Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins is an Associate Professor at Columbia University since July 2001, specializing in applied mathematics and theoretical physics with a focus on machine learning applications in computational biology. As a faculty advisor for initiatives such as the Application Development Initiative, Columbia Data Science Society, and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Wiggins contributes to academic development and student engagement. Additionally, Wiggins serves as an Action Editor for the Journal of Machine Learning Research and as Chief Data Scientist for The New York Times, where leadership includes developing machine learning solutions for various challenges. Wiggins co-founded hackNY.org to foster a community of student-technologists and acts as a Senior Advisor at Bowery Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm. Academic background includes a PhD from Princeton University and prior teaching roles at New York University, with research experience in computational and mathematical biophysics.