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 develops programming systems that enable flexible, sound, and scalable approaches to probabilistic modeling and inference. We explore these ideas through a blend of theoretical and applied research in probabilistic programming languages; statistics + data science; artificial intelligence; and the mathematical foundations of probabilistic computing.

Our projects are associated with open-source software libraries that help practitioners use these systems in their own applications. See research and software for an overview.

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 joining CMU, I was a Visiting Research Scientist at Google.


Contact

Email: fsaad@cmu.edu
Telephone:+1 (412) 268-1805
Address:Gates-Hillman Complex 9225
Computer Science Department
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213