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  • Morten Christiansen
  • Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil
  • Nikhil Garg
  • Paul Ginsparg
  • Haym Hirsh
  • Thorsten Joachims
  • Jon Kleinberg
  • Allison Koenecke
  • Lillian Lee
  • Ian Lundberg
  • Mor Naaman
  • Rajalakshmi Nandakumar
  • Helen Nissenbaum
  • Tapan Parikh
  • Emma Pierson
  • Jeff Rzeszotarski
  • Benjamin Soltoff
  • Fei Wang
  • Stephen Wicker
  • Matthew Wilkens
  • Qian Yang
  • Yian Yin
  • About
    • Message from the Chair
    • History
    • Facilities
    • News
    • Events
      • Info Sci Colloquium
      • Tech / Law Colloquium
      • IS Engaged
      • Graduation Info
    • Contact Us
  • Courses
    • List of Info Sci Courses
    • Class Roster
    • Courses of Study
    • Enrollment/Waitlist
  • Research
    • Computational Social Science
    • Critical Data Studies
    • Data Science
    • Economics and Information
    • Education Technology
    • Ethics, Law and Policy
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Human-Robot Interaction
    • Incentives and Computation
    • Infrastructure Studies
    • Interface Design and Ubiquitous Computing
    • Natural Language Processing
    • Network Science
    • Social Computing and Computer-supported Cooperative Work
    • Technology and Equity
  • People
    • Faculty
    • PhDs
    • Research Staff
    • Staff
  • Career
    • Hiring Opportunities
      • Faculty Positions - Ithaca
      • Faculty Positions - Cornell Tech
      • Postdoctoral Associate
      • Ugrad Course Staff
    • Resources for Students
    • For Employers
  • Undergraduate
    • Info Sci Majors
      • BA - Information Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
        • Admission Requirements
        • Degree Requirements
          • Core Courses
          • Programming and Math Requirements
          • Concentrations
            • Behavioral Science
            • Data Science
            • Digital Culture and Production
            • Information Ethics, Law, and Policy
            • Interactive Technologies
            • Networks, Crowds, and Markets
            • UX (User Experience) Design
          • Electives
        • Criteria for Good Standing
        • Honors Requirements
      • BS - Information Science (CALS)
        • Admission Requirements
        • Degree Requirements
          • Core Courses
          • Programming and Math Requirements
          • Concentrations
            • Behavioral Science
            • Data Science
            • Digital Culture and Production
            • Information Ethics, Law, and Policy
            • Interactive Technologies
            • Networks, Crowds, and Markets
            • UX (User Experience) Design
          • Electives
        • Criteria for Good Standing
        • Honors Requirements
      • BS - Information Science, Systems, and Technology
        • Admission to the Major
        • Degree Requirements - Effective Fall 2020
          • Core Requirements
          • Math Requirements
          • Concentrations
            • Behavioral Science
            • Data Science
            • Digital Culture and Production
            • Information Ethics, Law, and Policy
            • Interactive Technologies
            • Networks, Crowds, and Markets
            • UX (User Experience) Design
          • Major Approved Electives
        • Degree Requirements Effective Fall 2022
          • Core Requirements
          • Math Requirements
          • Concentrations
            • Behavioral Science
            • Data Science
            • Digital Culture and Production
            • Information Ethics, Law, and Policy
            • Interactive Technologies
            • Networks, Crowds, and Markets
            • UX (User Experience) Design
          • Major Approved Electives
        • Old ISST Requirements
          • Core Requirements
          • Math Requirements
          • Specializations
        • Criteria for Good Standing
        • Honors Requirements
    • Early Admit to MPS
    • Independent Research
    • Student Associations
      • ISSA
      • WICC
      • URMC
      • Cornell Design & Tech Initiative
      • ACSU
      • Cornell Data Science
    • Undergraduate Minor in Info Sci
    • Our Students and Alumni
    • Graduation Info
    • Contact Us
  • Masters
    • Master of Professional Studies (MPS) - Ithaca
      • Admissions
        • How to Apply
        • Admissions FAQs
        • Funding Opportunities
          • Scholarship
          • Teaching Assistants
      • Early Admit to MPS
      • Curriculum
        • Degree Requirements
        • Courses & Focus Areas
        • The MPS Project
          • Recent MPS Projects
        • Digital Tech Immersion
      • Current Students
        • Conference Travel Grant
        • Third Semester Extension
      • Our Students & Alumni
        • Student Spotlights
        • Career Success
      • Graduation Info
      • Program Contacts and Student Advising
    • Connective Media - Cornell Tech
    • Health Tech - Cornell Tech
  • PHD
    • Prospective PhD Students
    • Admissions
      • Ph.D. Admissions FAQs
      • Ph.D. Visit Day
      • Graduate Housing
    • Degree Requirements and Curriculum
    • Grad Student Orgs
      • ISGSA
      • PACT
      • Statistics Graduate Society
      • Computer Science Graduate Organization
    • For Current PhDs
      • Ph.D. Student Handbook
        • Graduate School Requirements
        • Graduate School Resources
        • Ph.D. Field Requirements
        • Field Specific Items, Helpful Tips, and Resources
      • Conference and Travel Grants
      • Outside Fellowship Opportunities
      • Inter-Campus Travel Fund
      • Graduate Minor
      • Human Participant Compensation
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Our Students and Alumni
    • Graduation Info
    • Program Contacts and Student Advising
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