly wing. Academic positions Nagpal has held the following positions as a researcher and an academic: Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ from 1994-1995 as a technical staff member MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Amorphous Computing Group from 2001-2003 as a postdoctoral lecturer Harvard Medical School from 2003-2004 as a research fellow Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from 2004-2009 as an assistant professor of Computer Science Harvard Medical School, Department of Systems Biology since 2004 as an affiliated faculty member Harvard Wyss Institute for Biological-inspired Engineering since 2008 as a Core Faculty Member Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from 2009 to 2012 as an associate professor of computer science Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences since 2012 as the Fred Kavli Professor of Computer Science Awards and honors National Talent Search Scholarship Award, India (1987) AT&T Bell Labs GRPW Fellowship (1995-2001) Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship (2005) NSF Career Award (2007) Anita Borg Early Career Award (2010) Radcliffe Fellowship (2012) named one of "Nature's 10" people who mattered" of 2014. McDonald Mentoring Award (2015) During her time as Radcliffe Fellow, she worked with experimental biologists to develop a better understanding of collective intelligence in social insects through the application of computer science. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American women computer scientists American computer scientists Harvard University faculty Place of birth missing (living people) Women systems scientists MIT School of