Mehran Sahami
Location: (Stanford, CA)
Personal Research Web Page: http://ai.stanford.edu/~sahami/
Keywords: computer science education, machine learning, data mining, information retrieval
Posted on: Friday, June 5th, 2009
Broad Research Area: AI / Machine Learning / Robotics / Vision, Computer Science Education / Educational Technology, Databases / Information Retrieval / Data Mining
Research Interests:
I am interested in computer science education (engaging pedagogy, curriculum development, promoting multi-disciplinary work), machine learning and data mining (probabilistic/Bayesian techniques, SVMs), and information retrieval (web search and text mining). Particularly interesting is work at the cross-roads of these areas, including applying methods from machine learning and statistical data analysis to issues related to education in computer science (seeking to identify patterns or build predictive models) and developing educational materials to better train students in the use of probabilistic analysis. In the latter vein, I have recently developed a course on “Probability for Computer Scientists” (a rigorous undergraduate introduction to probability theory and machine learning), and opportunities would also exist for a CIFellow to potentially collaborate in teaching and further developing this nascent course.
