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Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Professor of Data Science and Computer Science
suresh_venkatasubramanian@brown.edu

Biography

Suresh Venkatasubramanian is a Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at Brown University. Suresh's background is in algorithms and computational geometry, as well as data mining and machine learning. His current research interests lie in algorithmic fairness, and more generally the impact of automated decision-making systems in society. Prior to Brown University, Suresh was at the University of Utah, where as an assistant professor he was the John and Marva Warnock Assistant Professor and received a CAREER award from the NSF for his work in the geometry of probability. He has received a test-of-time award at ICDE 2017 for his work in privacy. His research on algorithmic fairness has received press coverage across North America and Europe, including NPR’s Science Friday, NBC, and CNN, as well as in other media outlets. He is a past member of the Computing Community Consortium Council of the CRA, spent 4 years (2017-2021) as a member of the board of the ACLU in Utah, and is a past member of New York City’s Failure to Appear Tool (FTA) Research Advisory Council, the Research Advisory Council for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania and the Utah State Auditor's Commission on protecting privacy and preventing discrimination. 

He is currently on deputation in the Biden-Harris Administration, serving as Assistant Director for Science and Justice in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

Recent News

Nature

What Trump's election win could mean for AI, climate and health (comments by Suresh Venkatasubramanian)

November 8, 2024
Donald Trump made numerous promises during his presidential campaign that could affect scientists and science policy. Will they be implemented once he is president?
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Just Security

The U.S. National Security Memorandum on AI: Leading Experts Weigh In (comments by Suresh Venkatasubramanian)

October 25, 2024
Suresh Venkatasubramanian discusses the implications of AI and national security policy, including the White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, which he co-authored.
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TheStreet

White House explains how the government can and can't use AI (comments by Suresh Venkatasubramanian)

March 29, 2024
The President's Office of Management and Budget published a new policy Thursday concerning the ways AI can be used by government agencies.
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The Washington Post

Top AI researchers say OpenAI, Meta and more hinder independent evaluations (comments by Suresh Venkatasubramanian)

March 5, 2024
Tech company policies have put a chill on independent AI research, says open letter.
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