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Jon Kleinberg

Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science
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Jon Kleinberg is a professor in both computer science and information science. His research focuses on issues at the interface of networks and information, with an emphasis on the social and information networks that underpin the Web and other online media. His work has been supported by an NSF Career Award, an ONR Young Investigator Award, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, a Packard Foundation Fellowship, a Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and grants from Google, Yahoo!, and the NSF. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.

Research Website
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Research areas
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Network Science
Computational Social Sciences
Ethics, Law and Policy
Human-Computer Interaction and Design
Theory of Computing
Contact
(607) 255-9197
kleinber@cs.cornell.edu
Location
Ithaca
Office
Gates Hall 318
Profile Type
Faculty (Department)
Computer Science
Faculty (Department)
Information Science

Awards

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Sloan Research Fellowship

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jon Kleinberg
  • Research
  • 1997

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Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Jon Kleinberg
  • Research
  • 1999

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(ONR) Young Investigator Award

Office of Naval Research
Jon Kleinberg
  • Education
  • 1999

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NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER)

National Science Foundation
Jon Kleinberg
  • Education
  • 1997

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National Academy of Sciences Member

National Academy of Sciences
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  • Prominent
  • 2011

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National Academy of Engineering Member

National Academy of Engineering
Jon Kleinberg
  • Service
  • 2008

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MacArthur Fellows Awards

MacArthur Foundation
Jon Kleinberg
  • Research
  • 2005

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Frederick W. Lanchester Prize

INFORMS
Jon Kleinberg
  • Research
  • 2011

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member

American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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  • 2007

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