جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

James A. Robinsonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Economy
• Economic Development
• Institutional Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

James A. Robinson is a University Professor at the University of Chicago with joint appointments in the Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science. An economist and political scientist, he conducts influential research on political and economic development, examining how political power, institutions, and prosperity interact through both quantitative economic modeling and qualitative fieldwork methodologies. Robinson's research focuses on institutional analysis and political economy, with deep regional expertise in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. He has conducted extensive fieldwork across Bolivia, Colombia, Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, investigating how historical institutions shape contemporary economic outcomes. His interdisciplinary approach integrates economic theory with anthropological and historical case studies to explain patterns of economic divergence and political stability. Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal persistent themes in institutional persistence, state-society dynamics, and the cultural foundations of development. His work increasingly examines the interaction of economic and political inequality, the role of non-institutional factors in leadership strategies, and the historical roots of peripheral development trajectories across diverse global contexts. Scientific recognition includes: 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Fellow, Institute of African Studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Robinson co-authored three seminal books with Daron Acemoglu: Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (theoretical foundations of regime stability), Why Nations Fail (translated into 41 languages, arguing inclusive institutions drive prosperity), and The Narrow Corridor (analyzing state-society struggles for liberty). He maintained a 28-year summer school at Colombia's University of the Andes (1994-2022) and continues active research collaborations across Africa and Latin America.

Xin Guoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Mathematical Finance
• Financial Engineering
• FinTech
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Xin Guo is Professor and Department Chair of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, holding the Coleman Fung Chair in Financial Modeling. Her research bridges mathematical finance, stochastic control, and machine learning with applications in risk analytics and quantitative trading. Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics, Rutgers University (1999) Research Interests: Professor Guo's work centers on mathematical finance , stochastic games , and reinforcement learning . She develops theoretical frameworks for α-potential games and mean-field systems while applying signature methods and GANs to financial data. Her research addresses critical problems in portfolio optimization, fraud detection (e.g., Medicare analytics), and market forecasting, emphasizing the intersection of stochastic control with machine learning for real-world decision-making under uncertainty. Publication Trends: Recent work (2023-2025) shows increasing focus on multi-agent reinforcement learning through mean-field game theory, with applications spanning finance (corporate bonds, trading), healthcare (fraud detection), and transportation (rate forecasting). Key innovations include BSDE approaches for stochastic games, signature-based time series analysis, and theoretical guarantees for GAN training dynamics. Scientific Awards: Holds the prestigious Coleman Fung Chair in Financial Modeling, reflecting significant contributions to quantitative finance research. Advising and Grants: As IEOR Department Chair, Professor Guo mentors graduate students in stochastic modeling and financial engineering. Her research is supported by the Coleman Fung Endowment Fund, with collaborations spanning finance, healthcare, and transportation sectors through industry partnerships. Labs and Teams: Leads the Risk Analytics & Data Analysis Research (RADAResearch) Lab ( https://risklab.ieor.berkeley.edu/ ), which develops cutting-edge methodologies for risk assessment, data-driven decision-making, and game-theoretic solutions to complex systems. The lab fosters interdisciplinary work connecting mathematical theory with practical applications in FinTech and beyond.

Amitabha Bagchiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Data Algorithmics
• Probability and Networks
• Theoretical Computer Science
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Amitabha Bagchi is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Delhi. His research spans data algorithmics, probability, networks, and theoretical computer science, with applications in distributed systems, social networks, and AI-driven platforms. He has published extensively in leading venues such as SIGMOD, VLDB, ICDE, AAAI, and KDD, often collaborating with students and researchers on problems involving graph algorithms, fairness, and large-scale data analysis. Research Interests: His primary research interests include Data Algorithmics, Probability and Networks, Theoretical Computer Science, Distributed Algorithms, Graph Algorithms, and Machine Learning Theory. He investigates algorithmic foundations for real-world problems such as food delivery optimization, social network analysis, and efficient data structures for streaming and large graphs. Publication Trends: Recent publications focus on fairness in gig economy platforms, efficient solvers for graph Laplacians, generalization in neural networks, and temporal graph querying. His work combines theoretical rigor with practical impact, often involving GPU acceleration, distributed computing, and data-aware algorithm design. Scientific Service: Editor, Algorithms (2020–present) Editor, Journal of Discrete Algorithms , Elsevier (2006–2018) Guest Editor, special issue on Algorithms for Shortest Paths in Dynamic and Evolving Networks , Algorithms (2021) Volume Editor for proceedings of ESA, ATMOS, COCOON, and others Conference Leadership: He has served on numerous program committees and as chair for conferences including ESA (Engineering Track, 2016), ATMOS (2020), and ICALP (2019). His involvement spans algorithmic engineering, transportation optimization, and theoretical computer science forums. Teaching: He currently teaches COL863: Special Topics in Theoretical Computer Science on concentration inequalities and their applications. He has previously taught advanced courses in algorithms and data structures.

Furong Huangمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Generative AI
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Furong Huang is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland's Department of Computer Science, with affiliations at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Center for Machine Learning, Maryland Robotics Center, and Applied Mathematics, Statistics, and Scientific Computation Program. Her research bridges trustworthy machine learning, sequential decision-making, and foundation models for robotics, emphasizing reliability, interpretability, and ethical standards. Research Interests: Trustworthy AI Generative AI Reinforcement Learning AI Security Algorithmic Fairness Foundation Models for Robotics Recent Publications span leading conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR) and journals, focusing on: Robustness in Vision-Language Systems Trustworthy Generative AI Foundation Models for Sequential Decision-Making AI Security and Watermarking Scientific Awards MIT TR35 Innovator Under 35 (Asia Pacific 2022) Best Paper Award, AdvML Frontier Workshop, NeurIPS 2024 NSF NAIRR Pilot Awardee Microsoft Accelerate Foundation Models Research Award (2023) JP Morgan Faculty Research Awards (2019–2022) Advising and Grants : Her lab has graduated students to roles at OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Netflix. Research funded by DARPA, NSF, ONR, AFOSR, and industry partners like Microsoft, Adobe, and Capital One. Labs & Teams : Leads research groups focused on Trustworthy AI and Robotics at the University of Maryland, collaborating with the Maryland Robotics Center and Applied Mathematics Program.

Samuel J. Gershmanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Learning
• Memory
• Decision Making
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Samuel J. Gershman is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, affiliated with both the Department of Psychology and the Center for Brain Science. He directs the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (CCNLab), where he investigates how the brain acquires richly structured knowledge about the environment and uses this knowledge to guide adaptive behavior. Gershman received his B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University in 2007 and his Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton University in 2013, followed by postdoctoral training in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT (2013-2015). His research spans computational neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and machine learning. His primary research interests include learning, memory, decision making, and computational neuroscience. Gershman's work integrates behavioral, neuroimaging, and computational techniques to understand cognitive processes. He has made significant contributions to understanding memory systems, reinforcement learning, and the computational principles underlying human cognition. Analysis of Gershman's recent publications reveals a strong focus on computational approaches to understanding cognitive processes, with particular emphasis on memory systems, decision-making mechanisms, and the intersection of artificial intelligence with cognitive neuroscience. His work often bridges theoretical computational models with empirical neuroscience data, exploring how the brain implements efficient cognitive algorithms. Gershman actively mentors graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, with current advisees working on diverse projects spanning computational modeling, neuroimaging, and behavioral experiments. His lab investigates topics ranging from dopamine signaling to social cognition using a combination of theoretical and experimental approaches. The CCNLab, which Gershman directs, brings together researchers from psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and related fields to explore the computational principles of cognition. The lab utilizes a range of methodologies including behavioral experiments, neuroimaging, computational modeling, and theoretical analysis to address fundamental questions about how the mind works.

Daniel J. Hsuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Foundations of Data Science
• Theory of Computation
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Daniel J. Hsu is a Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, affiliated with the Foundations of Data Science Center and TRIPODS Institute. His research focuses on algorithmic statistics, machine learning theory, and their applications in public health informatics. He has advised numerous students and postdocs, and his work bridges foundational theory with practical systems like foodborne illness detection via social media analysis. Key roles: Associate Editor (ACM Transactions on Algorithms), Program Chair (ICML 2025, COLT 2019) Research areas: Foundations of Data Science, Machine Learning Theory, Fairness, and High-dimensional Statistics His work on detecting foodborne illnesses using Yelp reviews has been deployed by NYC Health departments. Recent contributions include advancements in transformer architectures, group fairness algorithms, and multi-group learning frameworks. Scientific awards include the Sloan Fellowship and multiple NSF grants. He has pioneered interactive machine teaching methods and developed algorithms for robust parameter estimation in high-dimensional settings.

Sean Caoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Artificial Intelligence in Finance
• Machine Learning Applications
• Capital Market Research
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Sean Cao serves as Associate Professor (with tenure) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, where he is Director and Co-founder of the AI Initiative for Capital Market Research. He also holds an affiliation as professor at Harvard Business School's D 3 Institute. His academic journey began with a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Cao's research focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence and capital markets, with particular expertise in how machine learning transforms financial analysis, corporate disclosure practices, and investment decision-making. His work examines the evolving relationship between human analysts and AI systems, blockchain applications in financial reporting, and the strategic adaptation of corporate communications for machine readership. He has pioneered research on the "AI divide" among investor groups and developed frameworks for human-AI collaborative stock analysis. His publication portfolio spans top journals including Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Accounting Research, and Management Science. The research demonstrates consistent thematic progression toward increasingly sophisticated AI applications in finance, with recent work exploring distributed ledger technologies for auditing, machine learning for extracting private information from disclosures, and the economics of greenwashing in ESG funds. His studies frequently combine textual analysis with traditional financial metrics to uncover novel market insights. Fama-DFA Prize from Journal of Financial Economics for best paper in capital markets and asset pricing Michael J. Brennan Award from Review of Financial Studies Deloitte Initiative for AI and Learning award for developing trustworthy AI for social equity PanAgora Asset Management's Dr. Richard A. Crowell Memorial Prize Multiple best paper awards from Midwest Finance Association, Global AI Finance Conference, and Asian Finance Association Dr. Cao has delivered over 200 invited research talks at major institutions including the Central Bank of Japan, Central Bank of Thailand, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He serves as Guest Associate Editor for Management Science and has co-chaired Review of Financial Studies conferences on FinTech and Machine Learning. His educational initiatives include a widely adopted free AI textbook for finance and accounting that has been implemented at universities worldwide including Indiana University, UT Dallas, and University of Minnesota. As Director of the AI Initiative for Capital Market Research, Dr. Cao leads a multidisciplinary team exploring practical AI applications in finance. The initiative has secured significant funding including a $150,000 grant from GRF CPAs & Advisors. His research group maintains strong industry connections through partnerships with regulatory bodies, financial institutions, and technology companies, facilitating the translation of academic research into practical financial applications.

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.

Olga Russakovskyمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Human-Computer Interaction
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Olga Russakovsky is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University and Associate Director of the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence. Her research focuses on computer vision , machine learning , human-computer interaction , and fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI systems. Princeton University faculty member since 2025 Affiliated with Princeton's Center for Statistics and Machine Learning and Center for Information Technology Policy Scientific Recognition: Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2025) PAMI Young Researcher Award (2022) AnitaB.org Emerging Leader Abie Award (2020) CRA-WP Anita Borg Early Career Award (2020) MIT Technology Review 35-under-35 Innovator (2017) PAMI Everingham Prize (2016) As a co-founder and current Board Chair of AI4ALL , she drives initiatives to expand diversity in AI. Her recent publications demonstrate expertise in vision-language models , deepfake detection , and ethical AI systems .

• Decision Making
• Team Cognition
• Team Effectiveness
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Shanique Brown serves as Assistant Professor of Management at the Zicklin School of Business, City University of New York (CUNY), where she investigates cognitive processes impacting organizational team dynamics and decision-making. Her research bridges industrial-organizational psychology with practical applications in extreme environments. Her academic foundation includes: Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from DePaul University M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of the West Indies Dr. Brown's research centers on decision-making mechanisms and team cognition within organizational contexts, with specialized focus on extreme environments like space missions. She examines how cognitive styles, working memory, and team composition influence performance in isolated, confined, and high-stakes settings. Her work integrates psychological theory with actionable frameworks for optimizing team effectiveness across virtual and physical workspaces. Analysis of her publication history reveals evolving expertise in team science, particularly regarding virtual team leadership, polycultural organizations, and NASA-relevant analog research. Recent work emphasizes selection-optimization-compensation models for team performance and psychosocial factors in extreme environments, demonstrating consistent contribution to organizational psychology literature. Her scientific recognition includes: Editorial Fellowship from Group Dynamics (2022) Wayne State University Faculty Accessibility Fellowship (2022) Teaching Innovation Development Excellence Award (2020) Faculty Teaching Award (2020) University Research Grant (2019) Robert A. Daugherty Memorial Award (2011) Dr. Brown actively collaborates on NASA-funded research through the Human Research Program, developing crew composition models for long-duration space missions. She serves on Baruch College's PhD Admissions and Interdisciplinary Business Major committees while maintaining leadership roles in the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, including Task Force Chair and Conference Committee positions. Her grant work focuses on translating team dynamics research into operational frameworks for extreme environments. She leads interdisciplinary collaborations with NASA researchers and international scholars on projects including virtual escape room studies for team performance assessment and CREWS (Crew Recommender for Effective Work in Space) development, demonstrating commitment to solving real-world team challenges in high-consequence settings.

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.

Vivek Shenoyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Mechanobiology
• Multiscale Modeling
• Biomaterials
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Vivek Shenoy is the Eduardo D. Glandt President's Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with primary appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and secondary appointments in Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. He leads the Multiscale Mechanobiology and Biomaterials Laboratory, which focuses on developing theoretical frameworks and numerical methods to understand complex biological and engineering systems across multiple length scales. Shenoy's research spans mechanobiology, chromatin organization, cell mechanics, and biomaterials. His work addresses the fundamental challenge of modeling how small-scale cellular phenomena couple with long-range tissue-level interactions across micrometers to centimeters. By integrating insights from soft matter physics, solid mechanics, chemistry, and applied mathematics, his group develops multiphysics continuum and mesoscale theories to elucidate mechanisms controlling both biological and engineering systems. His recent publications demonstrate an increasing focus on nuclear mechanics, chromatin organization, and the interplay between mechanical forces and gene regulation. Analysis of Shenoy's publication record reveals a strong interdisciplinary approach, with high-impact papers spanning biophysics, materials science, and cell biology. His work shows consistent evolution from fundamental mechanics of materials to complex biological systems, with recent emphasis on the mechanical regulation of chromatin architecture, cell migration dynamics in 3D environments, and mechanotransduction in development and disease. His publications appear regularly in top journals including Nature, Science, and their affiliated publications, demonstrating significant influence across multiple fields. Eduardo D. Glandt President's Distinguished Professor Multiple publications in Nature, Science, and PNAS Active research program with publications through 2025 Shenoy actively mentors students and postdocs through his laboratory, with numerous co-authored publications indicating strong mentorship. His research program appears to be well-funded through multiple grants supporting his work in mechanobiology and biomaterials. The Multiscale Mechanobiology and Biomaterials Laboratory maintains active collaborations across disciplines and institutions, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of his research. The Multiscale Mechanobiology and Biomaterials Laboratory, housed within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, serves as the primary research hub for Shenoy's work. The lab maintains an active presence on social media (Twitter: @ShenoyLab) for updates on activities and publications. Their research approach combines theoretical modeling with experimental validation to address fundamental questions at the interface of mechanics, materials science, and biology.

Christopher Pottsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Semantics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Christopher Potts is Professor and Chair of Linguistics at Stanford University, with a courtesy appointment as Professor of Computer Science. He serves as Director Emeritus of the Stanford Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) and leads the Pragmatic Enrichment & Contextual Interface Lab. His work bridges theoretical linguistics and computational approaches to language understanding. Education: B.A. in Linguistics from New York University (1999) Ph.D. in Linguistics from University of California, Santa Cruz (2003) Potts' research focuses on how computational methods can illuminate linguistic phenomena, particularly in the areas of semantics, pragmatics, and sentiment analysis. His work explores how emotion is expressed in language and how linguistic production and interpretation are influenced by context. He has made significant contributions to understanding conventional implicatures, sentiment analysis frameworks, and the application of neural networks to linguistic problems. His recent work has increasingly focused on the interpretability of large language models and the development of frameworks like DSPy for building reliable AI systems. An analysis of Potts' recent publications reveals a strong trend toward the intersection of linguistic theory and practical AI applications. His work spans theoretical linguistics (e.g., compositionality, preposing constructions), neural network interpretability, and practical NLP systems (e.g., ColBERT, DSPy). The research demonstrates consistent focus on making language models more transparent, controllable, and linguistically informed, with particular attention to how context shapes meaning. Scientific Awards: Best Paper Award at 2024 ACL for 'Mission: Impossible Language Models' Outstanding Paper Award at 2024 ACL for 'CausalGym' ACL Test of Time Award 2023 Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching (2015-2016) Best New Data Set or Resource Award at 2015 EMNLP Potts has secured numerous research grants as PI or Co-PI from major organizations including Google, Amazon, NSF, Office of Naval Research, and Stanford's HAI institute. His current projects focus on evaluation of retrieval-augmented generation systems, LLM-mediated communication in organizations, interpretability techniques for language models, and frameworks like DSPy for building next-generation AI systems. He has mentored numerous researchers who have gone on to make significant contributions in NLP and computational linguistics. As Director of CSLI (2013-2020) and current Chair of Linguistics at Stanford, Potts has played a key leadership role in shaping interdisciplinary research at the intersection of language, computation, and cognition. His Pragmatic Enrichment & Contextual Interface Lab continues to be a hub for innovative research combining formal linguistic theory with cutting-edge computational methods.