Emily is a Mother (of Invention)!

[Martial Hebert]

The AUton lab is going to need a bigger wall just to hold all the 
awards. Congratulations on this most important work!!

On 2/13/2018 8:48 AM, Artur Dubrawski wrote:
> Dear Autonians,
>
> I would like to share great news about our own Emily Kennedy and her - 
> actually we can say it is ours :) - spinoff company, Marinus Analytics.
>
> Recall that Traffic Jam has been developed at the Auton Lab to mine 
> online data for evidence
> indicative of human trafficking, and it has since been transitioned to 
> widespread practice across
> law enforcement and NGO spaces by Marinus.
>
> Marinus was selected to receive the Toyota “Mother of Invention” 
> Award, based on the work on "Traffic Jam" and using technology to 
> combat human trafficking. CEO Emily Kennedy will be accepting this 
> award at the Los Angeles Salon this week as well as the New York City 
> Summit in April. This award is given to “women-led companies, who are 
> tackling the world’s most challenging issues with 
> remarkable creativity. These women, who are leading the charge to work 
> on issues like homelessness, education, food, water, energy and more, 
> come from all over the world, and are using innovation to create 
> lasting and sustainable impact.”
>
> (check their website for previous awardees, really impressive stuff: 
> https://paidpost.nytimes.com/toyota/mothers-of-invention-presented-by-women-in-the-world.html#impact2017) 
>
>
> Huge congrats to Emily, Marinus and everyone at the Auton Lab who 
> helped develop the underlying technology and ideas for its use!
>
> Cheers
> Artur
>
>
>
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