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Across Karman

Across Karman

As our dependency on space technology grows, it’s clearer than ever: space matters. The Wilson Center’s Across Karman project takes you across the Karman Line for an in-depth look at how space systems impact our daily lives.

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AI & the Global South

Although machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) has been a thriving academic field for decades, the world is undeniably in a moment of high and broad levels of adoption of AI. In this blog series, we focus on amplifying voices from the Global South and the trends in the development and application of artificial intelligence.

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Program Staff

Kellee Wicker

Kellee Wicker

Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program
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Elizabeth M H Newbury

Director of the Serious Games Initiative; Senior Program Associate, Science and Technology Innovation Program
Alison Parker

Alison Parker

Senior Program Associate
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Sophie Goguichvili

Program Associate
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Kara Struckman

Program Associate
Sonja R. O'Brien

Sonja R. O’Brien

Program Coordinator, Serious Games Initiative
Logan Shomo

Logan Shomo

Program Coordinator

Fellows

Natalia Antelava

Fellow;
Editor-in-Chief, Coda Media and former BBC correspondent
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Maggie Feldman-Piltch

Global Fellow;
Founding Partner at Unicorn Strategies; Guest Lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School
Worku Gachou

Worku Gachou

Global Fellow;
Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa, Inc.; Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
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Leopoldo López

Public Policy Fellow;
National Coordinator of the Voluntad Popular political party, Venezuela    
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Robin Shepherd

Global Fellow;
Advisor, Strider Technologies
Sylwia Spurek

Sylwia Spurek

Wilson International Competition Fellow
Falan Yinug

Falan Yinug

Global Fellow;
Director of Economic Strategy, Qualcomm

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