Lyle H. Ungar

Dr. Lyle Ungar is a Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also holds appointments in multiple departments in the schools of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Medicine, and Business.  Dr. Ungar received a B.S. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from M.I.T.  He has published over 200 articles and is co-inventor on eleven patents.  His research areas include machine learning, data and text mining, and psychology, with a current focus on statistical natural language processing, spectral methods, and the use of social media understand the psychology of individuals and communities.