Steve Mussmann
Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science, Georgia Tech
mussmann@gatech.edu
KACB 3320
Research interests: data-centric machine learning and active learning
Google Scholar, CV
Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science, Georgia Tech
mussmann@gatech.edu
KACB 3320
Research interests: data-centric machine learning and active learning
Google Scholar, CV
My research focuses on data-centric machine learning, emphasizing the often-overlooked aspects of data such as sourcing, annotation, and validation, which critically impact the reliability and usability of ML systems. I combine theoretical and experimental methods to develop conceptual insights with practical relevance.
Within data-centric machine learning, I am especially interested in:
Active Learning and Experimental Design (methods to select data to collect supervision)
Statistical aspects of data algorithms and data-centric ML (e.g., noise, domains, concept shift)
Task specifications with instructions (e.g., prompts, concepts) and demonstrations (e.g., labeled examples)
(Fall 2025) CS 7545 Machine Learning Theory
(Fall 2024) CS 8803-DML Data-centric Machine Learning
Current
Kangping Hu: PhD student in CS
Hangyu Zhou: PhD student in ML
Kabir Kang: MS student in CS
Kalp Vyas: MS student in CS
Saloni Bedi: BS student in CS
Former
Wei-Liang (Edison) Liao: BS student in CS
Prior to starting at Georgia Tech in Fall 2024, Steve spent a year as a machine learning researcher at Coactive AI. He finished a postdoc at the Paul Allen School of Compute Science and Engineering at the University of Washington with Kevin Jamieson and Ludwig Schmidt in September 2023. Steve graduated with a PhD in computer science from Stanford University in 2021, advised by Percy Liang, and a BS in math, statistics, and computer science from Purdue University in 2015.
Affiliations: Foundations of AI (FoAI), ML@GT