Warren Center Affiliate Profile- Annie Liang

“Big data” and the use of machine learning algorithms constitute a large change in the kinds of information and prediction algorithms that are used in real incentive systems, and there is much that is still unknown about this from the perspective of economic theory. Annie Liang is working towards answering these questions.

Economics

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Making Machines Moral

Machine learning is already being used to make important decisions that impact people’s lives. In this video from the 13th Annual Machine Learning Symposium, Aaron Roth discussed what can be done to ensure that machine learning doesn't reinforce bias.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

Translating the World’s Languages

Chris Callison-Burch first wondered how computers could be used to translate languages as a high school freshman while tinkering with his first computer and reading science fiction. Callison-Burch now works at the intersection of linguistics and the computer science field of machine learning.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

2018 ACM Fellows Honored for Pivotal Achievements that Underpin the Digital Age

Congratulations to Sanjeev Khanna for being named a 2018 ACM Fellow for his contributions to approximation algorithms, hardness of approximation, and sublinear algorithms. ACM Fellows are composed of an elite group that represents less than 1% of the Association’s global membership.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

Sampath Kannan Wins India Research and Engagement Fund Grant for ‘Safe Internet of Things’

Sampath Kannan’s project, titled “The Safe Internet of Things,” will foster partnerships between Engineering and leading institutions in India to study how increasingly interconnected “smart” devices can be designed with built-in protections against malicious attacks and privacy breaches.

Computer and Information Science

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Irrational Exuberance and the ‘FATE’ of Technology

Questions of verification, safety, and trust must be central when we embody intelligence in physical systems. Indeed, similar questions of fairness, accountability, transparency and ethics (FATE) should be addressed for data and information in society, writes Vijay Kumar.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

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The Warren Center welcomes its newest affiliate, Hamsa Bastani

Hamsa Bastani completed her PhD in Stanford's Electrical Engineering department and spent a year as a Herman Goldstine postdoctoral fellow at IBM Research before joining Penn. Her work is inspired by applications to healthcare operations management, revenue management, and sustainable supply chains.

Operations Information and Decisions

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The Warren Center welcomes its newest postdoc, Jieming Mao

Jieming Mao, hosted by Michael Kearns, Aaron Roth and Rakesh Vohra, graduated with a PhD from Computer Science Department at Princeton University and is interested in multi-armed bandit, algorithmic mechanism design, communication complexity and information theory.

Computer and Information Science

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Focus on: Cary Coglianese

In his interview with the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Cary Coglianese shared his thoughts on the concept of regulatory excellence and other related areas, as his study of regulation extends beyond healthcare to other sectors, such as energy, communications and financial markets.

Law

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Morgan Stanley Hires Ex-SAC Capital Artificial Intelligence Expert

Morgan Stanley, which aims to expand its use of artificial intelligence, has hired Warren Center Director Michael Kearns to help guide the effort. He will lead Morgan Stanley’s AI research and offer advice on deploying the technology for projects across the company.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

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Warren Center Affiliate Profile- Annie Liang

Making Machines Moral

Translating the World’s Languages

2018 ACM Fellows Honored for Pivotal Achievements that Underpin the Digital Age

Sampath Kannan Wins India Research and Engagement Fund Grant for ‘Safe Internet of Things’

Irrational Exuberance and the ‘FATE’ of Technology

The Warren Center welcomes its newest affiliate, Hamsa Bastani

The Warren Center welcomes its newest postdoc, Jieming Mao

Focus on: Cary Coglianese

Morgan Stanley Hires Ex-SAC Capital Artificial Intelligence Expert