I am an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Sciences, at the School of Computing, Data, and Information Sciences at UW-Madison. I am also affiliated with the Department of Statistics. I work on theoretical topics in machine learning and game theory. For more details, see my publications. Prior to UW-Madison, I was at UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. See here for a formal bio.
Selected publications: One of my current research agendas explores the incentives that arise when agents share data with one another. We are developing data-sharing mechanisms and marketplaces that promote truthful data contribution, ensure fair benefits for the participants, and generate value for society as a whole. Below are some relevant papers:
- A Cramér-von Mises Approach to Incentivizing Truthful Data Sharing [arxiv]
- Collaborative Mean Estimation Among Heterogeneous Strategic Agents: Individual Rationality, Fairness, and Truthful Contribution [arxiv], ICML 2025
- Mechanism Design for Collaborative Normal Mean Estimation [arxiv], NeurIPS 2023
- Contributor-Side Incentives in a Data Marketplace for Mean Estimation [arxiv]
- Learning to Price Homogeneous Data [arxiv], NeurIPS 2024
Current teaching (Fall '24): CS/ECE/STAT-861 - Theoretical Foundations of Machine Learning
PhD students
Keran Chen
(Statistics)
Alex Clinton (CS)
Michael Harding (Statistics)
Joon Suk Huh (CS)
Undergraduate students
Peter Yang
Openings:
I am recruiting students with strong backgrounds in mathematics and statistics.
If you are a PhD student at UW-Madison who is interested in working with me, please drop me an email (and
follow up if I do not respond).
Undergraduate students may also email me, but I prioritize students who have
taken one of my classes.
Unfortunately, I am not always able to individually respond to such inquiries from prospective
students who are not at UW-Madison.
However, you may apply to the MS/PhD program at the Department of Computer Sciences and drop me an email.
Contact
1210, West Dayton Street 5375
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706.
email: kandasamy [at] cs (dot) wisc {dot} edu