Dr. Aaron Roth

Professor

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Biography

Aaron Roth is a Henry Salvatori Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He has made significant contributions to the fields of algorithms, machine learning, and private data analysis. His research interests also encompass fairness in machine learning, game theory, mechanism design, and learning theory. Roth's work has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the 2024 Frontiers Science Award and the Hans Sigrist Prize in 2023. He was honored with the CMU CyLab Distinguished Alumni Award in 2023 and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2016. Additionally, he has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and the Google Faculty Research Award in 2015, as well as the NSF CAREER Award and the Yahoo! Academic Career Enhancement Award in 2012. Roth has a robust publication record and has supervised numerous PhD students, co-advising many with prominent researchers in the field.

Research Interests

Awards

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Frontiers Science Award

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Hans Sigrist Prize

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CMU CyLab Distinguished Alumni Award

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Pat Goldberg Memorial Paper Award

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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

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Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

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Google Faculty Research Award

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NSF CAREER Award

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Yahoo! Academic Career Enhancement Award

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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Specialization Notes

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