Kai Cooper

Bienvenue! I’m Kai — a PhD student in the Operations, Information and Decisions Department at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and an affiliate of the Centre for Causal Inference at Penn Biostat. I am very fortunate to be advised by Dean Knox.

I study causal inference in theory and application. My research broadly follows two streams: (i) developing (algorithmic) partial identification strategies which permit causal inferences in challenging data environments; (ii) applying modern causal inference techniques to investigate fairness in social and institutional settings, e.g. police enforcement and education.

I grew up in Birmingham, UK (but support Arsenal FC). Before joining Penn, I obtained a master’s degree in mathematics from Imperial College London, during which I was grateful to spend a year studying abroad at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.

When not in the office, you’ll find me: at the cinema, playing football or badminton, or reading or watching some dystopian science-fiction.