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