Scholar
Sarah-Jane Leslie
Google Scholar ID: iY1qLegAAAAJ
Class of 1943 Professor, Philosophy & Statistics and Machine Learning, Princeton University
Citations & Impact
Citations
7,317
H-index
34
i10-index
52
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple papers and received the Stanton Award from the Society for Philosophy and Psychology (2015). Her work on academic gender gaps was named one of 2015’s most interesting scientific findings by Edge. She has delivered lectures such as the Andrew Carnegie Lecture, Gareth Evans Memorial Lecture, and Daniel Greenberg Lecture.
Research Experience
- Former Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Dean for Faculty Development, Director of the Program in Linguistics, and Founding Director of the Program in Cognitive Science. Currently co-director of Princeton's Natural and Artificial Minds initiative, and affiliated faculty in Princeton’s AI Lab, Department of Psychology, Program in Cognitive Science, Program in Linguistics, and various other centers and programs.
Education
- Ph.D., Princeton, 2007
Background
- A cognitive scientist, currently appointed as the Class of 1943 Professor of Philosophy and Statistics and Machine Learning at Princeton University. Her research interests include the role of generic generalizations in human cognition, academic gender gaps, symbolic reasoning in humans and AI, stochastic network dynamics, and applications of optimal transport to cognitive science.
Miscellany
- Developed two classes, one graduate and one undergraduate, aimed at introducing students to machine learning with minimal math and coding prerequisites. Her work has been extensively covered in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. She has appeared on BBC, NPR, WHYY, CBC Radio, and NBC.
Co-authors