Publications (Google Scholar Profile)

Publications

* Equal Contribution

Human-AI Collaboration and Generative AI
  1. J Cao*, R Gao*, E Keyvanshokooh*.
    HR-Bandit: Human-AI Collaborated Linear Recourse Bandit AISTATS 2025
  2. R Gao, M Yin.
    Confounding-Robust Deferral Policy Learning AAAI 2025
  3. R Gao, M Yin, M Saar-Tsechansky.
    SEL-BALD: Deep Bayesian Active Learning for Selective Labeling with Instance Rejection NeurIPS 2024 Best Paper Runner-Up at WITS 2024
  4. R Gao, M Saar-Tsechansky, M De-Arteaga, L Han, MK Lee.
    Human-AI Collaboration with Bandit Feedback IJCAI 2021
  5. L Han, MR Min, A Stathopoulos, Y Tian, R Gao, A Kadav, D Metaxas.
    Dual Projection Generative Adversarial Networks for Conditional Image Generation ICCV 2021
  6. [Under Review] R Gao, M Saar-Tsechansky, M De-Arteaga, L Han, MK Lee, W Sun, M Lease.
    Learning Complementary Policies for Human-AI Teams Management Science - Major Revision Best Student Paper at CIST 2022
  7. [Under Review] M Yin, R Gao, Z Cong.
    Personalizing Language Models for Generative Targeting Marketing Science - Reject and ResubmitMarketing Science Institute Grant
Causal ML & Uncertainty Quantification
  1. R Gao, M Yin.
    Confounding-Robust Deferral Policy Learning AAAI 2025
  2. R Gao, M Yin, J McInerney, N Kallus.
    Adjusting Regression Models for Conditional Uncertainty Calibration Machine Learning 2024
  3. Z Wang*, R Gao*, M Yin*, M Zhou, D Blei.
    Probabilistic Conformal Prediction Using Conditional Random Samples AISTATS 2023
  4. R Gao, M Biggs, W Sun, and L Han.
    Enhancing counterfactual classification performance via self-training AAAI 2022
  5. L Han, R Gao, M Kim, X Tao, B Liu, D Metaxas.
    Robust Conditional GAN from Uncertainty-Aware Pairwise Comparisons AAAI 2020
  6. L Han, Y Zou, R Gao, L Wang, D Metaxas.
    Unsupervised domain adaptation via calibrating uncertainties CVPR Workshop 2019
Interpretability & Recourse
  1. J Cao*, R Gao*, E Keyvanshokooh*.
    HR-Bandit: Human-AI Collaborated Linear Recourse Bandit AISTATS 2025
  2. R Gao, H Lakkaraju.
    On the Impact of Algorithmic Recourse on Social Segregation ICML 2023
Data Attribution/Evaluation & Active Learning
  1. R Gao, M Yin, M Saar-Tsechansky.
    SEL-BALD: Deep Bayesian Active Learning for Selective Labeling with Instance Rejection NeurIPS 2024 Best Paper Runner-Up at WITS 2024
  2. R Gao, M Saar-Tsechansky.
    Cost-accuracy aware adaptive labeling for active learning AAAI 2020
  3. [Working Paper] R Gao, M Saar-Tsechansky.
    Active Incentive Learning Preliminary version at CIST 2022
  4. [Working Paper] Y Yang, R Gao, Z Zheng.
    Sell Data to AI Algorithms Without Revealing It: Secure Data Valuation and Sharing via Homomorphic Encryption. Preliminary version at CIST 2025 & INFORMS WDS 2025
Working Papers & Patents

Working Journal Papers

Manuscript will be shared upon request.
  1. [Under Review] R Gao, M Saar-Tsechansky, M De-Arteaga, L Han, MK Lee, W Sun, M Lease.
    Learning Complementary Policies for Human-AI Teams Management Science - Major Revision Best Student Paper at CIST 2022
  2. [Under Review] M Biggs*, R Gao*, W Sun*.
    Loss Functions for Discrete Contextual Pricing with Observational Data Operations Research - Major Revision
  3. [Under Review] M Yin, R Gao, Z Cong.
    Personalizing Language Models for Generative Targeting Marketing Science - Reject and ResubmitMarketing Science Institute Grant
  4. Y Yang, R Gao, Z Zheng.
    Sell Data to AI Algorithms Without Revealing It: Secure Data Valuation and Sharing via Homomorphic Encryption. Preliminary version at CIST 2025 & INFORMS WDS 2025
  5. M Yin, R Gao, W Lin, S Shugan.
    Nonparametric Discrete Choice Experiments with Machine Learning Guided Adaptive Design Preliminary version at RealML @ NeurIPS 2023

Patents

  1. R Gao, W Sun, M Biggs, M Ettl, Y Drissi.
    Counterfactual Self-Training US Patent App. 17/402,367
  2. R Gao, W Sun, M Biggs, Y Drissi, M Ettl.
    Imputing Counterfactual Data to Facilitate Machine Learning Model Training US Patent App. 17/654,617