Elias Bareinboim is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and Director of the Causal Artificial Intelligence (CausalAI) Laboratory. He holds affiliations with the Data Science Institute (DSI) and multiple centers, including Foundations of Data Science and Health Analytics. His research focuses on causal and counterfactual inference, particularly in data-driven fields like healthcare and social sciences, as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Notable contributions include foundational work on data fusion, causal reinforcement learning, and fairness analysis. Before Columbia, he was an Assistant Professor at Purdue University and earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA. He has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award and the Dan David Prize Scholarship. His work bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications, emphasizing causal methods for decision-making and equitable outcomes. Bareinboim’s research interests span causal discovery, counterfactual reasoning, and the integration of causal principles into machine learning systems. His lab develops methodologies to address challenges in confounded data, domain generalization, and ethical AI. Current projects include causal approaches to health equity, algorithmic fairness, and robust decision-making under uncertainty.








