Jackie Baek

Jackie Baek

Joined Stern 2023

Leonard N. Stern School of Business

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E-mail jb8340@stern.nyu.edu
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Biography

Jackie Baek joined New York University Stern School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics in January 2023.

Professor Baek's research is in developing machine learning algorithms for decision making as well as understanding the societal implications of such algorithms. She has worked on problems in algorithmic fairness, global health, revenue management, and transportation.

She received her PhD in Operations Research from MIT in 2022, and a BMath from the University of Waterloo. Before joining NYU Stern, she was a research fellow at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at the University of California, Berkeley.

Research Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Algorithmic Fairness
  • Healthcare
  • Data-Driven Operations

Academic Background

Ph.D., Operations Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelor, Mathematics
University of Waterloo