Tom Yeh

Dr. Tom Yeh is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he also serves as the Director of the Center for the Brain, AI, and Child (BAIC) and is a faculty member of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering. His research interests encompass a broad range of topics including artificial intelligence (AI), the ethics of AI, generative AI, assistive technology, 3D printing, STEM education, computer vision, brain imaging, and citizen science. Dr. Yeh earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on vision-based user interfaces, and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). With over 70 published articles to his name, he has received multiple best paper awards from prestigious conferences such as CHI and SIGCSE. His research is supported by notable organizations including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Dr. Yeh's work not only advances technological innovation but also emphasizes ethical considerations in AI, making significant contributions to both academia and society.