
Research Scientist at Facebook
San Francisco Bay Area

Research Scientist at Facebook
San Francisco Bay Area
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year)
I am studying various aspects of social behavior on the site, including influence, diffusion, self-presentation and personal networks.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)
September 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 3 months)
I worked on various social projects related to Yahoo! products including community evolution, social network analysis, search ranking, ratings and collaborative filtering, social incentives, and information diffusion.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1999 — 2005 (6 years)
Research in information visualization, social networks and information retrieval. I completed my Ph.D. in August 2005 titled "The structural determinants of media contagion," covering a broad analysis of weblog behavior. During my tenure as a graduate student, I also created the buzz tracking system called Blogdex.
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Research industry)
June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)
Exploratative research in the effects of internet communication on sexual networks and STD dissemination
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)
Prototyping, design and concept development for large-scale weblog application
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 1998 — August 1999 (1 year 3 months)
Research and prototyping in artificial intelligence, case-based reasoning and information retrieval.
Ph.D., Media Arts and Sciences, 1999 — 2005
B.S., Computer Science, 1995 — 1999