She joined the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as a robotics researcher while she was a master's student,taking a leave for her doctorate.[2] She moved from ORNL to the University of Tennessee in 2002.[1] She was interim dean of the Tickle College of Engineering,[4] before taking a leave from the faculty to join the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in 2018. She was named founding director of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office in 2021.[5]
In 2014,Tennessee Tech gave her their Computer Scientist of Distinction Award.[8]
In 2023,Computing Research Association awarded her the Distinguished Service Award for her unparalleled impact on the computing research community.[9]
References
1 2 3 "Lynne E. Parker, Professor", People, University of Tennessee Knoxville Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, January 9, 2020, retrieved 2022-06-22
1 2 3 Asaro, Peter (December 15, 2017), Oral-History:Lynne Parker (interview transcript), Indiana University and IEEE History Center, retrieved 2022-06-22
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