Brent Hecht

Director of Applied Science, Microsoft
Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Joined
July 2019

Names

Brent Hecht (Preferred)
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Brent J. Hecht

Emails

****@cs.umn.edu (Confirmed)
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****@northwestern.edu (Confirmed)
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****@microsoft.com (Confirmed)
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****@microsoft.com (Confirmed)

Personal Links

Career & Education History

Director of Applied Science
Microsoft (microsoft.com)
2019 – Present
Associate Professor
Northwestern University (northwestern.edu)
2016 – Present

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

PhD Advisee
Nicholas M. Vincent
2017 – Present
PhD Advisee
Hanlin Li
2017 – Present
PhD Advisee
Isaac Johnson
2015 – Present
PhD Advisee
Jacob Thebault-Spieker
2015 – Present
PhD Advisee
Hannah Miller Hillberg
2015 – Present
PhD Advisee
Yilun Lin
2015 – Present
PhD Advisor
Darren Gergle
2008 – Present

Expertise

hybrid work
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remote work
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social computing
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human-computer interaction
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Accountability
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Fairness
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spatial computing
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human-centered AI
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responsible AI
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data-centric AI
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data leverage
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data strikes
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data dividends
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data markets
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collaborative AI
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content ecosystems
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data valuation
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data taxes
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universal basic income
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AI dividend
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copyright
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intellectual property
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piecework
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crowdwork
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data labeling
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future of work
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augmentation
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pro-worker AI
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Publications

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Co-Authors

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