Vivek K. Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
School of Communication and Information,
Rutgers University.
Visiting Scholar,
MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Email: v.singh@rutgers.edu
Phone: +1 848 932 7588
Office: CI-334, 4 Huntington St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Homepage: http://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/vsingh
I direct the Behavioral Informatics Lab at Rutgers University. Our lab looks at multiple problems at the intersection of Big Data Analytics, Computational Social Science, and Multimedia Information Systems. The research group focuses on using mobile phones, sensors, and social media for understanding and influencing human behavior. We develop new algorithms and design interfaces that support understanding human behavior while actively responding to issues like algorithmic bias and privacy concerns.
1) The Rutgers Well-being Study where detailed personal data about user behavior, social interactions, and mobility are being used to predict their health status, emotions, and well-being.
2) Detecting and preventing cyberbullying in online environments.
3) Privacy of personal data in online and physical environments, where we study the newer problems brought to fore by large-scale human data collection and ways to mitigate them.
4) Algorithmic Bias where we audit existing algorithms and design modifications to reduce bias.
Note to prospective PhD students: Please check out the details for the PhD admission process here. I always try to answer any student queries regarding graduate school admission and life as a PhD student.