NEW FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Rayid Ghani, Distinguished Career Professor, Machine Learning Department and Heinz College

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Thu, Oct 3, 2019

12 PM – 1 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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HBH 1206

5000 Forbes Avenue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States

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NEW FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Rayid Ghani, Distinguished Career Professor, Machine Learning Department and Heinz College
Research Expertise: Machine Learning, Public Policy, Social Media Analytics, Text Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Social Networks.

Rayid is interested in developing and using computational and data analysis/machine learning methods for solving high impact social good and public policy problems in areas such as criminal justice, education, healthcare, energy, transportation, economic development, workforce development and public safety.

In 2012 he became Chief Scientist for Barack Obama's successful presidential campaign, where he pioneered new approaches to using big data to support the campaign. Rayid was the Founder and Director of the Center for Data Science and Public Policy at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.

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