Name:Yaniv Yacoby

Bio:

I’m an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Wellesley College, where I lead the Model-Guided Uncertainty (MOGU) Lab. My research focuses on developing new machine learning methods to advance the understanding, prediction, and prevention of suicide and related behaviors.

Before joining Wellesley, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Nock Lab in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University and Mass General Hospital. I completed my Ph.D. in Machine Learning at the Data to Actionable Knowledge Lab (DtAK) at Harvard, working with Professor Finale Doshi-Velez. I had the pleasure of interning with the Biomedical-ML team at Microsoft Research New England (Summer 2021). Lastly, I received a Master’s of Music in Contemporary Improvisation from the New England Conservatory (2016) and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Computer Science from Harvard University (2015).

Country:United States

Affiliation:Wellesley College

Research interests:Machine Learning, Suicide Prevention, Mental Health