The Emerging Theory of Algorithmic Fairness

  • Cynthia Dwork

As algorithms reach ever more deeply into our daily lives, increasing concern that they be “fair” has resulted in an explosion of research in the theory and machine learning communities. This talk surveys key results in both areas and traces the arc of the emerging theory of algorithmic fairness.

Speaker Details

Cynthia Dwork is a Distinguished Scientist at Microsoft Research. Her interests/research include:  private data analysis, foundations of cryptography, combating spam, complexity theory, web search, voting theory, distributed computing, interconnection networks, algorithm design and analysis.

Series: MSR AI Distinguished Lectures and Fireside Chats