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Kevin Jamiesonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Active Learning
• Multi-Armed Bandits
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Kevin Jamieson is an Associate Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington . His academic journey includes a B.S. (2009) , M.S. (2010) , and Ph.D. (2015) in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, Columbia University, and University of Wisconsin–Madison respectively. He completed a postdoc at UC Berkeley's AMP Lab before joining UW in 2017. Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison (2015) M.S., Electrical Engineering, Columbia University (2010) B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington (2009) Jamieson's research lies at the intersection of interactive machine learning , active learning , and sequential decision making . His work focuses on: Adaptive sampling strategies in multi-armed bandits and reinforcement learning (RL) Developing instance-dependent optimal algorithms that adapt to problem difficulty Applications in robotics , human perception studies , and hyperparameter optimization Representation learning for large models and experimental design frameworks His 15 most recent publications (2025-2022) demonstrate expertise in bandit theory , contextual RL , and game-theoretic learning . Notable trends include sample-efficient optimization , adaptive A/B testing , and sim-to-real transfer in robotics. Jamieson has received: NSF CAREER award for foundational contributions Amazon Faculty Research award for innovation in learning systems He actively recruits graduate students and postdocs , emphasizing collaboration in areas like: Multi-agent RL and strategic actor learning Empirical process suprema and adaptive sampling theory Applications in robotics , large language model finetuning , and biomedical data analysis Jamieson leads the Washington AI Lab (WAIL) and develops open-source learning systems like the NEXT framework for real-world adaptive data collection. He serves as co-PI for the Institute for the Foundations of Data Science (IFDS) and co-organizes the Distinguished Seminar in Optimization & Data .

Kenji Kawaguchiمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Deep Learning
• Machine Learning
• Theoretical Foundations of Deep Learning
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Kenji Kawaguchi is the Presidential Young Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he leads the Deep Learning Lab and is a faculty affiliate at the NUS Institute of Data Science. His research bridges theoretical and applied machine learning, focusing on deep learning, large language models, and physics-informed neural networks. His educational background includes a Ph.D. and S.M. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), advised by Leslie Pack Kaelbling, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University’s Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications. Dr. Kawaguchi’s research interests center on the theoretical foundations of deep learning, optimization, generalization, and applications in areas such as molecular modeling, AI safety, and efficient training of large models. He has made significant contributions to understanding in-context learning, diffusion models, and neural operators for partial differential equations. His recent publications (2023–2025) reflect a strong trend toward improving the efficiency, robustness, and interpretability of large-scale models, particularly in language and scientific domains. Key themes include LLM alignment and safety, diffusion model optimization, and physics-informed learning for high-dimensional problems. Presidential Young Professor He has served as Area Chair and PC Member for top-tier conferences including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, and UAI, and as reviewer for journals such as JMLR and Annals of Statistics. He has delivered invited talks at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, CMU, Brown, and Google Research, reflecting his international recognition. He actively mentors students and welcomes PhD candidates and postdocs to join his research group.

Alan Ritterمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Alan Ritter is an Associate Professor at the School of Interactive Computing , Georgia Institute of Technology, with additional affiliation to the Machine Learning Center . His research focuses on Natural Language Processing , particularly robust models across domains/languages with fewer labels and efficient resource use, plus data-driven dialogue agents for open-topic conversations. Research Interests : Robust NLP models, cross-lingual transfer, resource-efficient learning, dialogue systems, cultural bias measurement, and privacy-aware language models Students : Mentors Ph.D. students in Georgia Tech's ML and CS programs, including Junmo Kang, Yang Chen, and Duong Minh Le. Alumni include Fan Bai (Ph.D. 2023), Yang Chen (Ph.D. 2024), and Andrew Li (M.S. 2024). Awards : NSF CAREER Award, Amazon Research Award, ACL 2024 Best Social Impact Paper, IUI 2009 Best Student Paper. Recent Work : Studies training budget allocation between supervised and preference-based finetuning, cross-lingual information extraction, cultural bias in LLMs, and privacy risk mitigation in social media disclosures. Service : Served as Program Chair for NAACL 2025, Area Chair for multiple top-tier conferences (COLM, EMNLP, ACL, EACL, AAAI). Email : alan.ritter@cc.gatech.edu

Sham Kakadeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Reinforcement Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Sham Kakade is the Rampell Family Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Statistics at Harvard University, co-director of the Kempner Institute. His research focuses on advancing artificial general intelligence through foundational work in reinforcement learning, large-scale learning systems, and autonomous agent architectures. He earned his PhD in 2003 from the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at University College London. His work emphasizes scalable optimization algorithms, distributed systems for foundation models, and understanding emergent capabilities in neural architectures. Research interests include full-stack training pipelines for foundation models, mathematical principles of large-scale learning systems, and bridging language models with embodied intelligence. He advises prospective students with backgrounds in applied deep learning or theoretical computer science, offering access to the Kempner Institute's computational resources. He serves on committees for the ACM Prize in Computing and Sloan Research Fellowships, co-organizes the Simons Symposium on Theoretical Machine Learning, and chaired COLT 2011. His lab works at the intersection of theory and practice, addressing challenges in AI's societal impact and technical scalability. Labs/Teams: Co-directs the Kempner Institute, fostering collaborations between AI researchers and social scientists. Active in Harvard's SEAS community.

Romain Lopezمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Single-cell omics
• Spatial transcriptomics
• Deep generative models
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Romain Lopez is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Biology at New York University, with a joint appointment in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the Department of Biology. He will be joining NYU in September 2025, bringing expertise at the intersection of machine learning and computational biology. Prior to joining NYU, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Genentech and Stanford Medicine from 2021 to 2025, working with Jonathan Pritchard and Aviv Regev. Dr. Lopez received his educational training at prestigious institutions: PhD in Computer Science (2021) from the University of California, Berkeley, advised by Mike Jordan and Nir Yosef M.S. in Applied Mathematics (2016) from École polytechnique, Palaiseau, France Dr. Lopez's research focuses on developing machine learning methods to understand biological systems at the cellular level. His work bridges computational techniques with biological applications, particularly in single-cell and spatial omics analysis. He pioneered probabilistic approaches for single-cell analysis with scVI and co-developed scvi-tools, now widely adopted tools in the field. His research spans deep generative models, causal inference, perturbation modeling, and representation learning for biological data. His publication record demonstrates a consistent trajectory of innovation in computational biology, with recent work focusing on spatial biology, disentangled representations of cellular perturbations, and causal modeling of cellular responses. He has made significant contributions to the field of single-cell analysis, developing methods that help scientists interpret complex cellular data and predict how cells respond to various perturbations. Dr. Lopez has received numerous honors and awards for his research: Best Paper Award from the ICML Workshop on AI for Science (2024) Best Paper Award Honorable Mention from the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2021) Best Student Poster Award from the ICML Workshop on Computational Biology (2019) UC Berkeley EECS Departmental Graduate Fellowship (2016) Carnot Foundation Fellowship (2016) Monahan Foundation Fellowship (2016) French National Defence Medal, Bronze Echelon (2014) At NYU, Dr. Lopez will lead the Biological Machine Learning group, which develops probabilistic machine learning methods to uncover biological mechanisms governing cellular behavior and disease. His lab focuses on creating tools that transform complex cellular data into biological insights, with applications in understanding cancer, immune responses, and fundamental cellular processes. His work has significant implications for precision medicine and drug discovery.

Adam Runionsمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Computational Modeling
• Developmental Biology
• Computer Science
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Adam Runions is a researcher in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Calgary, leading the MPG Partner Group in computational analysis of leaf development through collaborative work with Miltos Tsiantis. His group is embedded in the Graphics Cluster, focusing on interdisciplinary problems at the intersection of computer science and developmental biology. University of Calgary - Department of Computer Science MPG Partner Group (2022) Graphics Cluster affiliation His research explores computational modeling and analysis of plant form and development across multiple scales, integrating geometric modeling, physically-based simulation, and computer-aided design. Key themes include plant morphogenesis, self-organization of natural forms, and cross-disciplinary applications in computer graphics and animation. Recent publications emphasize plant development (leaf shape, bark patterning), mathematical modeling (auxin-driven patterning), and geometric techniques (subdivision surfaces, PUPs). Collaborations span institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research. Scientific Awards Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Best Paper Award (International Conference on Cyberworlds 2015) Best Student Paper Award (Computer Graphics International 2011) The group actively recruits BSc, MSc, and PhD students with backgrounds in computer science and mathematics for projects on plant form simulation and digital content creation. Research integrates evolutionary biology, biomechanical modeling, and computational techniques.

Jiatao Guمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning
• Generative Models
• 3D Generation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jiatao Gu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS) at the University of Pennsylvania, with a part-time role as Staff Research Scientist at Apple (MLR). He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong (2018) and a B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University (2014). His research focuses on generative machine learning and AI agent interaction with the physical world, emphasizing multi-modal systems spanning language, images, videos, and 3D. Key themes include efficient modeling , flexible architecture design , and scalable decision-making frameworks . 2025: ICLR paper on DART framework 2024: TMLR work on GFlowNet alignment 2023: NeurIPS research on diffusion stability 2022: ACL papers on speech translation Recent publications explore diffusion models for text-to-image synthesis, 3D reconstruction, and efficient sampling techniques. His work addresses fundamental challenges in attention mechanisms, entropy collapse, and multi-stage distillation while advancing non-autoregressive translation and vision-language reasoning . Prospective students can apply through his recruitment process at UPenn. Prior affiliations include Meta AI (FAIR Labs) and academic collaborations with institutions like New York University's CILVR Lab.

Benjamin Carrison-Schaferمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Reconfigurable Computing
• FPGAs
• Electronic Design Automation
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Benjamin Carrison-Schafer is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas. He leads the Design Automation and Reconfigurable Computing Laboratory (DARClab), focusing on systems, high-level design, and programming methodologies for VLSI computing systems and FPGAs. Education: MBA from McGill University, Canada (2012) PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Birmingham, UK (2003) Research Interests: His work spans modeling, analysis, synthesis, optimization, and implementation of VLSI systems. Current projects include: Approximate Computing, High-Level Synthesis Design Space Exploration, Hardware Security, Behavioral MPSoC Optimization, and Automatic Fault-Tolerant System Generation. His research blends theory and practice, using analytical and experimental techniques to solve real-world problems. Publication Trends: Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on hardware security, FPGA optimization, and automated design methodologies. Key themes include High-Level Synthesis innovations, hardware acceleration techniques, and cross-disciplinary applications of reconfigurable computing. His work frequently addresses challenges in hardware trustworthiness, energy efficiency, and design automation scalability. Professional Activities: Associate Editor: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing (2022-present) Conference Chair: ICCD 2024, DCAS 2024 Program Committee: ASP-DAC, DATE, FCCM, GLSVLSI Advising & Labs: Supervises multiple PhD and Master's students at DARClab. Current research includes domain-specific architecture design, hardware security, sustainable computing, and ML for VLSI design. The lab collaborates with industry partners like Renesas Electronics and develops commercial tools through spin-off company highX Technologies.

Brenden Lakeمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Computer Vision
• Natural Language Processing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Brenden Lake is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Psychology at Princeton University, starting Fall 2025. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University. He is the principal investigator of the lab for Human & Machine Intelligence, which moved from NYU to Princeton in 2025 and is jointly affiliated with the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Psychology. His lab is located in Princeton's Peretsman Scully Hall, rooms 117, 120, and 121. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014 Lake's research focuses on the intersection of human and machine intelligence, specifically examining human cognitive abilities that elude current AI systems. His work centers on few-shot learning of new concepts, learning by generating new goals, learning by asking questions, and learning by producing novel combinations of known components. He employs modern neural network modeling approaches including meta-learning, fine-tuning LLMs, neuro-symbolic modeling, and learning from child headcam videos. His research aims to advance both psychology and computer science by exploring what makes human intelligence unique and using those insights to develop more powerful AI systems. Lake's recent publications demonstrate significant trends in grounded language acquisition through child perspectives, systematic generalization in neural networks, and the intersection of developmental psychology with AI. His work has appeared in top-tier venues including Science (2024) and Nature (2023), with multiple publications exploring how insights from human cognition can improve machine learning systems. His research shows how incorporating human cognitive ingredients can make AI systems more powerful and human-like while addressing longstanding debates about neural network capabilities. Science publication (2024) on Grounded language acquisition through the eyes and ears of a single child Nature publication (2023) on Human-like systematic generalization through a meta-learning neural network Multiple publications covered by major media outlets including New York Times and Washington Post Lake advises Ph.D. students in computer science, psychology, and related fields through his lab. His research is supported by publications in top venues across computer science and cognitive science. He teaches courses including Computational Cognitive Modeling and Advancing AI through Cognitive Science, bridging the theoretical and practical aspects of his research. Lake leads the lab for Human & Machine Intelligence, which studies the ingredients of intelligence in humans and machines. The lab investigates human cognitive abilities that current AI systems cannot replicate, with the dual goal of advancing psychological understanding of human intelligence while developing more capable artificial intelligence systems. Current research focuses on few-shot concept learning, learning through goal generation, and learning by asking questions.

Almut Sophia Koepkeمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Multimodal Learning
• Audio-Visual Processing
• Text-to-Audio Retrieval
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Almut Sophia Koepke is a junior research group leader at the Technical University of Munich and University of Tübingen, focusing on multimodal learning problems integrating sound, vision, and text. Her work bridges foundational research in audio-visual understanding with practical applications in few-shot learning, zero-shot translation, and cross-modal attention mechanisms.

Bahar Asgariمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computer Architecture
• Domain-Specific Architecture Design
• Near Memory Processing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Bahar Asgari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park. She holds appointments in CS, UMIACS, and ECE, and directs the Computer Architecture and Systems Lab (CASL). Her research focuses on domain-specific architecture design, near memory processing, and reconfigurable computing. Before joining UMD, she worked at Google, contributing to system optimization and memory utilization strategies. Education: Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021. Research Interests: Developing energy-efficient architectures for sparse problems, scientific computing acceleration, FPGA optimizations, and reconfigurable hardware systems. Her work addresses challenges in memory efficiency, parallelization, and hardware-software co-design across domains like machine learning and IoT. Key Awards: 2024 UMD Excellence in Teaching Award 2023 DOE Early Career Award Advising & Grants: Supervises 9 graduate students and leads projects sponsored by NSF, DOE, and industry partnerships. Her lab explores systolic arrays, near-data processing, and fault-tolerant computing. Labs/Teams: Directs CASL, which builds next-generation computing systems through hardware innovation and algorithm-architecture co-design.

Jacob Foxمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Combinatorics
• Probability
• Graph Theory
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jacob Fox is a Professor at Stanford University, specializing in Combinatorics and Probability. His research focuses on extremal combinatorics, Ramsey theory, graph theory, and additive combinatorics. He advises students like Maya Sankar. His work explores structural and enumerative aspects of graphs, hypergraphs, and combinatorial configurations. Recent studies include advancements in Ramsey numbers, sumset theory, and probabilistic methods in discrete mathematics. Key research areas include Ramsey numbers for sparse structures, hypergraph properties, and applications of combinatorial geometry. His publications often bridge theoretical insights with algorithmic applications. No scientific awards are listed in the provided text. His advising includes Maya Sankar, with research aligned to combinatorial problems. Collaborative projects involve extremal graph theory and probabilistic combinatorics. No labs or dedicated research groups are explicitly mentioned.

• Data Science
• Machine Learning
• Computational Harmonic Analysis
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Pierre Vandergheynst is a Full Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) in the Department of Electrical Engineering, with a courtesy appointment in Computer and Communication Sciences. He serves as EPFL’s Vice-Provost for Education since 2015 and leads the Signal Processing Laboratory 2 (LTS2). His research spans harmonic analysis, sparse approximations, mathematical data processing, and applications in signal/image processing, computer vision, machine learning, and graph-based data analysis. PhD in Mathematical Physics (1998), Université catholique de Louvain Postdoctoral Researcher at EPFL (1998-2001) Assistant Professor at EPFL (2002-2007) His research explores geometry/symmetry in high-dimensional data, redundant dictionaries for dimensionality reduction, and computational harmonic analysis on manifolds. Recent work focuses on protein structure modeling, geometric deep learning, and graph-based signal processing. Key article trends include graph neural networks for protein analysis, geometric deep learning in neuroscience, and structured knowledge priors in neural models. His 2023-2025 publications emphasize interpretable AI, long-range dependencies in graphs, and molecular representation learning. Scientific Awards: IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award (2023) Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award (2022) Apple ARTS Award (2007) De Boelpaepe Prize, Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium (2009-2010) He has supervised over 30 PhD theses and contributed to foundational work in graph signal processing, compressive sensing, and geometric deep learning. His lab develops tools for data science on non-Euclidean structures, with applications in medicine, astronomy, and wireless systems.

Sheila McIlraithمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Artificial Intelligence
• AI Safety
• AI Alignment
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Sheila McIlraith is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, holding the Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute and serving as Associate Director and Research Lead at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. Her research spans AI safety, ethics, reinforcement learning, and knowledge representation, with a focus on human-compatible AI and long-term societal impacts. Her career includes six years as a Research Scientist at Stanford University and a year at Xerox PARC. McIlraith’s work has been recognized through ACM and AAAI fellowships, as well as prestigious awards like the SWSA 10-Year Award (2011) and the CAIAC Lifetime Achievement Award (2024). Research Interests: AI Safety and Alignment Human-Compatible AI Reinforcement Learning with Ethical Constraints Semantic Web Services Cognitive Robotics and Diagnostic Systems Probabilistic and Logical Reasoning Recent Contributions: Her work emphasizes ethical AI integration, such as the Embedded Ethics Education Initiative (E3I), and addresses challenges in long-term AI risks, multi-agent systems, and interpretable decision-making frameworks. Awards and Honors: ACM Fellow AAAI Fellow 2023 IJCAI-JAIR Best Paper Prize 2024 CAIAC Lifetime Achievement Award Labs and Teams: McIlraith leads initiatives at the Schwartz Reisman Institute and contributes to the Vector Institute, focusing on societal and ethical dimensions of AI technology.

Jelani Nelsonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Theoretical Computer Science
• Algorithms
• Data Streams
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Jelani Nelson is a Professor and Department Chair in the UC Berkeley EECS Department (College of Engineering). His work focuses on theoretical computer science , particularly algorithms , data streams , dimensionality reduction , and privacy-preserving computation . Advising : Current students include Ishaq Aden-Ali, Xin Lyu, Mihir Singhal, and Hongxun Wu (co-advised with leading researchers). Education : PhD from MIT (George M. Sprowls Award), M.Eng from MIT. Research Highlights : Developed foundational results in Johnson-Lindenstrauss dimensionality reduction (optimality, sparse embeddings). Advancements in differential privacy (lower bounds, private mean estimation, threshold learning). Pioneering work on streaming algorithms for heavy hitters, norm estimation, and graph problems. Innovations in compressed sensing and oblivious subspace embeddings . Scientific Awards : PODS Best Paper Award (2011, 2022) IBM Pat Goldberg Memorial Best Paper Award (2011) George M. Sprowls Award for MIT doctoral thesis (2009) NeurIPS 2020 Spotlight Presentation