The department’s biggest holes come in artificial intelligence and machine learning, according to Scassellati and Radev. Computer science professor Nisheeth Vishnoi also told the News that he would like to see the department focus on the societal and human aspects of computing such as fairness, accountability and privacy. Yale can have an edge in these topics given its existing strengths in law, business, and the social sciences, Vishnoi added.
The department is currently refining its mission and deciding whether it should move towards basic research — which includes study about representation, storage, transformation and communication of information — or more applied research. For his part, Fischer said that basic research is crucial as the core for more applied study. In every science field, he said, applications build on basic research.
“Each of these topics builds on corresponding basic research,” Fischer said. “At Yale, basic research has been discounted by painting it with the word ‘theoretical’, with the connotation of ‘useless.’”
how much do computer scientists make seconded that the department should focus on foundational research and added that cross-cutting initiatives should also be a priority.
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