Dr. Sarah Cen

Biography

Sarah H. Cen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research is at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, economics, law, and public policy. Recent projects include AI audits, AI supply chains, regulatory frameworks, algorithmic fairness, causal inference, network interference, and the implications of AI on individual rights and procedural due process in AI-driven decisions. Prior to her appointment at Carnegie Mellon, Sarah was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, where she held a joint affiliation with the Stanford Law School’s RegLab and the Department of Computer Science, collaborating with Daniel Ho and Percy Liang. She completed her PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT under the supervision of Aleksander Mądry and Devavrat Shah. Sarah also earned a Master’s degree in Robotics from Oxford University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University, where she focused on control systems.

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