Usama M. Fayyad
Usama M. Fayyad founded NASA JPL’s Machine Learning Systems Group in 1992. This work formed part of his career in extracting knowledge from data. He founded Microsoft Research’s Data Mining and Exploration Group in 1997. He later led data work at Yahoo and founded Open Insights in 2008. Fayyad joined Northeastern in 2020 as the inaugural director of its Institute for Experiential AI. He helped build the institute during 2021–2025 and now serves as senior vice provost for AI and data strategy.
- Now at
- Northeastern University
- Works
- 151
- Citations
- 22,689
- h-index
- 44
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1992
Machine learning at JPL
Usama M. Fayyad founded NASA JPL’s Machine Learning Systems Group in 1992. It places this work within a career in extracting knowledge from data.
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1997–2008
Data research and practice
He founded Microsoft Research’s Data Mining and Exploration Group in 1997. He later led data work at Yahoo and founded Open Insights in 2008.
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2020–2025
Experiential AI institute
Fayyad joined Northeastern in 2020 as the inaugural director of its Institute for Experiential AI. He helped build the institute during 2021–2025 and now serves as senior vice provost for AI and data strategy.
Sources and credits
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