BIDS Data Science Research Scholar (Computer Architecture, Machine Learning Systems, Stochastic Computing)
Arash Ardakani is a former Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) Research Scholar, advised by Prof. John Wawrzynek at University of California, Berkeley. He received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McGill University and his master in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. His research interests include scientific methods for efficient neural computing, memory management in inference and training of large artificial intelligence models, stochastic computing, edge computing, hardware accelerators, and applications of machine learning for...
BIDS-Accenture Data Science Research Scholar (Responsible AI)
As a BIDS-Accenture Data Science Research Scholar focusing on responsible AI, Meryem Essaidi will be working with UC Berkeley professors Rediet Abebe (EECS) and Tolani Britton (School of Education). She is currently completing a PhD in Computer Science at Princeton University, and previously completed a dual MSE and BSE in computer science at UPenn. Her research is in the areas of algorithms, algorithmic game theory,...
BIDS-Accenture Data Science Research Scholar (Data Science for All)
Madelon is a former BIDS Postdoctoral Scholar advised by Aditya Parameswaran in the EPIC Lab. Prior to joining UC Berkeley, she did her PhD research at the Informatics Institute of the University of Amsterdam, and held a research position at Sigma Computing. Her research is on the intersection of data management and machine learning, with recent contributions in methods, tools and resources for Table Representation Learning. Her research objective is to make retrieving insights from data a walk in the park, for everyone.
Cody Markelz is a former BIDS post doc, and is generally interested in the complexities of interactions in nature and chooses problems that require (at least) a paper and pencil to work out. He uses data and mathematical models as tools to understand the beauty and complexity of nature. Previously, Cody was a BIDS Global Environmental Change Fellow working at the intersection between invasive species, climate change and wildfire in Californian ecosystems. He also served as the Data Science Communications manager at BIDS.
BIDS-CHAI Data Science Research Scholar (Education)
George Obaido is a Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) - Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence (CHAI) Research Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, working with BIDS Faculty Affiliate Rediet Abebe, an assistant professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley. Obaido completed his PhD in Computer Science at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. His research...
