Virginia Smith

Associate Professor

Machine Learning

BIO

I am the Leonardo Assistant Professor of Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University and a courtesy faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. My research interests are in machine learning, optimization, and distributed systems. Recent topics include large-scale machine learning, distributed optimization, federated and collaborative learning, multi-task learning, and privacy-preserving ML.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States2018 - present
  • Research Assistant
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States2012 - 2017

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Researcher
    Google (United States), Mountain View, California, United States2021 - present
  • Search Intern
    Google (United States), Mountain View, California, United States2014 - 2014

DEGREES

  • BA, Mathematics
    University of Virginia, Virginia, United States2008 - 2012
  • BA, Computer Science
    University of Virginia, Virginia, United States2008 - 2012
  • PhD, Computer Science
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States1 Aug 2012 - 1 Aug 2017

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States2017 - 2018

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh