Motahhare Eslami is an assistant professor at the School of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII), and Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D), at Carnegie Mellon University. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Motahhare’s research goal is to investigate the existing accountability challenges in algorithmic systems and to empower the users of algorithmic systems, particularly those who belong to marginalized communities and those whose decisions impact marginalized communities, make transparent, fair, and informed decisions in interaction with algorithmic systems. Motahhare is named one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics, and her work has been recognized with a Google Ph.D. Fellowship, along with several awards (including Best Paper, Honorable Mention, and Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion Awards) at top-tier ACM conferences. Motahhare’s research has been covered in mainstream media such as Time, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, the BBC, Fortune, Quartz, and WIRED. Her research is supported by NSF (Fairness in AI, Future of Work, and AI Institute), CMU’s Block Center for Technology and Society, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Cisco.
