Elliot Creager
Biography
Dr. Elliot Creager is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is also a Faculty Affiliate at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence and the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society.
Dr. Creager’s research spans a range of topics within machine learning, with a focus on algorithmic fairness, representation learning, and robustness. He earned his PhD from the University of Toronto, where he also interned and conducted research at Google Brain in Toronto during his graduate studies.
Dr. Creager’s research spans a range of topics within machine learning, with a focus on algorithmic fairness, representation learning, and robustness. He earned his PhD from the University of Toronto, where he also interned and conducted research at Google Brain in Toronto during his graduate studies.
Research Interests
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Out-of-distribution Robustness
- Algorithmic Fairness
- Representation Learning
- Sequential Decision Making
- Causal Inference
Education
- 2023, PhD, Computer Science, University of Toronto, Canada
- 2015, M.A., Music Technology, McGill University, Canada
- 2013, Sc.B., Electrical Engineering (Honors), and A.B., Music, Brown University, United States
Teaching*
- ECE 406 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
- Taught in 2024, 2025
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Graduate studies
- Currently considering applications from graduate students. A completed online application is required for admission; start the application process now.