Siobahn is the first woman Computer Science Ph.D. graduate from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (2018). She is an Assistant Professor of Information Science/Systems in the School of Library and Information Science at North Carolina Central University and an Office e-Learning Faculty Fellow at North Carolina Central University. Her research focuses on utilizing machine learning to identify sources of misinformation on social media and toward improving fault detection in autonomous vehicles (https://www.nccu.edu/slis/laboratory-artificial-intelligence-and-equity-research-laier).
Dr. Grady advocates increasing the number of women and minorities in computer science. Additionally, Dr. Grady has been featured in museums throughout the nation, spoken at national and international conferences, serves on multiple boards, and featured as a statue in the world’s largest exhibit of women statues, most recently the Smithsonian. Technology is the way of the future, and Dr. Grady has a vision for minority girls’ and women’s futures. She realizes that vision by providing educational opportunities through community organizations, philanthropic efforts, college courses, and research grants and publications.