Bethany Hsiao

Bethany Hsiao
  • Doctoral Candidate

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    3730 Walnut Street
    527.3 Jon M Huntsman Hall
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: algorithmic decision-making, algorithmic fairness, computational social science, social good

Links: CV, LinkedIn

Overview

Bethany is a third-year PhD student in the Wharton Operations, Information, & Decisions department. She is also part of the Computational Social Science Lab and advised by Professor Duncan Watts. Her research focuses on AI and its impact on human decision-making. Before joining the PhD program, Bethany earned a B.S.E. in Computer & Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

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