Michael Kearns
Founding Director of The Warren Center; Professor of Computer and Information Science and National Center Chair
Michael Kearns’ primary research interests are in machine learning, algorithmic game theory, computational social science, and computational finance. He has applied methods and ideas from these areas in a wide variety of practical settings, including algorithmic trading and quantitative finance.
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Rakesh Vohra
Founding Director of The Warren Center; Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor; George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor of Economics and Electrical and Systems Engineering
Through his forward-thinking research in mechanism design, game theory and auction theory, world-renowned scholar Rakesh Vohra has not only bridged the fields of engineering and economics, he’s bridged the gap between theory and practice.
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Lily Hoot
Program Manager and Social Media Outreach for the Warren Center
Lily Hoot has been the Program Manager for the Warren Center since October 2017. She organizes the Center’s events and programming, handles social media outreach, and serves as the point person for all activities and affiliates related to the Center.
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Shivani Agarwal
Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science
Shivani Agarwal works in machine learning. Her research interests include foundational questions in machine learning, applications of machine learning in the life sciences, and connections between machine learning and other disciplines such as economics, operations research, and psychology.
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Erol Akçay
Assistant Professor of Biology
Erol Akçay works on the evolution of complex biological and social organization, especially how individuals with conflicting interests evolve to cooperate with each other. He investigates this question in a variety of contexts varying from plant-microbe mutualisms to animal and human behavior.
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Dolores Albarracín
Alexandra Heyman Nash Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Dolores Albarracín studies the impact of communication and persuasion on human behavior and the formation of beliefs, attitudes, and goals, particularly those that are socially beneficial. She is also interested in finding ways of intervening to promote public health.
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Anita Allen
Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy; Vice Provost for Faculty
Anita Allen is an expert on privacy law, the philosophy of privacy, bioethics, and contemporary values, and is recognized for scholarship about legal philosophy, women’s rights and race relations. She is active as a member of editorial, advisory, and charity boards and in professional organizations.
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Gad Allon
Jeffrey A. Keswin Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions
Gad Allon’s research interests include operations management in general, and service operations and operations strategy in particular. He studies models of information sharing among firms and customers both in service and retail settings, as well as competition models in the service industry.
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