Mitali Bafna

Mitali Bafna

Professor,
University of Washington

Mitali Bafna is a theoretical computer scientist and an Assistant Professor in the Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Her research explores complexity theory and algorithms with a focus on approximation algorithms, probabilistically checkable proofs, and high-dimensional expanders.

Program Visits

Pseudorandomness & High-Dimensional Expansion, Fall 2026, Visiting Scientist
Summer Cluster on Quantum Computing 2026, Summer 2026, Visiting Scientist
Analysis and TCS: New Frontiers, Summer 2023, Research Fellow
program
Summer Cluster on Quantum Computing 2026