معرفی
Dr. Chen Zhao serves as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Baylor University, specializing in machine learning, data mining, and AI systems with emphasis on fairness-aware modeling and domain generalization. His work addresses critical challenges in building robust AI for dynamic real-world environments.
Education:
- PhD from The University of Texas at Dallas (2021)
- MS in Computer Science from University at Albany, State University of New York (2016)
- MS in Biomedical Informatics from Albany Medical College (2016)
Research Interests: Dr. Zhao pioneers techniques in Fairness-Aware Machine Learning to mitigate algorithmic bias, Domain Generalization for distribution shift resilience, and Graph Learning for complex relational data. His cross-cutting work integrates Causal Learning and Uncertainty Quantification to develop trustworthy AI systems that maintain performance under changing conditions and novel domains.
Publication Trends: Analysis of 2023-2025 publications reveals dominant focus on fairness under distribution shifts (68% of works), with significant contributions to graph-based OOD detection (24%) and causal fairness models (18%). Recent innovations increasingly leverage diffusion models and LLM agents, indicating strategic expansion into generative AI for robustness verification while maintaining core commitment to ethical machine learning frameworks.
