Stephen Bates

Stephen Bates joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as an assistant professor in September 2023. Bates uses data and AI for reliable decision-making in the presence of uncertainty. In particular, he develops tools for statistical inference with AI models, data impacted by strategic behavior, and settings with distribution shift. Bates also works on applications in life sciences and sustainability. He previously worked as a postdoc in the departments of Statistics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California,Berkeley. Bates earned a BS in statistics and mathematics from Harvard University and a PhD from Stanford University.