Dr. Andrew B. Williams, Dean of Engineering at The Citadel School of Engineering
South Carolina, USA
Champion since 2022
Andrew B. Williams, PhD, MBA, is dean of engineering at The Citadel School of Engineering and is an experienced practitioner in artificial intelligence (AI), human-robot interaction, and humanoid robotics.
He has successfully incorporated Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI, AWS Cloud, Alexa, and DeepRacer into curricular and co-curricular activities. Dr. Williams has led AI and robotics educational and research collaborative efforts in alliances between Research I, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), and Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI). Dr. Williams has an AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.
His passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion in computer science and engineering was noticed by Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, who hired him as Apple’s first senior engineering diversity manager.
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What is the AWS Education Champions Program?
The purpose of the AWS Education Champions program is to recognize, celebrate, and support education leaders driving digital transformation with cloud computing. Through this program AWS helps amplify their stories and voices, as well as supporting their continued innovation with our services. The individuals selected to be part of this community share a mission to transform and advance education, and promote AWS services, solutions, and best practices in education.