Zico Kolter
Professor
School of Computer Science Affiliated
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- ProfessorSchool of Computer Science Affiliated
- (412) 268-4733 (Work)
- Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science Department, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
BIO
Zico Kolter is a Professor and the Director of the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. His work spans several topics in machine learning and optimization, including work in AI safety and robustness, LLM security, the impact of data on models, implicit models, and more. He is a recipient of the DARPA Young Faculty Award, a Sloan Fellowship, and best paper awards at NeurIPS, ICML (honorable mention), AISTATS (test of time), IJCAI, KDD, and PESGM.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Machine Learning Department, United States1 Jul 2024 - present
- Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United StatesJul 2018 - 30 Jun 2024
- Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United StatesAug 2012 - Jul 2018
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Chief ExpertBosch (United States), Farmington Hills, United StatesJun 2018 - present
- Chief Data ScientistC3 AI, Redwood City, United StatesJun 2014 - Jun 2018
DEGREES
- Ph.D., Computer ScienceStanford University, Stanford, United States2005 - 2010
- Georgetown University, Computer ScienceGeorgetown University, Washington D.C., United States2001 - 2005
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral FellowMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United StatesSep 2010 - Aug 2012
CAMPUS
- Pittsburgh
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 13 Climate Action
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 4 Quality Education
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities