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David Blei is a professor in the Department of Statistics and the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University, where he joined in Fall 2014. His research focuses on probabilistic topic models and Bayesian nonparametric methods, applying these techniques to a variety of fields including text, images, music, social networks, user behavior, and scientific data. Prior to his role at Columbia, Blei was an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Brown University in 1997, followed by a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004. Blei has received multiple awards for his research, including the Sloan Fellowship in 2010, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2011, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2011, and the Blavatnik Faculty Award in 2013.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Taught courses and conducted research in the fields of computer science and statistics.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)