Kenny Joseph

Kenny Joseph is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He serves as Associate Director of the AI and Society Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.

• PhD in Societal Computing from Carnegie Mellon University (2016)
• MS in Societal Computing from Carnegie Mellon University (2012)
• BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University (2010)

His research focuses on computational social science, examining stereotypes and prejudice dynamics, social inequality through computational tools, and gender disparities in organizations. He develops machine learning frameworks for neighborhood change prediction and predictive models for child welfare systems, with work featured in the New York Times.

Scientific contributions include:

• UB Exceptional Scholar—Young Investigator Award (2021)

He advises students Yuhao Du (Meta data scientist), Jason Yan (Michigan Ph.D. student), Arjunil Pathak (Amazon researcher), and Navid Madani (former Ph.D. student). His Computation and Equity Lab (cubelab) produces interdisciplinary work spanning social media analysis, urban equity, and computational methods for marginalized communities.