Dr. Fan Xia and our research groups are joint-hiring for a postdoctoral fellow. Please see job description below or at
The project:After a machine learning (ML)-based system is deployed, monitoring its performance is important to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the algorithm over time. When an ML algorithm interacts with its environment, the algorithm can affect the data-generating mechanism and be a major source of bias when evaluating its standalone performance, an issue known as performativity. Although prior work has shown how to validate models in the presence of performativity using causal inference techniques, there has been little work on how to monitor models in the presence of performativity. The goal of this project is to bring together techniques from causal inference and statistical process control to develop a comprehensive framework for post-market monitoring of ML algorithms. This work builds on a number of our previous works, including
this paper that was published at the Conference of Causal Learning and Reasoning (CLeaR) and was presented at the NeurIPS Regulatable AI workshop.
We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join our lab. The primary responsibilities are:
- Develop new statistical methods/frameworks for post-market monitoring of ML algorithms
- Implement a software package that can be readily used by ML developers, health AI deployment teams, and ML auditors/regulators
- Write, edit, and publish research manuscripts in collaboration with the team
Our team is highly collaborative and includes members with wide-ranging expertise (medicine, statistics, CS, AI regulation, etc).
We are looking to hire a postdoctoral researcher to join the team. The position will be 100% funded for two years. Salary and benefits are competitive.