Renzhe Yu, Ph.D. (He/His/Him)

I am an Assistant Professor of Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining at Teachers College, Columbia University, where I direct the AEQUITAS Lab. I am Research Affiliate with Community College Research Center and Faculty Member of Data Science Institute. Prior to my current position, I received my doctorate from UC Irvine and master’s/bachelor’s degrees from Peking University. These degrees span education, public policy, computer science, and economics.

My research centers around responsible AI and educational/social equity. I have won multiple best paper awards and nominations at international research conferences, as well as numerous research accolades such as Emerging Scholar Award from Society for Learning Analytics Research and Data Science for Social Good Fellow from Alan Turing Institute. My current research has been generously supported by leading education philanthropists and organizations.

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