University of Michigan School of Information

Kenan Alkiek
PhD Student
Email: [email protected]
Biography
PhD Candidate co-advised by Vinod Vydiswaran and David Jurgens. My research focuses on how language models reason, with an emphasis on explainable AI, aiming to leverage this reasoning to enhance verification processes and improve collaborative decision-making settings.
Areas of interest
natural language processing, explainability (XAI), reasoning, verification, healthcare
Honors & Awards
Teresa Noel Urban Blaurock Student Research Award
Education
M.S. Applied Statistics, University of Michigan 2022
B.S. Computer Science, Kettering University 2018
Minor: Applied Mathematics