Sandra Johnson

Sandra Kay Johnson is an electrical and computer engineer and the first African American woman to earn a PhD in computer engineering. Quotes Know what you were born to do. Know your purpose. Know your destiny... A focus on less complexity will drive the cost down for generative AI and make it more available for a broader global audience At this time, most of my technology work involves consulting with others at a very high level. For example, the specifics of issues associated with cybersecurity, blockchain technology, and a little bit of AI. My background is in computer hardware. But over the years, I have transitioned from hardware design to software design. But someone who's an expert in both or understands both is a more valued person. I keep my tentacles, if you will, in both hardware and software. At the time, the only type of engineer I was aware of was one who drove a train. I was not interested in learning how to drive a train, but very much interested in getting away from home for the summer so that I did not have to wash dishes. One could argue whether or not it's a breakthrough, but DeepSeek has really rattled the gen AI environment. There's always been a parallel between more complex versus how we make things simple but still get the job done. I remember decades ago, from a computer architecture or design perspective, there was a focus on less complex instructions. This is called "reduce instruction set." I think in the long run, this focus on less complexity will drive the cost down for generative AI and make it more available for a broader global audience because at this time, it takes a significant amount of money to build a really large gen AI project. Sandra Johnson shares her career in AI and related fields External links Category:Women academics from the United States Category:Computer engineers from the United States Category:Living people Category:Women scientists from the United States Category:Women engineers from the United States Category:Educators from the United States