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I am an MD/PhD computer scientist, broadly interested in the areas of machine learning, statistical inference, and information theory. My work focuses on developing tools for identifying structure in high-dimensional datasets using techniques from these fields.
I completed my MD at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
I received my PhD from the department of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where I worked with Josh Tenenbaum and Tommi Jaakkola. I also collaborated closely with Pardis Sabeti and Michael Mitzenmacher.
Previously, I studied statistics at the University of Oxford on a Marshall Scholarship, and computer science at MIT.Email: dnreshef <at> mit <dot> edu
Selected Publications
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Y. Reshef*, D. Reshef*, P. Sabeti**, M. Mitzenmacher**
(* co-first authors; ** co-last authors)
Statistical Science, 2020.
[Abstract] [Manuscript]
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and Leading Measures of Dependence
D. Reshef*, Y. Reshef*, P. Sabeti**, M. Mitzenmacher**
(* co-first authors; ** co-last authors)
Annals of Applied Statistics, 2018.
[Abstract] [Manuscript]
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J. Mueller, D. Reshef, G. Du, T. Jaakkola
Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), 2017.
[Abstract] [Manuscript]
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Y. Reshef*, D. Reshef*, H. Finucane, P. Sabeti**, M. Mitzenmacher**
(* co-first authors; ** co-last authors)
Journal of Machine Learning Research, 2016.
[Abstract] [Manuscript]
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E. Schulz, J. Tenenbaum, D. Reshef, M. Speekenbrink, S. Gershman
Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 2015.
[Manuscript]
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D. Reshef*, Y. Reshef*, M. Mitzenmacher**, P. Sabeti**
(*,** these authors contributed equally)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2014.
[Abstract] [Manuscript]
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D. Reshef*, Y. Reshef*, M. Mitzenmacher**, P. Sabeti**
(*,** these authors contributed equally)
Preliminary version at:
[arXiv]
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E. Goldstein , R. Kirkcaldy, D. Reshef, S. Berman, H. Weinstock, P. Sabeti, C. Del Rio, G. Hall, E. Hook, M.Lipsitch
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012.
[Manuscript]
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D. Reshef*, Y. Reshef*, H. Finucane, S. Grossman, G. McVean, P. Turnbaugh, E. Lander,
M. Mitzenmacher**, P. Sabeti** (*, ** these authors contributed equally)
Science, 2011.
[Manuscript] [Accompanying Science Perspective] [Science Podcast] [Project Website (reprints)] [FAQ]
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D. Reshef
Graduate thesis (University of Oxford), Department of Statistics, advised by Gilean McVean, 2011.
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E. Goldstein, B. Cowling, J. O'Hagan, L. Danon, V. Fang, A. Hagy, J. Miller, D. Reshef, J. Robins, P. Biedrzycki, M. Lipsitch
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010.
[Manuscript]
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D. Reshef, E. Gallardo, S. Gibb, L. Glover, J. Landers, I. Illa, R. Brown Jr.
Presented at International Dysferlin Conference, 2007.
[Abstract]
Funding
I'm grateful for prior generous support from:![Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission](websiteFiles/MarshallLogo.gif)
![The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship](websiteFiles/SorosLogo.gif)
![The National Science Foundation](websiteFiles/nsfLogo.gif)