Jason Mars

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Jason Mars
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Jason Mars
Born (1983-05-27) May 27, 1983 (age 38)
US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
University of Pittsburgh
Known forcomputer architecture and artificial intelligence
Spouse(s)
AwardsBank Innovations #2 Most Innovative CEO in Banking (2017)[1]
Crain’s Detroit Business’ 40 under 40 (2019)[2]
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Doctoral advisorMary Lou Soffa
Websitejasonmars.org

Jason Mars is an American computer scientist who is currently an Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan.[3] Mars is noted for his research in computer architecture and artificial intelligence with a particular focus on the design and deployment of conversational AI systems.

At University of Michigan, Mars co-leads (with Prof. Lingjia Tang, his wife) the Clarity Lab,[4] where research is conducted into advanced technologies that span artificial intelligence, large scale computing, and programming languages. Of particular note was the development of the open-source [1] (aka Lucinda) personal digital assistant, which provides a full end-to-end system that simultaneously hears, sees, and understands user requests. The work was supported by Google, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Science Foundation.[5]

Controversies[]

Mars founded and was previously the CEO of Clinc, an artificial intelligence research company, but resigned in 2020 because of employee allegations of inappropriate behavior on his part.[6] This behavior included verbal and physical harassment.[7] In response, Mars' colleagues at the University of Michigan called for him to take a leave of absence from the university.[8][9] In late 2020, students at the University of Michigan protested Mars' continuing teaching role at the university.[10] As communicated by his Department Chair, Jason Mars did not go on leave and continued to teach.[11] A formal investigation by the University of Michigan concluded that "The university did not find any violations of its sexual harassment policy", however the report does note "Mars engaged in unacceptable behavior and that corrective and preventive actions were being taken."[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "10 Most Innovative CEOs in Banking 2017".
  2. ^ "40 under 40 - Jason Mars, 36; Lingjia Tang, 38".
  3. ^ "Core CSE Faculty". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. ^ "Build your own Siri: An open-source digital assistant".
  5. ^ "Sirius, the open-source intelligent personal assistant set to take on Siri".
  6. ^ Marowski, Steve (12 Feb 2020). "Clinc CEO resigns after investigation into inappropriate behavior". Michigan Live. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ Schiffer, Zoe. "Sex, bots, and audiotape: At an AI startup with deep ties to the University of Michigan, employees allege a pattern of sexual harassment by the CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ Schiffer, Zoe. "Michigan computer science faculty calls for Jason Mars to take a leave of absence following Verge investigation". The Verge. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ^ Tracey, Alice (18 Feb 2020). "U-M EECS professor Jason Mars faces allegations of sexual misconduct, abusive behavior". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ Colletti, Dominic (24 Dec 2020). "Students express concerns over teaching appointment of Jason Mars". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. ^ Voigt, Carla (27 Jan 2021). "Univ. of Mich. CSG Assembly Resolution 10-037 (Appendix A)". Retrieved 27 Jun 2021.
  12. ^ Wellman, Michael (1 Jun 2021). "Public Response by Univ. of Mich. Division Chair of Computer Science & Engineering". Retrieved 27 Jun 2021.

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