Noya Kohavi
Noya Kohavi is a technologist, writer and independent consultant. Her work uses computer vision and computational linguistics to generate new narratives and insights, focusing on data ethics and a queer approach to computing. At NEW INC, she is developing Lineage, a visual discovery engine for museum databases and visual archives. Using artificially intelligent visual affinity and resonance algorithms, Lineage digitally mimics the human associative process, making large image databases usable and accessible, and allowing for emergent histories to surface. Noya holds a BA in philosophy and linguistics from Tel Aviv University and an MS with honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is the recipient of a Maria Moors Cabot Prize scholarship and a Magic grant from the Brown Institute for Media Innovation.