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Ashton Anderson

Associate Professor

University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences

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  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
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BIO

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. I'm broadly interested in research that bridges the gap between computer science and the social sciences.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science, Toronto, Canada2017 - present
  • Faculty Affiliate
    Vector Institute, Toronto, Canada2017 - present
  • Research Lead
    Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, Canada21 Sep 2022 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    Microsoft Research, New York, United States2015 - 2017

DEGREES

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science
    Stanford University, Stanford, United States2010 - 2015
  • M.S. in Computer Science
    Stanford University, Stanford, United States2008 - 2010
  • B. Eng. in Software Engineering
    McGill University, Montreal, Canada2004 - 2008

AVAILABILITY

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INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI)
  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)