Dr. Mahdi Haghifam

Research Assistant Professor

PhD - University of Toronto

I am a research assistant professor at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC). I was previously a Distinguished Postdoctoral Researcher at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, fortunate to be working Jonathan Ullman and Adam Smith.

I completed my PhD at University of Toronto and Vector Institute where I was fortunate to be advised by Daniel M. Roy. I also received my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.

My research focuses on the foundations and principled algorithm design for ML. The central goal of my research is to address practical challenges in ML by developing tools and algorithms with rigorous theoretical guarantees that assess and ensure validity. This work is crucial for building trustworthy ML systems in high-stakes applications, where balancing responsible deployment with strong empirical performance is essential.

Dr. Haghifam also has a personally maintained website which can be found at http://www.ttic.edu/haghifam.