David Karger
Scholar

David Karger

Google Scholar ID: 2vQRGrYAAAAJ
Professor of Computer Science, MIT
Information ManagementHCISemantic WebPIMAlgorithms
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
10,784
 
H-index
47
 
i10-index
138
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
81
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Resume (English only)
Background
  • Professor in the EECS Department at MIT, affiliated with the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
  • Primary research interest is in developing tools to help individuals manage information more effectively
  • Approach involves studying users and existing tools, creating and evaluating new tools, deploying them, and iterating based on usage
  • Draws from multiple fields including information retrieval, machine learning, databases, algorithms, with a strong emphasis on human-computer interaction (HCI)
  • Began career in algorithms and remains interested in their application to real-world problems, leading to work in systems, networking, coding, and communication