Erica Chiang & Jacqueline Maasch
Cornell Tech
Digital Life Seminar
Abstract
The Digital Life Seminar series offers students and guests an opportunity to engage actively with leading scholars and practitioners researching and responding to the development and application of digital technologies.
About
Erica Chiang is a PhD student in Computer Science at Cornell Tech, advised by Nikhil Garg and Emma Pierson. She works on developing algorithms and machine learning methods to address societal issues such as systemic inequities, market inefficiencies, and group dynamics. Her research focuses on high-stakes settings such as education and healthcare, so during the DLI Fellowship she hopes to engage more critically with the societal implications of her work.
Jacqueline Maasch is a PhD candidate in computer science. They work at the intersection of machine learning and causal inference, with a focus on AI reasoning. Their doctoral research has been supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and Cornell's Presidential Life Science Fellowship. Their advisors are Fei Wang (chair, CS), Volodymyr Kuleshov (co-chair, CS), Kyra Gan (external minor, ORIE). As a DLI Doctoral Fellow, they will explore the trustworthiness and interpretability of AI reasoning in safety-critical contexts.