Dr. Charles Isbell

Dr. Charles Isbell is Chancellor of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Previously, he was UW-Madison’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Prior to this he served as the dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Dr. Isbell earned his bachelor’s degree in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and his SM and PhD at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab. His research interests are varied but the unifying theme of his work has been using machine learning to build autonomous agents that engage directly with humans. In addition to leading U of I, he is highly regarded as an expert in both artificial intelligence and educational reform on a national scale.