Doctoral Review Committee (DRC)

This committee brings ideas and issues for discussion about the program or curriculum and presents proposals to the faculty.

• Faculty Member: Tom Mitchell
• Student Members (2023-2024): Kelly He, Yusha Liu, Dhruv Malik and Brandon Trabucco
• Staff Member: Diane Stidle

Contact: ml-drc@cs.cmu.edu

Retreat Committee

This committee helps plan the annual Ph.D. Student Retreat.

• Student Members: Ben Chugg, Jin-Hong Du, Yiding Jiang, Terrance Liu and Ini Oguntola
• Staff Members: Diane Stidle and Laura Winter

Contact: ml-phd-retreat@cs.cmu.edu

MLD Ph.D. Peers

The members of this committee will meet with you individually to discuss anything you would like advice about (e.g., matching, adviser problems, imposter syndrome, etc.).

Student Members: Arundhati Banerjee, Don Dennis, Zhili Feng, Tomas Gonzalez, Euxhen Hasanaj, Nari Johnson, Oscar Li, Stephanie Milani, Motolani Olarinre, Ashwini Pokle and Robin Schmucker

Contact: mld-phd-peers@cs.cmu.edu

Social Committee

This committee plans student social events using GSA funds. It also plans ML Tea with department funds.

• GSA Representative: Nupoor Gandhi
• Student Members: Logan Crowl, Yewen Fan, Ellie Haber, Chris Ki, Yuki Minai and Shahriar Noroozizadeh

Contact: ml-phd-social-committee@cs.cmu.edu

MLD Wellness Network

This committee holds consultation office hours and special topic group discussions.

• Faculty Members: Rayid Ghani, Matt Gormley, Hoda Heidari, Aaditya Ramdas, Aarti Singh and Pat Virtue
• Student Members:
• Staff Members: Diane Stidle

Contact: ml-wellness-network@cs.cmu.edu

Speaking Skills

The members of this committee evaluate the talks given to fulfill the Ph.D. Speaking Skills requirement.

• Faculty Members: 
• Student Members: Ananye Agarwal, Keegan Harris, Alex Li, Yusha Liu, Tiffany Min and Deying Song

Contact: ml-speakingskills@cs.cmu.edu

MLD Blog

• Faculty Member: Ameet Talwalkar
• Student Leader: Keegan Harris
• Student Members: Wayne Chi (CSD), Faria Huq (HCII), Leena Mathur (LTI), Naveen Raman (MLD) and Yash Savani (CSD)