For contributing to advances in machine learning and related systems, Vidya Chhabria has been awarded a Google ML and Systems Junior Faculty Award. An assistant professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Fulton Schools, Chhabria’s research focuses on computer-aided design for large-scale integration. She is among more than 50 assistant professors at U.S. universities selected by a group of Google engineers and researchers to receive the award. Professor Stephen Phillips, director of the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, notes the impact of such awards can benefit students who will be motivated to learn from a teacher who is shaping the future of machine learning.