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Cynthia D. Rudin

Interpretable Machine Learning Healthcare Predictive Modeling Criminal Justice Risk Assessment Energy Systems Optimization

About

Cynthia D. Rudin is the Gilbert, Louis, and Edward Lehrman Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Duke University, with joint appointments in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistical Science, and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics. She directs the Interpretable Machine Learning Lab, where her research focuses on designing interpretable machine learning models that humans can understand and trust, and applying them to real‑world problems in healthcare, criminal justice, energy systems, and more. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University and undergraduate degrees from the University at Buffalo. Rudin is a winner of prestigious awards such as the AAAI’s Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity, INFORMS prizes, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and is a fellow of multiple professional societies in statistics and AI

Research Performance Summary

342
Total Papers
38638
Total Citations
67
H-Index
1994-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

OPERA TIONS RESEARCH CENTER

Year: 1994

Citations: 0

Venue: N/A

Latest Recorded Paper

Applying a Cost-Benefit Analysis to Geofence Searches

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: Jurimetrics, forthcoming (2026)

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
5
2025
32
2024
39
2023
36
2022
37
2021
15
2020
21
2019
14
2018
18
2017
12
2016
12

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 55
Journal 50
Book 2

Top Coauthors

Rudin Chen

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 37
Citations 73
Avg. Citations / Paper 2
H-Index 4

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 148
Citations 7488
Avg. Citations / Paper 50.6
H-Index 37

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 71
Citations 26326
Avg. Citations / Paper 370.8
H-Index 33

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 67
Citations 3563
Avg. Citations / Paper 53.2
H-Index 28

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 12
Citations 968
Avg. Citations / Paper 80.7
H-Index 9

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 4
Citations 196
Avg. Citations / Paper 49
H-Index 4

1995-1999

Period Stats
Papers 2
Citations 24
Avg. Citations / Paper 12
H-Index 1

1990-1994

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 0
Avg. Citations / Paper 0
H-Index 0

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

cynthia@cs.duke.edu

Detected Research Keywords

Interpretable Machine Learning Machine Learning Models Sparse Decision Trees Matching Causal Inference Machine Learning Approach Stop Explaining Black Explaining Black Box Black Box Machine Box Machine Learning Models Stakes Decisions