🗣️ /beh'nɑ:m/ as in comfortably beh-numb

Ph.D. Candidate Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh, PA

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I’m on the 2024-25 job market!

Email: [email protected]

CV - Behnam Mohammadi.pdf

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📝 My research is about Generative AI. More specifically, I study the behavior of Large Language Models (LLMs) when they're deployed in practice (let's call this "psychology of AI"). By detecting strengths and weaknesses of LLMs, my papers help businesses get the most out of these models.

🧪 To answer my research questions, I use a novel mix of methods from game theory, machine learning, econometrics, and cognitive science.

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Research

My Job Market Talk (<1-hour version)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgP-IPR4_F8

<aside> 👨🏻‍🍳 I’m cooking! Stay tuned for some secret sauce 🥫 to be revealed soon! My Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&authuser=1&gmla=AOAOcb0k5oOrAbR48PySkxLVBaw2lc23brzs4FTDbxd5wsEqrm_ZXkkBwTC4VjEVfE0jgx6YOWM3A4a3m0D0ow7K6MI3w87f0DsGfjKBIXg&user=J935QjIAAAAJ#

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🥘 Working Papers

Human Bounded Rationality in Structural Econometric Models

🍜 Preprint/Submitted

😋 Accepted/Published

Regulating eXplainable AI (XAI) May Harm Consumers
- 👍 Accepted at INFORMS Marketing Science, 2022
- 📰 Featured on the news! Read the full story here.
Behnam Mohammadi, Masoud Talebian, “Analyzing the Role of Apple-Samsung Lawsuits on Pricing and Marketing Strategies of the Two Companies”, New Marketing Research Journal 9 (4), 171-205
(Book) Behnam Mohammadi et al., “Information Technology for Better Life”, Avaye Ghalam Publications, Tehran, Iran, 2015 (ISBN: 978-600-7542-16-3)

Programming and LLM Experience

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In my free time, I read about programming languages (Haskell, Elixir), Vim, and AI. I get passionate about our relation to technology (esp. LLMs) and I also blog about my workflow customizations.

Update: I have been developing a programming language (started out as a DSL, as they always do…) called Pel. Trust me bruh, this is related to LLMs!