About Me

I am a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park. I study fairness in reinforcement learning with John Dickerson and Aravind Srinivasan. Broadly, my research interests include artificial intelligence, algorithmic fairness, and probabilistic methods, with a focus on solving practical problems in areas such as healthcare.

Education

  • Ph.D. | Computer Science, expected 2025

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • M.Sc. | Computer Science, 2021

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • B.Sc. | Applied Mathematics, 2019

    University of California, Los Angeles

Selected Works

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Non-stationary Probabilistic Policies for Resource Constrained Restless Multi-Armed Bandits

Aviva Prins, Aravind Srinivasan, John Dickerson

Planning to Fairly Allocate: Probabilistic Fairness in the Restless Bandit Setting

Aviva Prins, Christine Herlihy, Aravind Srinivasan, John Dickerson
Preprint PDF

Incorporating Healthcare Motivated Constraints in Restless Multi-Armed Bandit Based Resource Allocation

Aviva Prins, Aditya Mate, Jackson Killian, Rediet Abebe, Milind Tambe
PDF Project Slides

Selected Past Projects

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Equitable Resource Allocation of Tuberculosis Treatment Interventions in India

Incorporating healthcare-motivated constraints in Restless Multi-Armed Bandits with a human-in-the-loop model. This research was conducted during my fellowship at Harvard University’s Center for Research in Computation and Society.

Privacy Preservation in Google’s Ads Data Hub

Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) program, co-sponsored by the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA and Google LA.

Interventions for Gang Reduction and Youth Development

Research for the Gang Reduction and Youth Development program in Los Angeles.

Political Donations in the United States

Investigation into United States political donations.

Building Engineers and Mentors

Teaching local students science.

Financial Well-Being

Does indirect information from survey questions determine a respondent’s financial well-being?

Particle Laden Flows

Research on particles in viscous fluid.

Women in Technology

College club for women in computer science.

Environmental Education

Teaching local students about the outdoors.