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Chaspari, Theodora

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  • My research aims to make fundamental algorithmic contributions to human-centered machine intelligence (ML) and to promote scientific advancement in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) and address pressing challenges related to trustworthy and responsible AI, including privacy-preservation, explainability, and fairness. To ensure sustainable human-AI teaming, I further investigate fundamental challenges in AI-based decision-making and examine factors of trust that support effective decision-making between humans and AI systems. This endeavor highly draws from interdisciplinary collaborations in health sciences, social sciences, and learning sciences, and leads to interdisciplinary scientific contributions.

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  • Affective computing, health analytics, human-computer interaction, trustworthy AI

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  • CSCI 4950 - Senior Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024 / Spring 2025
    Provides an opportunity for senior computer science majors to conduct exploratory research in computer science as an option for the capstone requirement. Department enforced prerequisites: 36 hours of Computer Science coursework including Foundation courses, Upper-Division writing, CS GPA 3.0. Department consent required, contact academic advisor for details. Senior Capstone courses are optional for BA students. BA students interested in taking this course should contact their advisor early in their major. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.
  • CSCI 5622 - Machine Learning
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
    Trains students to build computer systems that learn from experience. Includes the three main subfields: supervised learning, reinforcement learning and unsupervised learning. Emphasizes practical and theoretical understanding of the most widely used algorithms (neural networks, decision trees, support vector machines, Q-learning). Covers connections to data mining and statistical modeling. A strong foundation in probability, statistics, multivariate calculus, and linear algebra is highly recommended.
  • CSCI 6402 - Issues and Methods in Cognitive Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, examining ideas from cognitive psychology, philosophy, education, and linguistics via computational modeling and psychological experimentation. Includes philosophy of mind; learning; categorization; vision and mental imagery; consciousness; problem solving; decision making, and game-theory; language processing; connectionism. No background in Computer Science will be presumed. Same as EDUC 6504 and LING 6200 and PHIL 6310 and PSYC 6200 and SLHS 6402.
  • CSCI 6950 - Master's Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025
    Registration intended for Master's students preparing a thesis. May be repeated up to 50 total credit hours.
  • EDUC 6504 - Issues and Methods in Cognitive Science
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, examining ideas from cognitive psychology, philosophy, education, and linguistics via computational modeling and psychological experimentation. Department enforced prerequisite: graduate standing or at least one upper-division course in computer science, linguistics, philosophy, or psychology. Same as CSCI 6402 and LING 6200 and PHIL 6310 and PSYC 6200 and SLHS 6402.
  • LING 6200 - Issues and Methods in Cognitive Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, examining ideas from cognitive psychology, philosophy, education, and linguistics via computational modeling and psychological experimentation. Includes philosophy of mind; learning; categorization; vision and mental imagery; consciousness; problem solving; decision making, and game-theory; language processing; connectionism. No background in computer science will be presumed. Recommended prerequisite: at least one course at the 3000-level or higher in CSCI, LING, PHIL, or PSYC. Same as CSCI 6402 and EDUC 6504 and PHIL 6310 and PSYC 6200 and SLHS 6402.
  • PHIL 6310 - Issues and Methods in Cognitive Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, examining ideas from cognitive psychology, philosophy, education, and linguistics via computational modeling and psychological experimentation. Includes philosophy of mind; learning; categorization; vision and mental imagery; consciousness; problem solving; decision making, and game-theory; language processing; connectionism. No background in computer science will be presumed. Recommended prerequisite: at least one course at the 3000-level or higher in CSCI, LING, PHIL, or PSYC. Same as CSCI 6402 and EDUC 6504 and LING 6200 and PSYC 6200 and SLHS 6402.
  • PSYC 6200 - Issues and Methods in Cognitive Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, examining ideas from cognitive psychology, philosophy, education, and linguistics via computational modeling and psychological experimentation. Includes philosophy of mind; learning; categorization; vision and mental imagery; consciousness; problem solving; decision making, and game-theory; language processing; connectionism. No background in computer science will be presumed. Same as CSCI 6402 and EDUC 6504 and LING 6200 and PHIL 6310 and SLHS 6402.

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