AI Accountability Researcher Deborah Raji Graduates from Berkeley, Joining Stanford CS in 2027
Inioluwa Deborah Raji (@rajiinio), a leading researcher on AI accountability and algorithmic auditing, announced on September 26 that she completed her PhD in UC Berkeley's EECS department and will join Stanford as an assistant professor of computer science in fall 2027, also serving as a fellow at the Stanford HAI center. Before starting, she will spend roughly a year visiting at Princeton's IAS and Princeton University. Per her own post, she will begin recruiting Stanford PhD students this year.
Confirmed
- Raji completed her UC Berkeley EECS PhD, announced in her own post.
- She becomes Stanford CS assistant professor in fall 2027, with a Stanford HAI fellowship.
- Transition year at IAS and Princeton University.
- She stated she will recruit PhD students at Stanford starting this year.
Unconfirmed
- GaryMarcus's repost misidentified her as "Angelina Wang", inconsistent with Raji's own post and other reposts; her own post takes precedence.
Why it matters
Raji is a prominent voice in AI accountability and algorithmic auditing; her move to Stanford and HAI gives the field a new foothold at a top institution, and her upcoming PhD openings are notable for students in AI accountability and safety. Congratulations from scholars including Adrian Weller, kareemcarr, negarrz, ghadfield, DiyiYang, msbernst, tallinzen and PMinervini reflect broad recognition of the appointment.
2026-09-26 ~ 2026-09-28 · 12 related posts
Primary sources
- [source] Inioluwa Raji finishes Berkeley PhD, to join Stanford CS as assistant professor in 2027 — rajiinio · 2026-09-26
- [source] AI accountability researcher joins Stanford CS as assistant professor, recruiting PhDs — rajiinio · 2026-09-26
- Berkeley PhD rajiinio to join Stanford CS as assistant professor in 2027 — adrian_weller · 2026-09-26
- rajiinio finishes PhD at Berkeley, will join Stanford CS as assistant professor in 2027 — Diyi_Yang · 2026-09-27
- AI accountability researcher Deborah Raji to join Stanford CS as assistant professor in 2027 — msbernst · 2026-09-27
- Berkeley PhD Angelina Wang to join Stanford CS as assistant professor — GaryMarcus · 2026-09-27
- AI safety researcher Raji to join Stanford CS as assistant professor in 2027 — PMinervini · 2026-09-27
5 near-duplicate retellings: negar_rz · kareem_carr · dhadfieldmenell · tallinzen · ghadfield