Feras Saad فِرَاسْ سَعَد

I am an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, affiliated with the Principles of Programming and Artificial Intelligence groups.

My research lab explores the design and implementation of new programming systems that enable probabilistic modeling and inference with flexibility, soundness, and scale. We develop these ideas through a blend of theoretical and applied research in probabilistic programming languages; artificial intelligence; statistics and data science; and the mathematical foundations of computing with randomness. See research, for an overview.

Our projects are associated with freely available software libraries that help practitioners from diverse areas use these systems in their own applications.

Background

I received the PhD in Computer Science, and MEng/SB degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, from MIT. My theses on probabilistic programming were recognized with the Sprowls PhD Thesis Award in AI+Decision Making and Johnson MEng Thesis Award in Computer Science. Prior to CMU, I was a Visiting Research Scientist at Google.


Contact

Email Address: fsaad@cmu.edu
Telephone:(412) 268-1805
Admin. Assistant:Oliver Moss
Address:Gates Hillman Complex 9225
Computer Science Department
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213