Safiya Umoja Noble, Ph.D., is a distinguished scholar and thought leader in the realms of Gender Studies, African American Studies, and Information Studies, currently serving as the David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair at UCLA. As the Director of the Center on Race & Digital Justice and Co-Director of the Minderoo Initiative on Tech & Power, Dr. Noble leads critical research on the intersection of race, technology, and societal power dynamics.

Her seminal work, *Algorithms of Oppression*, exposes the racial and gender biases embedded in commercial search engines, challenging the notion of neutrality in digital platforms. Honored as a MacArthur Foundation Fellow in 2021, her contributions to algorithmic fairness have garnered recognition in both academic and popular circles. In addition to her research, she provides expertise to civil rights organizations and serves on the board of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative. Recognized with the inaugural NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award in 2022, Dr. Noble continues to advocate for digital equity and justice in an increasingly tech-driven society.