Vidya Setlur is an Associate Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, where she directs the Data Semantics Lab. Her research explores the intersection of data visualization, natural language processing, and AI, with a focus on how people interact with data, express analytical intent, and make sense of intelligent systems. Prior to joining U-M, she led Tableau Research at Tableau/Salesforce and maintains a limited research affiliation with Tableau Research.