Dr. Hoda Heidari

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Hoda's current research broadly concerns the societal economic aspects of Artificial Intelligence, particularly issues of unfairness and inexplicability in Machine Learning. Hoda completed her doctoral studies in computer information science at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Professors Michael Kearns and Ali Jadbabaie. During her time at UPenn, she obtained an M.Sc. degree in statistics from the Wharton School of Business. Hoda has organized multiple events on these research topics, including a tutorial at the Web Conference (WWW) and a workshop at the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) conference.

Research Interests

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.