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Career

· Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell Tech
· Research Scientist, Meta
· BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley
· Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley

Publications (29)

Inverse Reward Design
Neural Information Processing Systems · 2017
456
cited
The Social Cost of Strategic Classification
FAT · 2018
195
cited
Reward-rational (implicit) choice: A unifying formalism for reward learning
Neural Information Processing Systems · 2020
194
cited
Model Reconstruction from Model Explanations
FAT · 2018
193
cited
Strategic Classification is Causal Modeling in Disguise
International Conference on Machine Learning · 2019
120
cited
Engagement, user satisfaction, and the amplification of divisive content on social media
PNAS Nexus · 2023
73
cited
Should Robots be Obedient?
International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence · 2017
63
cited
From Optimizing Engagement to Measuring Value
Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency · 2020
57
cited
Value-laden disciplinary shifts in machine learning
FAT* · 2019
51
cited
Beyond Canonical Texts: A Computational Analysis of Fanfiction
Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing · 2016
38
cited
A rational reinterpretation of dual-process theories
Cognition · 2021
33
cited
Literal or Pedagogic Human? Analyzing Human Model Misspecification in Objective Learning
Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence · 2019
25
cited
When Does Bounded-Optimal Metareasoning Favor Few Cognitive Systems?
AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence · 2017
19
cited
Twitter's Algorithm: Amplifying Anger, Animosity, and Affective Polarization
arXiv.org · 2023
18
cited
Interpretable and Pedagogical Examples
arXiv.org · 2017
14
cited
Choosing the Right Weights: Balancing Value, Strategy, and Noise in Recommender Systems
arXiv.org · 2023
13
cited
What We Know About Using Non-Engagement Signals in Content Ranking
arXiv.org · 2024
13
cited
Cultivating Pluralism In Algorithmic Monoculture: The Community Alignment Dataset
arXiv.org · 2025
10
cited
Strategic Adaptation to Classifiers: A Causal Perspective
arXiv.org · 2019
9
cited
Causal Inference Struggles with Agency on Online Platforms
Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency · 2021
4
cited
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