PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Lydia Liu

Also known as Lydia T. Liu

As of October 2026, Lydia Liu is a computer scientist at Princeton University, where she directs the HAIKU Lab for human-AI collaboration. Her paper 'Delayed Impact of Fair Machine Learning' won a best paper award at ICML 2018. She completed a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley in 2022 and then worked as a postdoctoral associate at Cornell. In January 2024 she joined Princeton's computer science faculty as an assistant professor. Her interests lie in the scientific and normative foundations of machine learning and algorithmic decision-making, with a focus on societal impact and welfare.

Works
27
Citations
384
h-index
8

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2018

    A best paper at ICML

    Her paper 'Delayed Impact of Fair Machine Learning', written with Sarah Dean, Esther Rolf, Max Simchowitz and Moritz Hardt, wins a best paper award at ICML 2018. It shows that common fairness criteria do not promote improvement over time and may in fact cause harm.

  2. 2019

    The inaugural Ada Lovelace Fellowship

    She wins the inaugural Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship in January 2019, while still a Ph.D. student advised by Michael Jordan and Moritz Hardt.

  3. 2022

    A doctorate at Berkeley

    She completes a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley in 2022, advised by Moritz Hardt and Michael I. Jordan. She then works as a postdoctoral associate in Cornell University's computer science department.

  4. January 2024

    A Princeton faculty post

    She joins Princeton's computer science faculty as an assistant professor in January 2024.

  5. As of October 2026

    Directing the HAIKU Lab

    She is a computer scientist at Princeton University, where she directs the HAIKU Lab for human-AI collaboration. Her interests lie in the scientific and normative foundations of machine learning and algorithmic decision-making, with a focus on societal impact and welfare.

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  1. ICML 2018 Awards icml.cc. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Delayed Impact of Fair Machine Learning proceedings.mlr.press. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Lydia Liu wins inaugural Ada Lovelace Fellowship - EECS at Berkeley eecs.berkeley.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Lydia T. Liu lydiatliu.github.io. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Lydia Liu, an expert on the social impacts of machine learning, has joined the faculty | CS cs.princeton.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.