▁( AC L ). ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Computer ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁where ▁she ▁also ▁leads ▁the ▁Language ▁and ▁Information ▁Techn ologies ▁( L IT ) ▁Lab . ▁ ▁Mi hal ce a ▁has ▁published ▁over ▁ 2 2 0 ▁articles ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁on ▁topics ▁r anging ▁from ▁semantic ▁analysis ▁of ▁text ▁to ▁lie ▁detection . ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁granted ▁her ▁the ▁President ial ▁Early ▁Career ▁Award ▁for ▁Scient ists ▁and ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Mi hal ce a ▁is ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁prom oter ▁of ▁divers ity ▁in ▁computer ▁science . ▁She ▁also ▁supports ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁analysis ▁of ▁educational ▁success , ▁which ▁tends ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁academic ▁behaviour , ▁to ▁include ▁student ▁life , ▁person ality ▁and ▁background ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁class room . ▁Mi hal ce a ▁leads ▁Girls ▁Enc oded , ▁a ▁program ▁designed ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁pipeline ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁computer ▁science ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁AC M ▁Fellow , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁" for ▁contributions ▁to ▁natural ▁language ▁processing , ▁with ▁innov ations ▁in ▁data - dri ven ▁and ▁graph - based ▁language ▁processing ". ▁Sarah ▁God d ard ▁Power ▁Award , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Carol ▁H oll ens head ▁Award , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁President ial ▁Early ▁Career ▁Award ▁for ▁Scient ists ▁and