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Been Kim

Been Kim

Senior Staff Research Scientist / Google DeepMind

EducationPhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known ForMachine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Interpretability, Research Scientist
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About Been Kim

Been Kim is a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, specializing in interpretable machine learning (Explainable AI). Her research focuses on developing human-centered tools and concepts to help people communicate with and understand complex ML models. She is known for her work on TCAV (Testing with Concept Activation Vectors), which received the UNESCO Netexplo award, and has given keynotes at major conferences like ICLR 2022 and ECML 2020.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

2012 - 2015
Field of Study

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Computer Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters

2007 - 2010
Field of Study

Masters - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)

Seoul National University
Seoul National University

B.S.

2003 - 2007
Field of Study

B.S. - Mechanical and Aeronautics Engineering

Work Experience

Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind

Senior Staff Research scientist

Apr 2023 - Present
Position

Senior Staff Research scientist

Google Brain
Google Brain

Senior Staff Research Scientist

Apr 2023 - Apr 2023
Position

Senior Staff Research Scientist

Google Brain
Google Brain

Staff Research Scientist

Oct 2020 - Apr 2023
Position

Staff Research Scientist

Google Brain
Google Brain

Senior Research Scientist

Nov 2018 - Oct 2020
Position

Senior Research Scientist

Google Brain
Google Brain

Research Scientist

Apr 2017 - Nov 2018
Position

Research Scientist

University of Washington
University of Washington

Affiliate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering department

Aug 2015 - Apr 2017
Position

Affiliate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering department

Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)

Research Scientist

Aug 2015 - Apr 2017
Position

Research Scientist

MIT
MIT

Ph.D

Feb 2012 - Jun 2015
Responsibilities

Areas of Concentration: Interactive Machine Learning

Committee: Julie Shah, Cynthia Rudin and Randall Davis

Google Research
Google Research

Research Intern

May 2014 - Aug 2014
Responsibilities

Research Intern at Machine Learning API team

Development of Bayesian Interpretable models and result visualization

The MathWorks
The MathWorks

Software engineer

Sep 2010 - Jan 2012
Responsibilities

Development of a new framework to interface MATLAB with C/C++

Bain & Company
Bain & Company

Research Intern

May 2007 - Jul 2007
Responsibilities

Optimizing airline routes; Data search, organization and analysis

iTalknews
iTalknews

Intern

Dec 2005 - Feb 2006
Responsibilities

User interface design; Website traffic analysis; Website promotion project organizer

Core Technical Competencies

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Focus on creating human-centered AI systems and methodologies for model communication.

Machine Learning

Expertise in developing sophisticated algorithms and models for various computational tasks.

Software Engineering

Proficiency in professional software development practices, including C++, Java, and version control.

MATLAB

Extensive experience with the MATLAB environment for numerical computing and simulation.

Professional Service & Advisory Roles

Active involvement in advancing the fields of Machine Learning and AI through leadership roles, program committees, and community advocacy.

Conference Leadership

Senior Program Chair, ICLR 2023

Workshop Chair, ICLR 2019

Steering Committee and Area Chair, FAccT conference

Program Committees & Reviewing

Senior Area Chair/Program Committee, NeurIPS (2017-Present)

Senior Area Chair/Program Committee, ICML (2019-Present)

Area Chair/Program Committee, ICLR (2020-Present)

Area Chair/Program Committee, AISTATS (2020-Present)

Steering Committee and Area Chair, IEEE Conference on Secure and Trustworthy Machine Learning

Community & Advocacy

Co-organizer, Workshops on Human Interpretability in ML (WHI)

Former Executive Board Member and VP, Women in Machine Learning

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