جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Adaptation and learning theories
• Data and network sciences
• Statistical inference
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ali H. Sayed is the Dean of the School of Engineering (Faculté des sciences et techniques de l'ingénieur - STI) at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, where he also directs the Adaptive Systems Laboratory (Laboratoire de systèmes adaptatifs). Previously, he served as an emeritus professor and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at UCLA. He is a highly cited researcher and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and the World Academy of Sciences. Sayed served as president of the IEEE Signal Processing Society in 2018 and 2019. Professor Sayed's research focuses on adaptation and learning theories, data and network sciences, statistical inference, multi-agent systems, adaptive networks, and optimization. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in signal processing, machine learning, and network science. He has made significant contributions to distributed learning algorithms, social learning over networks, and adaptive signal processing techniques that have influenced both academic research and practical implementations. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on multi-agent systems, distributed learning, privacy-preserving techniques, and social learning over networks. The research trends show increasing emphasis on federated learning with privacy guarantees, graph-based learning approaches, and the intersection of social dynamics with information processing. His work consistently addresses fundamental theoretical questions while maintaining relevance to practical applications in communication networks, social media analysis, and distributed artificial intelligence systems. Professor Sayed has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career, including: IEEE Fourier Award (2022) Norbert Wiener Society Award (2020) IEEE Signal Processing Society Education Award (2015) Papoulis Award from the European Association for Signal Processing (2014) Technical Achievement Award from IEEE Signal Processing Society (2012) Terman Award from the American Society for Engineering Education (2005) IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize (1996) Multiple Best Paper Awards from IEEE and EURASIP Sayed has authored or co-authored over 570 publications and six monographs. He has mentored numerous PhD students and researchers in the fields of signal processing and adaptive systems. His editorial leadership includes serving as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (2003-2005) and EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing (2006-2007), as well as Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Open Access Book Series on Information and Learning Sciences. At EPFL, Professor Sayed leads the Adaptive Systems Laboratory, which focuses on developing theoretical frameworks and practical algorithms for adaptive systems, networked learning, and distributed signal processing. The lab's research encompasses both fundamental theoretical investigations and applications to real-world problems in communications, social networks, and computational biology.

Jenna Wiensمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Healthcare Data Analytics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jenna Wiens is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. She serves as Associate Director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab and co-Director of AI & Digital Health Innovation. Leading the MLD3 research group, her work focuses on machine learning and AI applications for healthcare data. PhD from MIT (2014) under John Guttag NSF CAREER Award recipient (2016) Humboldt Foundation Carl Friedrich von Siemens Award (2024) Her research addresses four key technical thrusts: Time-series analysis for predicting clinical outcomes Robust machine learning against spurious correlations Decision-making with causal inference and offline reinforcement learning Human-AI collaboration frameworks Notable methodological contributions include the FIDDLE preprocessing pipeline for clinical time-series data, foundational work on survival analysis, and novel approaches to model selection in healthcare reinforcement learning. Her work has led to real-world AI deployments in infection prevention and patient risk stratification. Scientific honors include: Forbes 30 Under 30 (2015) MIT Tech Review 35 Innovators Under 35 (2017) Sloan Research Fellowship in Computer Science (2020) Sarah Goddard Power Award (2023) Wiens collaborates with clinicians across disciplines, emphasizing clinician-in-the-loop AI systems and ethical implementation in healthcare workflows.

• Causal Inference
• Representation Learning
• Generative Models
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Arthur Gretton is a Professor at University College London (UCL), leading the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit and serving as director of the Centre for Computational Statistics and Machine Learning. He also works as a Research Scientist at Google DeepMind. His research focuses on causal inference, representation learning, and nonparametric hypothesis testing with applications in machine learning and computational neuroscience. Academic Affiliations Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL Centre for Computational Statistics and Machine Learning, UCL Google DeepMind Arthur's research spans several key areas in modern machine learning, including: Kernel methods for causal effect estimation and two-sample testing Deep learning architectures for proxy causal learning with complex confounding Adaptive gradient flows for generative modeling Nonparametric statistical tests with theoretical guarantees Applications in distributional reinforcement learning and Bayesian inference His work addresses both methodological advancements and practical implementations, particularly for high-dimensional data settings. Recent publications demonstrate his focus on causal inference with hidden confounders (AISTATS 2025), deep learning adaptivity in instrumental variable regression (ICLR 2025), and novel approaches to two-sample testing with adaptive kernel selection (NeurIPS 2024). He has also contributed extensively to distributional reinforcement learning and hypothesis testing frameworks. As an advisor, he supervises multiple PhD students including Jakub Wornbard, Zikai (Steve) Shen, and Zonghao (Hudson) Chen, while co-supervising others. His methodological contributions are implemented in various software packages available at the Gatsby Unit, including tools for kernel-based covariate shift correction, independence testing, and maximum mean discrepancy calculations.

• Foundations of Probability
• Randomness
• Graph Theory
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Lourens Waldorp is an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences , specifically the Department of Psychological Methods . His research focuses on network theory, causal inference, and statistical modeling in psychology and neuroscience. University of Amsterdam IAS Fellow (2024) His research interests include: Network psychometrics Causal inference in psychological models High-dimensional statistical methods Dynamical systems in psychopathology Graph theory applications Signal processing for biophysical data The trends in his recent publications center on causal modeling, network analysis of psychopathology, and statistical techniques for time-series data. He has developed methods for perturbation graphs, moderated network models, and dynamic intervention frameworks. Notable scientific awards : IAS Fellowship for 6 months (2024) He advises PhD students like Kyra Evers and collaborates with researchers across disciplines, including J. Haslbeck , D. Borsboom , and O. Ryan . His work intersects with network theory and clinical psychology .

Arno Solinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Signal Processing
• Sensor Fusion
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Arno Solin is a tenured Associate Professor in Machine Learning at Aalto University's Department of Computer Science and an Academy of Finland Research Fellow . He leads the Aalto machine learning research group and serves as Director of the Finnish Doctoral Program Network in AI (AI-DOC) . His work bridges probabilistic modeling with practical applications in sensor fusion and real-time inference. ELLIS Scholar (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems) Adjunct Professor at Tampere University Member of Young Academy Finland (2021–2025) Research Interests focus on data-efficient machine learning with probabilistic methods for real-time inference and sensor fusion. Key areas include Gaussian processes, diffusion models, stochastic differential equations, and uncertainty quantification in deep learning. His group develops methods that combine structural constraints with adaptive learning for deployment on resource-limited hardware. Publication Trends show consistent output in top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AISTATS) with emphasis on diffusion models , 3D scene reconstruction , and real-time probabilistic modeling . Recent works explore physics-informed learning, heterophily-aware graph models, and compressed representations for world models in reinforcement learning. Scientific Recognition : Awarded AI Researcher of the Year 2024 by AI Finland Teacher of the Year 2023 at Aalto CS ISIF Jean-Pierre Le Cadre Best Paper Award (2018) MLSP Schizophrenia Classification Challenge Winner (2014) NeurIPS/ICML Reviewer Awards Research Leadership includes coordinating Finland's AI Center of Excellence program and directing the Finnish Doctoral Program Network in AI (AI-DOC). He supervises 15+ doctoral/postdoctoral researchers and has spun off Spectacular AI , a company commercializing sensor fusion technology.

• International Economics
• Network Analysis
• Trade Policy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Luca De Benedictis is a Professor of International Economics and Network Analysis at the University of Macerata's Department of Economics and Law. His research focuses on international trade empirics, including trade specialization measurement, network analysis, and causal models. He has authored numerous articles on topics like gravity models, migration impacts, and historical trade networks. His work spans journals such as the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society and Network Science . He teaches courses in International Economics and Network Analysis. His research interests include economic geography, policy evaluation, and applied econometrics. Notable projects include analyzing the Erasmus Program's inclusivity, Roman road networks' legacy, and immigration's effect on trade. De Benedictis has secured funding from EU initiatives like COSTNET and GeComplexity, focusing on network data science and economic systems. He serves on editorial boards of journals like Italian Economic Journal and Journal of Historical Network Research . His work bridges theoretical models with empirical applications in trade, migration, and policy.

Mark Crowleyمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Reinforcement Learning
• Deep Learning
• Manifold Learning
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Mark Crowley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, with a cross-appointment in the Cheriton School of Computer Science. He is a member of the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute (WAII) and the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation (WICI), and serves as National Secretary of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association (CAIAC). His educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, where he worked in the Laboratory for Computational Intelligence, and a B.A. in Computer Science from York University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Oregon State University working with Tom Dietterich's machine learning group. Crowley's research focuses on developing dependable and transparent algorithms to augment human decision-making in complex domains with multiple agents, spatial structure, or uncertainty. His work spans Reinforcement Learning , Deep Learning , Ensemble Methods , and Manifold Learning . He frequently collaborates with researchers in applied fields including Computational Sustainability, Sustainable Forest Management, Autonomous Driving, Medical Imaging, and Material Design. His research is motivated by both theoretical opportunities and real-world challenges such as forest fire management, automotive applications, and medical imaging. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on addressing challenges in reinforcement learning, particularly around observation costs, multi-agent systems, and causal representation learning. His work on ChemGymRL provides a significant contribution to digital chemistry and material design through reinforcement learning frameworks. The textbook Elements of Dimensionality Reduction and Manifold Learning represents a major contribution to the theoretical foundations of machine learning. Crowley actively supervises graduate students, with recent thesis completions including Shayan Shirahmadi Gale Bagi (PhD, Feb 2025) and Oleksandra Nahorna (MASc, Dec 2024). His lab, UWECEML (Waterloo ECE Machine Learning Lab), focuses on developing new algorithms at the intersection of Machine Learning, Optimization, and Probabilistic Modeling. He teaches courses including ECE 457C (Reinforcement Learning), ECE 657A (Data & Knowledge Modelling & Analysis), and ECE 457B (Fundamentals of Computational Intelligence). His blog Computationally Thinking explores AI, machine learning, and the societal impact of these technologies.

Tim Conleyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Econometrics
• Development Economics
• Empirical Industrial Organization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Tim Conley is Professor and Chair at the Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1996). His research focuses on applied econometrics with emphasis on spatial dependence, cross-sectional analysis, and empirical industrial organization. His primary research interests include methodological development in econometrics, particularly around dependence modeling in cross-sectional data and spatial analysis techniques. He has made significant contributions to understanding technology adoption in developing economies and detection of collusion in market mechanisms. Professor Conley's publications demonstrate consistent focus on developing robust statistical methods for economic applications, with recent work emphasizing practical applications in policy evaluation and market analysis. His methodological innovations have been implemented in statistical software packages used by researchers worldwide.

Wooyong Leeمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Econometrics
• Applied Microeconomics
• Applied Economics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Wooyong Lee is a Lecturer in the Economics Discipline Group at the UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago (2020), an MS in Statistics from the University of British Columbia (2014), and a BA in Economics and Statistics from Korea University (2012). His research focuses on econometrics and applied microeconomics, specializing in panel data methods, difference-in-differences frameworks, and dynamic models. He has developed methodologies addressing spillover effects in staggered DiD designs and partial identification in heterogeneous coefficient models. His work applies to real-world issues like lifecycle earnings dynamics and policy evaluation. Lee teaches econometrics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises research students. His publications appear in venues such as Statistical Inference for Stochastic Processes and peer-reviewed working papers. Research interests emphasize causal inference techniques, with contributions to handling unobserved heterogeneity and measurement errors in economic data. Ongoing work explores dynamic treatment choice models where treatment decisions respond to outcome shocks, challenging traditional parallel trends assumptions.

Daniel E. Hoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Artificial Intelligence Policy
• Regulatory Governance
• Fairness in AI
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Daniel E. Ho holds multiple prestigious positions at Stanford University: William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law Professor of Political Science Professor of Computer Science (by courtesy) Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Faculty Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences He serves on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Commission (NAIAC), as Senior Advisor on Responsible AI at the U.S. Department of Labor, and as a Public Member of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). Ho earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and Ph.D. from Harvard University, completing a clerkship with Judge Stephen F. Williams on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. His research bridges artificial intelligence, law, and public policy with emphasis on: Regulatory governance frameworks for AI systems Fairness and bias mitigation in algorithmic decision-making Environmental enforcement using satellite imagery and computer vision Methods for estimating racial disparities without direct demographic data Legal AI reliability and statutory research systems Analysis of his 2025 publications reveals a consistent focus on practical AI governance tools addressing real-world regulatory challenges. Key themes include developing benchmarks for legal applications, mitigating hallucination in legal AI tools, and creating systems for statutory research. His work demonstrates strong integration of technical AI methods with policy implementation, particularly in environmental enforcement and fairness assessment. As Director of the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab), Ho leads interdisciplinary research partnerships with government agencies. While specific grant details aren't provided, RegLab's operational model indicates substantial research funding for policy-relevant AI projects. No student advisees are mentioned in available materials. Ho's leadership extends to national advisory roles where he shapes federal AI policy through evidence-based recommendations, particularly regarding environmental protection and civil rights enforcement mechanisms.

Siva Balakrishnanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Statistical Machine Learning
• Causal Inference
• Public Policy & Social Sciences
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Siva Balakrishnan is an Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University with a joint appointment in the Department of Statistics and Data Science and the Machine Learning Department . He holds an affiliation with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley's Department of Statistics, advised by Martin Wainwright and Bin Yu, and earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from CMU's Language Technologies Institute under Jaime Carbonell. His research focuses on statistical machine learning, causal inference, and high-dimensional statistics, with notable contributions to domain adaptation, optimal transport, and robust statistics. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (Language Technologies Institute) Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley (Department of Statistics) Research Interests: His work bridges theoretical foundations and algorithmic development, emphasizing robust statistical methods and their applications in causal inference, public policy, and machine learning. Key areas include nonparametric methods, optimization, and high-dimensional data analysis. He has pioneered techniques in domain adaptation, such as the RLSbench framework for relaxed label shift scenarios. Awards & Grants: Amazon Research Award (2021) Google Research Scholar Award (2021) NVIDIA Pioneer Award (2018) IMS Lawrence D. Brown Student Award (2020, 2022) National Science Foundation Grants (CCF-1763734, DMS-1713003, etc.) Professional Activities: He serves as an Associate Editor for JASA and on the editorial boards of Foundations and Trends in Statistics . His work has been featured in top venues like NeurIPS, ICML, and the Annals of Statistics. He currently holds a sabbatical at UC Berkeley's Department of Statistics (Spring 2025). Labs & Collaborations: He actively participates in the Statistics and Machine Learning Reading Group and the Causal Inference Working Group , fostering interdisciplinary research in CMU's vibrant academic community.

David W. Jacobsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Object Recognition
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

David W. Jacobs is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, with a joint appointment at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He also served as the interim Director of the University of Maryland Center for Machine Learning starting in 2018. University: University of Maryland School: College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Department: Department of Computer Science Academic Rank: Professor Education: He received his B.A. from Yale University, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT. Research Interests: His research primarily focuses on computer vision and machine learning, particularly visual object recognition, lighting variation modeling, 3D reconstruction, perceptual organization, motion understanding, and the integration of vision with graphics and human-computer interaction. A major applied contribution is the development of Leafsnap , an electronic field guide app for plant identification, which has been downloaded over 1.5 million times and used in biodiversity and educational contexts. Publication Trends: His recent scholarly output centers on deep learning, convolutional networks, residual architectures, generative models (especially GANs), and interpretability. His work often bridges theoretical insights with practical applications in vision and AI. Scientific Awards: Honorable Mention, Best Paper Award, CVPR 2000 Best Student Paper Award, UIST 2003 Best Paper Award, Eurographics 2016 2011 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award for Leafsnap Teaching and Advising: He has taught advanced courses such as CMSC 422 (Introduction to Machine Learning) and CMSC 828L (Deep Learning). He mentors students through course projects and research, though specific advisees are not listed. He has collaborated with institutions like Columbia University and the Smithsonian on impactful interdisciplinary projects. Labs and Teams: He is affiliated with UMIACS and leads research efforts in vision and learning, contributing to the University of Maryland Center for Machine Learning. His team has developed several mobile applications including Leafsnap, Birdsnap, and Dogsnap, demonstrating a strong focus on real-world deployment of vision technology.

Michael Moorمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Medical AI
• Machine Learning in Healthcare
• Causal Learning
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Michael Moor is a tenure-track Assistant Professor for Medical AI at ETH Zurich's Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering in Basel. Previously, he conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University under Prof. Jure Leskovec, focusing on medical foundation models. His work spans causal learning, multimodal AI, and sepsis prediction. Moor holds an MD from the University of Basel and a PhD from ETH Zurich's Machine Learning and Computational Biology Lab under Prof. Karsten Borgwardt. Research Interests: Generalist medical AI models Multimodal medical reasoning Zero-shot and few-shot learning Clinical causal inference Retrieval-augmented language models Sepsis prediction systems Key Achievements: Published foundational work in Nature (2023) on generalist medical AI Developed Med-Flamingo multimodal model (2023) Zero-shot causal learning framework accepted to NeurIPS 2023 (Spotlight) International sepsis prediction study with 156k ICU patients (2023) Lab Activities: Leads ETH's Medical Foundation Models group, collaborating with Stanford HAI and NASA Ames. Active in creating medical AI benchmarks like AgentClinic and developing retrieval-augmented systems like Almanac.

Anna Gottardمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Multivariate Statistical Models
• Graphical Models
• Statistical Machine Learning
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Anna Gottard is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of Florence, where she leads the Department of Statistics, Computer Science, and Applications. She directs the Florence Center for Data Science (FDS) and participates in the Technical Scientific Committee of the Tuscan Center for Big Data, Data Science, and AI (CBDAI). Her research focuses on multivariate statistical models, particularly graphical models, and extends to statistical machine learning, fair models, and directional data analysis. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (JRSSA) and Statistical Methods & Applications (SMA). Her recent work includes Bayesian approaches for mixed graphical models, uncertainty-aware classification trees, and methodological advancements in latent uncertainty models. Her contributions span theoretical developments and applied research in interdisciplinary areas like biostatistics and sustainability. Her research interests emphasize bridging statistical theory with practical applications, including fairness in machine learning, interpretable models, and tree-based methodologies. She has actively contributed to open-source software, notably the Mix3Trees R package for mixed-effect tree models. Her work addresses challenges in variable selection, graphical model inference, and ethical AI practices. Current projects explore Bayesian frameworks for complex data structures and methodological improvements in graphical model interpretability. Anna has advised on interdisciplinary collaborations, such as studies on GDPR compliance in biobanking and epidemiological modeling of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Tuscany. She collaborates with institutions like the CBDAI to advance data science applications in regional policy and healthcare. Her research trajectory reflects a commitment to both foundational statistical theory and real-world problem-solving across diverse domains.

• Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
• Differential Privacy
• Machine Learning
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Mi Jung Park is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC), part of the Faculty of Science. She is also a Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Amii. Her research focuses on privacy-preserving machine learning, particularly differential privacy, synthetic data generation, and their applications in healthcare. She holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, supervised by Dr. Jonathan Pillow, and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Amsterdam and University College London. Education : PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2016) Master's, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2012) Bachelor's, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea (2009) Research Interests : Her lab develops methods to balance privacy and accuracy in data analysis, emphasizing differential privacy's role in healthcare. Key areas include: Generating synthetic data with privacy guarantees Integrating fairness, interpretability, and causality into privacy-preserving models Bayesian techniques for model compression and uncertainty estimation Recent Work Trends : Her publications explore differential privacy in generative models (e.g., diffusion models, kernel methods) and neural network pruning. Recent work highlights privacy-preserving techniques for image classification, latent diffusion, and perceptual feature integration. Awards : Canada CIFAR AI Chair (2021). Advising & Grants : Supervises postdocs (e.g., Mingyu Kim), master's students (e.g., Amman Yusuf), and PhD candidates (e.g., Margarita Vinaroz). Her research is supported by the CIFAR AI Chair program and collaborations with institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. Labs & Teams : Leads the Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Lab at UBC, advancing technologies to protect sensitive healthcare data while enabling clinical and research use.