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Juan Perdomo

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My research centers on the theoretical and empirical foundations of machine learning. I am particularly interested in studying the downstream consequences, and feedback loops, that arise when predictions are used to make decisions about people. At Harvard...

Rada Mihalcea (University of Michigan)

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Why AI is W.E.I.R.D and shouldn’t be this way Recent years have witnessed remarkable advancements in AI, with language and vision models that have enabled progress in numerous applications and opened the door to the integration of AI in areas such as...

Wanda Pratt: Using Design Thinking to Improve Patient Safety

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Abstract: Recent studies indicate that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Although this problem has received substantial national attention, very little work has actively involved patients in preventing, detecting...

Engineering and Entrepreneurship: The Internet of Things Lightning Talks

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Engineering and Entrepreneurship: The Internet of Things Lightning Talks After Brenna Berman’s keynote address, four Harvard SEAS professors gave lightning talks about their research on the Internet of Things. Scot Martin, Gordon McKay Professor of...

Engineering and Entrepreneurship: The Internet of Things - Lightning Talks

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After Brenna Berman’s keynote address, four Harvard SEAS professors gave lightning talks about their research on the Internet of Things. Scot Martin, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Chemistry, spoke about how “Drone-Based Sensing Opens New...

Serena Wang

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My research focuses on understanding and improving the long term societal impacts of machine learning. I take an interdisciplinary approach that brings together algorithmic improvements, analysis of multi-agent incentives, and better understanding of...

Yiling Chen: "An Optimization-Based Framework for Automated Market-Making"

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CRCS Lunch Seminar Date: Monday, March 21, 2011 Time: 11:30am – 1:-00pm Place: Maxwell Dworkin 119 Speaker: Yiling Chen, SEAS Harvard Title: An Optimization-Based Framework for Automated Market-Making Abstract: While computers have automated the operation...

David Xiao: "Understanding Incentives for Privacy-Aware Individuals"

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CRCS Lunch Seminar Date: Monday, March 24, 2014 Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm Place: 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Speaker: David Xiao, CRCS Visiting Scholar and Research Scientist (CR2) in Algorithms and Complexity Group, CNRS, LIAFA, Université Paris 7 Title...

Jenn Wortman Vaughan: "A New Understanding of Prediction Markets Via No-Regret Learning"

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CRCS Lunch Seminar Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Time: 11:45am – 1:00pm Place: Maxwell Dworkin G135 Speakers: Jenn Wortman Vaughan Title: A New Understanding of Prediction Markets Via No-Regret Learning Abstract: Suppose that you are interested in...

Bradley Malin: "A Systems Approach to Data Privacy in the Biomedical Domain"

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CRCS Privacy and Security Lunch Seminar Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 12:00pm-1:30 pm Place: Maxwell Dworkin 2nd Floor Lounge Area Speaker: Bradley Malin Title: A Systems Approach to Data Privacy in the Biomedical Domain Abstract: The healthcare...

Nithya Sambasivan

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The myopia of model centrism AI models seek to intervene in increasingly higher stakes domains, such as cancer detection and microloan allocation. What is the view of the world that guides AI development in high risk areas, and how does this view regard...

Edith Law joins CRCS as new Postdoctoral Fellow

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Edith Law joins CRCS as the newest postdoctoral fellow . She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2012 with a Ph.D. in Machine Learning, where she worked with Luis von Ahn and Tom Mitchell on designing human computation systems that harness the...