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Robert Kleinberg

Professor of Computer Science
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About

Robert Kleinberg is an associate professor of computer science at Cornell University and a member of the field of information science. His research studies the design and analysis of algorithms and their applications to electronic commerce, networking, information retrieval, and other areas. Prior to receiving his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005, Kleinberg spent three years at Akamai Technologies, where he assisted in designing the world's largest Internet Content Delivery Network. He is the recipient of a Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and an NSF CAREER Award.
 
 

Research Website
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Research areas
Theory of Computing
Contact
(607) 255-9200
rdk@cs.cornell.edu
Location
Ithaca
Office
Gates Hall 317
Profile Type
Faculty (Department)
Computer Science
Faculty (Field)
Information Science

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Sloan Research Fellowship

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Robert Kleinberg
  • Research
  • 2008

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Sloan Research Fellowship

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Robert Kleinberg
  • Research
  • 2008

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NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER)

National Science Foundation
Robert Kleinberg
  • Education
  • 2007

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ACM Fellow

Association for Computing Machinery
Robert Kleinberg
  • Research
  • 2021

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An ACM Fellow is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) who has achieved outstanding accomplishments in the fields of computing and information technology or made exceptional...
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