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Robert Kass

Professor

Statistics

  • Professor
    Statistics
  • (412) 268-8723 (Work)

BIO

I received my Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Chicago in 1980. My early work was in geometrical methods, in the mid-1980s I turned to Bayesian inference, and then in 2000 I began studying statistical methods in neuroscience. I am actively involved not only in the Department of Statistics (where I served as head for nine years), but also the Neuroscience Institute and the Machine Learning Department.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Maurice Falk Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Statistics, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2016 - present
  • Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Statistics, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1992 - 1 Jan 2016
  • Associate Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Statistics, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1986 - 1 Jan 1992
  • Assistant Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Statistics, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1981 - 1 Jan 1986
  • Faculty Member
    Carnegie Mellon University, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1997 - present
  • Interim CMU-side Director
    Carnegie Mellon University, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2015 - 1 Jan 2018
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Pittsburgh, Neuroscience, United States1 Jan 2005 - present
  • Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Machine Learning, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2007 - present
  • Visiting Scholar
    Harvard University, Statistics, Cambridge, United States1 Jan 1987 - 1 Jan 1988
  • Visiting Associate Professor
    Pennsylvania State University, Statistics, State College, United States1 Jan 1985 - 1 Jan 1985
  • Visiting Assistant Professor
    University of Washington, Statistics and Biostatistics, United States1 Jan 1983 - 1 Jan 1983
  • Honorary Fellow
    University of Minnesota, Applied Statistics, Minneapolis, United States1 Jan 1982 - 1 Jan 1982
  • National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Princeton University, Statistics, United States1 Jan 1980 - 1 Jan 1981
  • Lecturer
    University of Chicago, Statistics, Chicago, United States1 Jan 1978 - 1 Jan 1978
  • Research Assistant to Frederick Mosteller
    Harvard University, Statistics, Cambridge, United States1 Jan 1977 - 1 Jan 1977
  • Interim Co-Director
    Carnegie Mellon University, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, United States2015 - 2018
  • Executive Committee
    Carnegie Mellon University, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, United States1998 - present
  • Head
    Carnegie Mellon University, Statistics, Pittsburgh, United States1995 - 2004
  • Director of Graduate Studies
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Statistics, Pittsburgh, United States1988 - 1994
  • Director of Admissions
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Statistics, Pittsburgh, United States1984 - 1994
  • Graduate Studies Co-Director
    Carnegie Mellon University, Machine Learning Department, Pittsburgh, United States2012 - 2015
  • General Education Coordinating Committee
    Carnegie Mellon University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1992 - 1993
  • Committee on Non-Tenured Reappointments and Promotions
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1988 - 1990
  • Board of Trustees, Enrollment Committee
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1988 - 1991
  • Faculty Senate Delegate
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1984 - 1987
  • Faculty Development Committee Member
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1985 - 1987

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., Statistics
    University of Chicago, Chicago, United States1980
  • B.A., Mathematics
    Antioch College, Yellow Springs, United States1975

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

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