Tom Mitchell
SCS Founders University Professor
Studies machine learning, including learning from natural language instruction and models of human brain activity.
Tom Mitchell's lab at CMU works on computational neuroscience & cognition. 8 papers since 2023, 2 at top venues, mostly Findings of EMNLP and NeurIPS. 1 PhD student. 75 alumni, most often to Google and Microsoft. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 2/ year
- at T1 venues
- 25%
- PhD students
- 1
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 75
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 0 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 0 papers2025 · T1 0
- 4 papers2024 · T1 1
- 4 papers2023 · T1 1
T1 venuesOtherVenues: Findings of EMNLP, NeurIPS, PNAS
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- instruction1 paper
- Computational neuroscience & cognition0 papers
- activity0 papers
- studies machine0 papers
- brain0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20244 papers
- Learning at Scale ConferenceAutomated Generation and Tagging of Knowledge Components From Multiple-Choice Questions (opens in a new tab)
- AAAI WorkshopLearning to Compare Hints: Combining Insights from Student Logs and Large Language Models (opens in a new tab)
- PNAS (T1)Protecting Scientific Integrity in an Age of Generative AI (opens in a new tab)
- Realizing the Promise and Minimizing the Perils of AI for Science and the Scientific CommunityScientific Progress in Artificial Intelligence: History, Status, and Futures (opens in a new tab)
20234 papers
- Eighteenth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TELLearning to Give Useful Hints: Assistance Action Evaluation and Policy Improvements (opens in a new tab)
- NeurIPS (T1)Read and Reap the Rewards: Learning to Play Atari with the Help of Instruction Manuals (opens in a new tab)
- GAIEDRuffle and Riley: Towards the Automated Induction of Conversational Tutoring Systems (opens in a new tab)
- Findings of EMNLPThe Internal State of an LLM Knows When It's Lying (opens in a new tab)
Where alumni went75 listed, 43% to industry
Industry 22Academia 29
Most often to
- Microsoft
- at his own startup company.
Also to
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- and Professor at University of Amsterdam
Apply to CMUFall 2027
CMU SCS Computer Science PhD
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