Brendan Juba

Brendan Juba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis's McKelvey School of Engineering. His research focuses on theoretical approaches to artificial intelligence, emphasizing algorithms for integrated learning and reasoning, particularly in common sense reasoning, and communication protocols without standardized frameworks. He holds a PhD from MIT (2010) and dual BS/MS degrees from Carnegie Mellon University (2005).

• Education:
• PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010
• MS & BS, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005

His expertise spans theoretical computer science, with notable work on AI algorithms and the NSF CAREER Award-funded study of relationships and generalization in AI. He has been affiliated with MIT’s CSAIL and Harvard University during postdoctoral research. His lab explores foundational AI challenges, and his work is indexed on Google Scholar.

• Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2020)

Grants include the $543,000 NSF award (2020–2025) for AI generalization research. His lab engages in advancing autonomous systems' decision-making through improved environmental understanding.

He is part of the Division of Computational & Data Sciences, fostering interdisciplinary research in computational theory and applications.