Prof. Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Biography

Suresh Venkatasubramanian is Professor of Data Science and Computer Science at Brown University, where he directs the Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign (CNTR) at the Data Science Institute. He also holds an appointment as Professor of Humanities. His research covers algorithms, computational geometry, data mining and machine learning, with a focus on algorithmic fairness and the societal impact of automated decision-making.

He served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as Assistant Director for Science and Justice, where he helped develop the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. Before Brown, he was an assistant professor at the University of Utah, holding the John and Marva Warnock Assistant Professorship, and received an NSF CAREER award. His privacy research received a test-of-time award at ICDE 2017. He served on the board of the ACLU of Utah from 2017 to 2021 and on the Computing Community Consortium Council. He holds a PhD from Stanford University.