David Sontag
Scholar

David Sontag

Google Scholar ID: LfcroyAAAAAJ
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Machine LearningHealthcareArtificial IntelligenceLarge Language ModelsApproximate Inference
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
16,352
 
H-index
47
 
i10-index
122
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
104
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published numerous papers, including 'Probably Approximately Correct High-Dimensional Causal Effect Estimation Given a Valid Adjustment Set', 'Theoretical Analysis of Weak-to-Strong Generalization', and more. Presented research at top conferences such as CLeaR, NeurIPS, AISTATS, etc.
Research Experience
  • Former Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at New York University; currently on partial leave from MIT and is the CEO of Layer Health, which he co-founded with several former MIT students.
Background
  • Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, focusing on advancing machine learning and artificial intelligence and using these to transform health care.
Miscellany
  • Taught multiple courses, including 'Machine Learning for Healthcare' (6.7930, HST.956) and 'Introduction to Machine Learning' (6.036).