Ariel Procaccia

Professor:Computer Science

Ariel Procaccia is Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University. His areas of expertise include artificial intelligence, theoretical computer science and algorithmic game theory.

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Bloomberg Opinion

Contact Tracing Didn't Defeat Covid. Here's How It Could.

Appealing to self-interest instead of relying on social obligation would provide incentives to cooperate that were missing early in the pandemic. There’s an app for that.

January 28, 2022

January 28, 2022

OpinionPo-Shen Loh and Ariel Procaccia

Contact Tracing Didn't Defeat Covid. Here's How It Could.

Appealing to self-interest instead of relying on social obligation would provide incentives to cooperate that were missing early in the pandemic. There’s an app for that.

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May 5, 2021

May 5, 2021

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Let’s Raffle Off Congressional Seats

New York lost its 27th Congress member after the latest U.S. census. A dose of randomness could have given it a fairer chance to hold on.

Let’s Raffle Off Congressional Seats

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Conferences Work Better When Everyone Stays Home

I expected the coronavirus to ruin a scientific gathering earlier this month. Then I virtually showed up.

Meeting online

April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Why Science Won’t Ace Its Covid-19 Test

In normal times, the decentralization of research works remarkably well. In a crisis, the usual process is inadequate.

Research Into Cancer Conducted At The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

January 29, 2020

January 29, 2020

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Peer Review Is Science’s Wheel of Misfortune

The system for evaluating the quality of research papers works little better than flipping coins. Budding scholars pay the price.

Peerless.

December 24, 2019

December 24, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

‘Frozen 2’ Gives Homeopathic Quackery a Warm Embrace

Disney's film appears to support a debunked, but increasingly popular, form of alternative medicine.

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November 15, 2019

November 15, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Quantum Leap for Computing Is a Small Step for Computers

Congratulate Google for an engineering breakthrough, but flashy milestones rarely herald technological revolutions.

IBM Q System One Quantum Computer

September 6, 2019

September 6, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Lotteries Instead of Elections? Not So Arbitrary

Selecting government officials at random is an ancient idea. Imagine the possibilities.

Powerball Jackpot Expected To Reach A Whopping Record-Breaking 1.5 Billion

July 10, 2019

July 10, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Beware of Geeks Bearing AI Gifts

A lot of what’s sold as artificial intelligence actually isn’t. Let’s be careful to reserve the term for the real thing.

AI Summit At TechXLR8 During London Tech Week

May 21, 2019

May 21, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

To Beat Gerrymandering, Do the Math

Number crunchers can prove that election districts were engineered for partisan advantage, and can help craft fairer alternatives.

Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Holds Campaign Rally In New York City

March 29, 2019

March 29, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Dump ‘Statistical Significance,’ Then Teach Scientists Statistics

Researchers need a new gold standard to assess their work. They also ought to stop indulging the fear of math.

What's that you say?

March 7, 2019

March 7, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

AI Researchers Are Pushing Bias Out of Algorithms

Practical ideas for ensuring that artificial intelligence is ethical and fair are gushing from inside the tech profession.

Inside The Artificial Intelligence Exhibition & Conference

January 7, 2019

January 7, 2019

OpinionAriel Procaccia

Tech Giants, Gorging on AI Professors Is Bad for You

If industry keeps hiring the cutting-edge scholars, who will train the next generation of innovators in artificial intelligence?

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