ML Department Key Contacts
| Department Head | |
| Department Head | Zico Kolter |
| Assistant to the Department Head | Sara Werner |
| Associate Department Head for Faculty and Climate | Geoff Gordon |
| Associate Department Head for Research | Eric Xing |
| Academic Programs | |
| PhD Program Director | Tom Mitchell |
| PhD Program Manager | Diane Stidle |
| MSML Program Director | Nihar Shah |
| MS Programs Manager | Dorothy Holland-Minkley |
| ML Undergraduate Director | Matt Gormley |
| ML Undergraduate Program Administrator | Laura Winter |
| Admissions & Student Inquiries | |
| PhD Admissions Committee Chair | Russ Salakhutdinov |
| PhD Admissions Coordinator | Diane Stidle |
| PhD Open House | Diane Stidle, Laura Winter |
| PhD Orientation | Diane Stidle |
| PhD Prospective Student Inquiries | Tom Mitchell, Diane Stidle |
| MS Admissions Committee Chair | Nihar Shah |
| MS Admissions Coordinator | Laura Winter |
| MS Orientation | Dorothy Holland-Minkley |
| MS Prospective Student Inquiries | Laura Winter |
| Courses & Teaching | |
| Faculty Course Assignments | Zico Kolter |
| PhD Courses & Waitlists (700 level and above) | Laura Winter |
| MS Courses & Waitlists (600 level and below) | Dorothy Holland-Minkley |
| Course Administrative Support | Course Technical Manager, Education Associate or Instructor's Administrative Assistant |
| Recitation Rooms | Course Technical Manager, Education Associate or Instructor's Administrative Assistant |
| TA Assignments | Henry Chai, Matt Gormley |
| Department Administration | |
| Distribution Lists (MS Students) | Dorothy Holland-Minkley |
| Distribution Lists (PhD Students) | Diane Stidle |
| Distribution Lists (Faculty & Staff) | Sharon Cavlovich |
| Faculty Administrative Assistants | See this list for current assignments |
| Faculty Meetings | Sharon Cavlovich |
| Mail & Packages | Christine Hucko |
| Office Supplies | Christine Hucko, Marlee Bandish, Christine Martik |
| Faculty Outreach, Recruiting and Screening (FORS) | |
| 2024 FORS Committee Chair | Barnabas Poczos |
| 2024 FORS Committee Members | Tianqi Chen, Hoda Heidari, Tom Mitchell, Andrej Risteski, Ameet Talwalkar, Leila Wehbe, Bryan Wilder |
| 2024 FORS Committee (Teaching Track) Chair | Matt Gormley |
| 2024 FORS Committee (Teaching Track) Members | Henry Chai, Pat Virtue |
| Administrative Coordinator | Sharon Cavlovich |
| Faculty Offer Letters | Walt Schearer (SCS Dean's Office) |
| Faculty Reappointment and Promotion | |
| Reappointments, Promotions & Tenure Process | Zico Kolter, Geoff Gordon |
| Administrative Coordinator | Sharon Cavlovich |
| Hiring | |
| Faculty Hiring | Please see FORS information above |
| Staff Hiring | Mary Stech |
| Student Hiring | Mary Stech |
| Visitors | Mary Stech |
| Human Resources Team | |
| HR Business Partner | Keith Kapusta (Office of Human Resources) |
| HR Generalist | Sarah Ridenour (Office of Human Resources): SCS-HRGeneralist@andrew.cmu.edu |
| HR Recruiter (non-technical roles) | Chris Sciullo (Office of Human Resources) |
| HR Recruiter (technical roles) | Aaron DeHart (Office of Human Resources) |
| Other Human Resources Inquiries | Please see this list of HR contacts by topic |
| Leaves | |
| Family & Medical Leave (FMLA) | Office of Human Resources (more info here) |
| Faculty: Parental Leave | Vice Provost for Faculty (more info here) |
| Faculty: Professional Leave | Vice Provost for Faculty (more info here) |
| Staff: Parental Leave | Office of Human Resources (more info here) |
| Student Leave of Absence | The HUB (more info here) |
| Marketing, News & Social Media | |
| Communications Manger | TBD |
| Research Administration & Finances | |
| Pre-Award | Nancy McCarthy |
| Post-Award | Russ O'Lare |
| PhD Fellowships | Mary Stech |
| Purchase Orders | purchase@cs.cmu.edu |
| Travel & Expense Reimbursements | Faculty's Administrative Assistant |
| Business Manager & DDFR Approvals | Russ O'Lare |
| ALG Approvals | Walt Schearer (SCS Dean's Office) |
| Space and Facilities | |
| Building Access & Office Keys | SCS Building Facilities Department: building@cs.cmu.edu |
| Building & Maintenance Issues | SCS Building Facilities Department: building@cs.cmu.edu |
| Conference Room Reservations | Faculty's Administrative Assistant |
| Office Allocations: PhD Students | Diane Stidle |
| Office Allocations: Faculty & Staff | Zico Kolter, Russ O'Lare |
| Visas | |
| Faculty, Staff, Visitors | Mary Stech |
| International Students | Diane Stidle |
| Webpages | |
| ML@CMU Blog | Ameet Talwalkar |
| MLD Website Administrator | TBD |