Modern machine learning techniques have ushered in a new era of computing. Instead of following an explicitly provided set of instructions, computers can now learn from data and subsequently make predictions. Recent approaches have unlocked new capabilities across an expanse of applications, including computer graphics, computer vision, natural language processing, recommendation engines, speech recognition, and models for understanding complex biological, physical, and computational systems.

UChicago CS studies all levels of machine learning and artificial intelligence, from theoretical foundations to applications in climate, data analysis, graphics, healthcare, networks, security, social sciences, and interdisciplinary scientific discovery. Researchers explore the next generation of learning methods, including machine teaching, human-centered AI, and applications in language, image processing, and scientific discovery. With colleagues across the UChicago campus, the department also examines the considerable societal impacts and ethical questions of AI and machine learning, to ensure that the potential benefits of these approaches are not outweighed by their risks.

Labs & Groups

Machine Learning Group

Researchers at the University of Chicago and partner institutions studying the foundations and applications of machine learning and AI.

SAND (Security, Algorithms, Networking and Data) Lab

Ben Y. Zhao, Heather Zheng
SAND Lab spans research topics in security, machine learning, networked systems, HCI, data mining and modeling.

3DL

Rana Hanocka
A computer graphics collective at UChicago pursuing innovation at the intersection of 3D and Deep Learning.

Network Operations and Internet Security (NOISE) Lab

Nick Feamster
Develops data-driven systems that derive insights from network traffic and explores how network traffic can reveal insights into human behavior.

Chicago Human + AI (CHAI) Lab

Chenhao Tan
Developing synergy between humans and artificial intelligence through a better understanding of human behavior and human interaction with AI.

Strategic IntelliGence for Machine Agents (SIGMA) Lab

Haifeng Xu
Develops cutting-edge machine learning and decision making techniques that can excel in uncertain and complex strategic environments, ranging from national...

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Yuxin Chen

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Nick Feamster

Neubauer Professor of Computer Science

Michael Franklin

Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor

John Goldsmith

Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Departments of Computer Science and Linguistics

Robert Grossman

Frederick H. Rawson Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine, Computer Science

Rana Hanocka

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Grant Ho

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Henry Hoffmann

Liew Family Chair of Computer Science

Ari Holtzman

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Data Science

Junchen Jiang

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Alex Kale

Alex Kale

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Data Science

Risi Kondor

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Statistics

Mina Lee

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Data Science

Tian Li

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Data Science

Karen Livescu

Associate Professor, Toyota Technological Institute

Michael Maire

Associate Professor of Computer Science

David McAllester

Professor, Toyota Technological Institute

Lorenzo Orecchia

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Kexin Pei

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Gregory Shakhnarovich

Professor, Toyota Technological Institute

Nathan Srebro

Professor, Toyota Technological Institute

Chenhao Tan

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Data Science

Matthew Walter

Assistant Professor, Toyota Technological Institute

Rebecca Willett

Professor of Computer Science, Statistics
Haifeng Xu

Haifeng Xu

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Data Science

Ben Y. Zhao

Neubauer Professor of Computer Science

Heather Zheng

Neubauer Professor of Computer Science

News & Events

In the News

Globus Receives Multiple Honors in 2024 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

Nov 20, 2024
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Argonne Team Breaks New Ground in AI-Driven Protein Design

Nov 15, 2024
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DOE Awards Fred Chong and his National Research Team $7.5M to Develop a SMART Software Stack to Control Quantum Computer Noise

Nov 12, 2024
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CS/LSSG Showcases Sustainability Research and Education

Nov 11, 2024
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Ph.D. Student Jibang Wu Receives the Stigler Center Ph.D. Dissertation Award for His Work Modeling the Incentive Structures of Reward and Recommendation–Based Systems

Oct 24, 2024
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Rebecca Willett Receives the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize

Oct 23, 2024
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UChicago CS Researchers Shine at UIST 2024 with Papers, Posters, Workshops and Demonstrations

Oct 10, 2024
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UChicago Scientists Receive Grant to Expand Global Data Management Platform, Globus

Oct 03, 2024
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UChicago Researchers Demonstrate the Quantifiable Uniqueness of Former President Donald Trump’s Language Use

Sep 30, 2024
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Five UChicago CS students named to Siebel Scholars class of 2025

Sep 20, 2024
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NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

Sep 18, 2024
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Data Ecology: A Socio-Technical Approach to Controlling Dataflows

Sep 18, 2024
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