Recognized as a Rising Star in ML & Systems, Future Leader in Responsible Data Science & AI, and Rising Star in Data Science; successfully defended her thesis; co-organized two workshops in April 2025: Finding the Frame at RLC and Invisible by Design? Generative AI and Misrepresentation at FAccT CRAFT.
Research Experience
Graduated from CMU and started as an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow at NYU in September 2025; interned twice at Microsoft Research during PhD, once with Geoff Gordon and once with Katja Hofmann.
Education
PhD in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon University, advised by Fei Fang.
Background
Research interests include reinforcement learning, foundation models, and human-centered AI, with the ultimate goal of creating practical AI agents that can learn from feedback to complement and augment human abilities.
Miscellany
Contact: NYU Email: stephaniemilani@nyu.edu; JHU Email: milani@jhu.edu; Office: New York City, then Baltimore; Twitter/X: @steph_milani