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Sahand N. Negahban focuses on developing theoretically sound methods that are computationally and statistically efficient for extracting information from large datasets. His work has a salient feature of understanding the hidden low-complexity structure within large datasets, which is utilized to develop methods for extracting meaningful information from high-dimensional estimation problems. His research borrows and improves tools from statistical signal processing, machine learning, probability, and convex optimization. Sahand has collaborated extensively on research issues and has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher with Professor Devavrat Shah at MIT and as a graduate student under Professor Martin J. Wainwright at UC Berkeley. His notable publications cover various aspects of feature selection, contextual bandits, and statistical learning, making significant contributions to the field of statistical science and machine learning. He has presented his research at several prestigious conferences, including NeurIPS and ICML, and leverages his expertise to teach advanced topics in statistics at Yale University.
Yale University • New Haven, CT, US
Engaged in teaching and research in the field of statistics, focusing on statistical learning and machine learning.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA, US
Conducted research in machine learning and statistical modeling.
Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.