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Sepandar Kamvar
Sepandar David Kamvar, also known as Sep Kamvar, is a computer scientist, artist, author and entrepreneur. He is a cofounder of Mosaic, an AI-powered construction company, Celo, a cryptocurrency protocol, and Wildflower Schools, a decentralized network of Montessori microschools. He was previously a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and LG Career Development Chair at MIT, and director of the Social Computing group at the MIT Media Lab. He left MIT in 2016.
Kamvar's main contributions to computer science have been at the intersection of computer science and mathematics, particularly in the fields of personalized search, peer-to-peer networks, social search and data mining.
As a graduate student at Stanford University, Kamvar developed tools that made it possible to compute personalized PageRank. He also developed the first efficient algorithm for adding personal context to the internet search process.
In 2003, Kamvar co-founded Kaltix, a personalized search engine company. He was the CEO of Kaltix until Google acquired the company in September 2003. After the acquisition of Kaltix, Kamvar joined Google, where he led the personalization efforts between 2003 and 2007.
Kamvar's research and work in peer-to-peer networks focused on the social mechanisms that reward cooperation and punish adversarial behavior. His 2003 paper, EigenTrust, is one of the most highly cited papers in the field.
Dog is a high-level programming language created by Kamvar and Salman Ahmad at MIT Media Lab.
It was announced in spring 2012, and stems from the frustration faced by Kamvar with existing languages, and felt they made it needlessly difficult to write code that handled social interactions. It is designed to facilitate easier creation of social computing applications, and is designed to facilitate programming in a natural language and allow newcomers the chance to learn programming more easily.
Kamvar is an advocate for using the web as a medium for artistic expression. He believes the ability to constantly change and be viewed by millions of people simultaneously makes the web an opportune medium for art.
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Sepandar Kamvar
Sepandar David Kamvar, also known as Sep Kamvar, is a computer scientist, artist, author and entrepreneur. He is a cofounder of Mosaic, an AI-powered construction company, Celo, a cryptocurrency protocol, and Wildflower Schools, a decentralized network of Montessori microschools. He was previously a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and LG Career Development Chair at MIT, and director of the Social Computing group at the MIT Media Lab. He left MIT in 2016.
Kamvar's main contributions to computer science have been at the intersection of computer science and mathematics, particularly in the fields of personalized search, peer-to-peer networks, social search and data mining.
As a graduate student at Stanford University, Kamvar developed tools that made it possible to compute personalized PageRank. He also developed the first efficient algorithm for adding personal context to the internet search process.
In 2003, Kamvar co-founded Kaltix, a personalized search engine company. He was the CEO of Kaltix until Google acquired the company in September 2003. After the acquisition of Kaltix, Kamvar joined Google, where he led the personalization efforts between 2003 and 2007.
Kamvar's research and work in peer-to-peer networks focused on the social mechanisms that reward cooperation and punish adversarial behavior. His 2003 paper, EigenTrust, is one of the most highly cited papers in the field.
Dog is a high-level programming language created by Kamvar and Salman Ahmad at MIT Media Lab.
It was announced in spring 2012, and stems from the frustration faced by Kamvar with existing languages, and felt they made it needlessly difficult to write code that handled social interactions. It is designed to facilitate easier creation of social computing applications, and is designed to facilitate programming in a natural language and allow newcomers the chance to learn programming more easily.
Kamvar is an advocate for using the web as a medium for artistic expression. He believes the ability to constantly change and be viewed by millions of people simultaneously makes the web an opportune medium for art.