Robert_D._Kleinberg

Robert Kleinberg

Robert Kleinberg

American computer scientist

Robert David Kleinberg (also referred to as Bobby Kleinberg) is an American theoretical computer scientist and professor of Computer Science at Cornell University.

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Early life

Robert Kleinberg was one of the finalists at the 1989 Mathcounts.[1] He was a member of the 1991 and 1992 USA teams in the International Mathematical Olympiad, winning a silver medal and a gold medal, respectively.[2] He was also a Putnam Fellow in 1996.[3]

He graduated from Iroquois Central High School in Elma, NY, where he was valedictorian.

He is the younger brother of fellow Cornell computer scientist Jon Kleinberg.[4]

Research

Robert Kleinberg is known for his research work on group theoretic algorithms for matrix multiplication, online learning, network coding and greedy embedding, social networks[5] and algorithmic game theory.

Career

Robert Kleinberg received a B.A. in mathematics from Cornell University in 1997 and a Ph.D. in mathematics under Tom Leighton from MIT in 2005. He was a winner of the prestigious Hertz Fellowship, which supported him during his graduate studies.[6] In 2006, he joined the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University as an Assistant Professor. His work has been supported by an NSF Career Award,[7] a Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship, a Sloan Foundation Fellowship,[8] and a Google Research Grant.

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    Henry, Tamara (May 12, 1989). "Pennsylvania youth wins math contest". United Press International. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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    "Robert Kleinberg". Individual ranking. International Mathematical Olympiad. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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    "Putnam Competition Individual and Team Winners". Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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    Kelley, Susan (February 2006). "One Thing Leads to Another, The Networked World of Jon Kleinberg". Cornell Alumni Magazine. Vol. 108, no. 4. p. 57. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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    Brown, Eryn (14 January 2011). "An equation for friendship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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    "Robert Kleinberg". The Hertz Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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    "NSF Award Search: Award#0643934 - CAREER: Algorithms for Environments with Incomplete Information". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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    "Kleinberg, Liepe receive Sloan fellowships". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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