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Ahmed El Alaoui

Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science
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About

Ahmed El Alaoui is an assistant professor of statistics and data science. His research interests revolve around high-dimensional phenomena in statistics and probability theory, statistical physics, algorithms, and problems where these areas meet. Prior to joining the Cornell faculty in 2021, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, hosted by Andrea Montanari. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley in 2018, advised by Michael I. Jordan. 

Research Website
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Research areas
High-dimensional Statistics
Machine Learning
Stochastic Processes
Theory of Computing
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Contact
ae333@cornell.edu
Location
Computing and Information Science Building 312
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Statistics & Data Science
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Computer Science
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