Researcher

Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Suresh Venkatasubramanian studies algorithmic fairness at Brown University, where he directs the Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign. He earned a PhD at Stanford University in 1999 after an undergraduate degree at IIT Kanpur, and he joined the University of Utah School of Computing as an endowed chair in 2007. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy appointed him in 2021 as Assistant Director for Science and Justice, where he helped co-author the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. In November 2025 he was appointed to co-chair the AI and Algorithms Subcommittee with Serena Booth, and in June 2026 he received the RLEval Best Paper Award with Victor Ojewale. As of October 2026, he also sits on the board of the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Timeline

  1. 1999

    A Stanford PhD

    He completes a BTech at IIT Kanpur and then earns a PhD from Stanford University in 1999.

  2. 2007

    Joining the University of Utah

    He joins the University of Utah School of Computing in 2007 as an endowed chair for faculty innovation in computer science.

  3. 2010

    An NSF CAREER Award

    He receives a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2010 for work on the geometry of probability.

  4. 2021–2022

    Co-authoring the AI Bill of Rights

    He joins the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in 2021 as Assistant Director for Science and Justice, where he helps co-author the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.

  5. 2024

    The CNTR center at Brown

    The Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign (CNTR) is founded at Brown in April 2024.

  6. November 2025

    Co-chair of an AI subcommittee

    He and Serena Booth are appointed in November 2025 to co-chair the AI and Algorithms Subcommittee.

  7. June 2026

    An RLEval Best Paper Award

    He and Victor Ojewale receive the RLEval Best Paper Award in June 2026.

  8. As of October 2026

    Directing CNTR at Brown

    He directs CNTR at Brown, studies algorithmic fairness, and sits on the board of the Ada Lovelace Institute.

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  1. Suresh Venkatasubramanian - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Venkatasubramanian, Suresh vivo.brown.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Suresh Venkatasubramanian | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Brown professor Suresh Venkatasubramanian tackles societal impact of computer science at White House - Brown Daily Herald browndailyherald.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. The CNTR celebrates its one-year-anniversary and launches the Socially Responsible Computing Handbook. | Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign | Brown University cntr.brown.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Serena Booth And Suresh Venkatasubramanian Co-Chair ACM's US Technology Policy Committee's Subcommittee On AI And Algorithms posts.cs.brown.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Suresh Venkatasubramanian | Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign | Brown University cntr.brown.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Our people | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.