Alan Ritter

Alan Ritter is an Associate Professor at the School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), affiliated with the Machine Learning Center (ML@GT). His research focuses on natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and robust computational models. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Washington and a postdoctoral fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University's Machine Learning Department.

Education:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Washington
- Postdoctoral Research, Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon University

Research Interests:
Ritter's work emphasizes developing models that operate across domains and languages with minimal supervision. His projects include systems analyzing social media data for cybersecurity threats, cultural bias in LLMs, and privacy-preserving dialogue agents. His group also explores efficient fine-tuning of language models and cross-lingual information extraction.

Recent Activities & Awards:
- NSF CAREER Award
- Amazon Research Award
- Best Social Impact Paper Award (ACL 2024)
- Program Chair for NAACL 2025

Advising & Students:
Ritter advises Ph.D. and M.S. students in Georgia Tech's ML and CS programs. Notable advisees include Yang Chen (Ph.D. 2024, now at NVIDIA) and Fan Bai (Ph.D. 2023).

Labs & Affiliations:
- Machine Learning Center (ML@GT)
- Collaborations with institutions like AI2, Stanford, and Microsoft Research