Chris Piech — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Teaching) at Stanford University.
Leads a lab in the CS department researching machine learning for human learning accessibility.
Attended Stanford University for his higher education.
Grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Biography

Chris Piech is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Teaching) at Stanford University. He directs a lab within the Computer Science department, where his research focuses on exploring how machine learning can be utilized to make high-quality human learning openly accessible.

Piech's early life included growing up in Nairobi, Kenya. At the age of twelve, he moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, residing there until he commenced his university studies at Stanford.