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Chelsea Finn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She is a co-founder of IRIS, a lab focusing on the study of intelligent robotic interaction at scale, and is affiliated with the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory's Machine Learning Group. Finn's research centers on the capabilities of robots and agents to develop broadly intelligent behavior through learning and interaction. She completed her Ph.D. in Computer Science and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Previously, she was part of the Google Brain team. Finn's work has garnered significant recognition, including Intel's Rising Star Faculty Award and an ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for her thesis on Learning to Learn Gradients. She actively engages in teaching and research, focusing on deep multi-task meta-learning and deep reinforcement learning, with several co-organized workshops and tutorials at major conferences, as well as a commitment to mentoring students from low-income backgrounds. Finn continues to contribute to the field through various publications and research initiatives.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Teaching advanced courses in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.