A group that crosses technical and social-science boundaries.

Our members come from information, computer science, public health, and related disciplines, and share a focus on how algorithmic systems affect institutions and communities.

Director

Shion Guha

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information & Department of Computer Science

Shion is a statistician and public-interest technologist working on AI governance and human-centered data science inside public institutions. He co-authored the field’s foundational textbook and directs the lab’s collaborations across child welfare, housing, healthcare, and higher education.

He writes The Public Interest Technologist, a practitioner newsletter on AI, public institutions, and socio-technical auditing.

Members

Research Administrator

Aytaj Pashayeva

Lab Administrator

Ziad Harmanani

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Dipto Das

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PhD Student

Erina Moon

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PhD Student

Victoria Chui

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Christelle Tessono

PhD Student

Kelly McConvey

PhD Student

Ramavind K. M.

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Master’s Student

Maya Ghai

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Matthew Tamura

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Sharon Alex

Master’s Student

Félix Leduc

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Master’s Student

Irfan Mohammed

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Master’s Student

Mara Silver

Master’s Student

Rebecca Li