David Bau

David Bau is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. His research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. He is affiliated with the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, though departmental details are not explicitly stated.

• Education: Not specified in the provided text
• Campus: Boston
• Contact: d.bau@northeastern.edu

Bau leads open collaborative projects to understand AI reasoning models, as highlighted by NGN (March 2025). His recent work has been featured in NBC News (July 2025) discussing AI models inadvertently learning negative behaviors.

• Current PhD Students:
  • David Atkinson
  • Sheridan Feucht
  • Rohit Gandikota
• Postdocs/Research Scientists: Natalie Shapira (Postdoctoral Researcher), Chris Wendler (Postdoctoral Research Associate)