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Motahhare Eslami

Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

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.

The Latest From Motahhare Eslami

Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First

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Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First

As state, federal, and global policymakers grapple with how to address concerns about the link between online algorithms and a variety of harms, KGI’s latest report authored by a distinguished group of researchers, technologists, and policy leaders is a roadmap for design and governance solutions that put users first. Product designers and policymakers can promote better algorithms through detailed design transparency, user choices and defaults, and assessments of long-term impact.

Alex Moehring, Alissa Cooper, Arvind Narayanan, Aviv Ovadya, Elissa Redmiles, Jeff Allen, Jonathan Stray, Julia Kamin, Leif Sigerson, Luke Thorburn, Matt Motyl, Motahhare Eslami, Nadine Farid Johnson, Nathaniel Lubin, Ravi Iyer, Zander Arnao

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