AI, ML and Natural Language Processing

Research in AI is concerned with producing machines to automate tasks requiring intelligent behavior. Examples include computer vision, bioinformatics, constraint-based problem solving, text understanding, data mining and smart sensor networks.

Faculty

View Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi

Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi

Assistant Professor Computer Science

(949) 824-6759

sangeetha.aj@uci.edu

DBH 3204

View Alex Berg

Alex Berg

Associate Professor Computer Science

bergac@uci.edu

View Hengrui Cai

Hengrui Cai

Assistant Professor Statistics

hengrc1@uci.edu

DBH 2224

View Rina Dechter

Rina Dechter

Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research Computer Science Dean's Office

(949) 824-6556

dechter@www-test.ics.uci.edu

DBH 4232

View Charless Fowlkes

Charless Fowlkes

Professor and UCI Chancellor's Fellow Computer Science

(949) 824-6945

fowlkes@www-test.ics.uci.edu

DBH 4076

View Roy Fox

Roy Fox

Assistant Professor Computer Science

royf@uci.edu

DBH 4064

View Ian Harris

Ian Harris

Professor Computer Science

(949) 824-8842

harris@www-test.ics.uci.edu

DBH 3088

View Alexander Ihler

Alexander Ihler

Professor Computer Science

(949) 824-3645

ihler@www-test.ics.uci.edu

DBH 4066

View Dennis Kibler

Dennis Kibler

Professor Emeritus Computer Science

dfkibler@uci.edu

View Marco Levorato

Marco Levorato

Professor Computer Science

(949) 824-2175

levorato@uci.edu

DBH 3212

View Stephan Mandt

Stephan Mandt

Associate Professor Computer Science and Statistics

mandt@uci.edu

DBH 4228

View Eric Mjolsness

Eric Mjolsness

Professor Computer Science

(949) 824-3533

emj@uci.edu

DBH 6082

View Bin Nan

Bin Nan

Chancellor's Professor Statistics

(949) 824-2954

nanb@uci.edu

DBH 2066

View Ioannis Panageas

Ioannis Panageas

Assistant Professor Computer Science

ipanagea@www-test.ics.uci.edu

View Annie Qu

Annie Qu

Chancellor's Professor Statistics

(949) 824-9070

aqu2@uci.edu

DBH 2212

View Weining Shen

Weining Shen

Associate Professor Statistics

(949) 824-9795

weinings@uci.edu

DBH 2206

View Sameer Singh

Sameer Singh

Professor Computer Science

(949) 824-6753

sameer@uci.edu

DBH 4224

View Padhraic Smyth

Padhraic Smyth

Distinguished Professor and Director of UCI's Data Science Initiative Computer Science and Statistics

(949) 824-2558

smyth@www-test.ics.uci.edu

DBH 4216

View Hal Stern

Hal Stern

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor and Chancellor's Professor Statistics

(949) 824-1568

sternh@uci.edu

DBH 2216

View Erik Sudderth

Erik Sudderth

Professor Computer Science and Statistics

(949) 824-8169

sudderth@uci.edu

DBH 4206

View Xiaohui Xie

Xiaohui Xie

Professor Computer Science

(949) 824-9289

xhx@www-test.ics.uci.edu

DBH 4088

View Thomas Yeh

Thomas Yeh

Assistant Professor of Teaching Computer Science

thomas.yeh@uci.edu

DBH 3066

Faculty

Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi

Alex Berg

Hengrui Cai

Rina Dechter

Charless Fowlkes

Roy Fox

Ian Harris

Alexander Ihler

Dennis Kibler

Marco Levorato

Stephan Mandt

Eric Mjolsness

Bin Nan

Ioannis Panageas

Annie Qu

Weining Shen

Sameer Singh

Padhraic Smyth

Hal Stern

Erik Sudderth

Xiaohui Xie

Thomas Yeh

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