Max Springer
Scholar

Max Springer

Google Scholar ID: x9NBFhwAAAAJ
Princeton University
algorithmic game theorymachine learningcomputational neuroscience
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
94
 
H-index
6
 
i10-index
3
 
Publications
19
 
Co-authors
11
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Selected Publications:
  • - Bi-criteria Metric Distortion (in review)
  • - Fair Polylog Approximate Low-Cost Hierarchical Clustering (NeurIPS 2023)
  • - Online Algorithms for the Santa Claus Problem (NeurIPS 2022)
  • Other Achievements:
  • - 2024 AAAS Mass Media Fellow
  • - Contributor to Scientific American
  • - Fact-checker for several science news outlets
  • - Member of the inaugural AAAI Student Committee
  • - Volunteer editor for Street Sense Media, Washington DC's weekly street newspaper sold by self-employed homeless distributors.
Research Experience
  • Held research roles at Google Research, Nokia Bell Labs, Yale School of Medicine, and the National Institutes of Health.
Education
  • PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland, advised by MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi, supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Undergraduate studies at Cornell University with a B.A. in Mathematics and minors in Cognitive Science and Biological Sciences.
Background
  • Algorithms researcher, science communicator, and mathematics educator. Currently serving as a research fellow at Princeton University, focusing on designing efficient algorithms that enable data-driven innovations while preserving fairness. Also studies the societal impacts of algorithms, machine learning, and AI systems, developing solutions to mitigate their potential harms.
Miscellany
  • In my free time, I like to take mediocre photos on my Nikon FE or write about any and everything on my substack.