Alexander S. Tuzhilin

Alexander S. Tuzhilin is the Leonard N. Stern Professor of Business and Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics at the NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He has been a faculty member since 1989 and is based at the Kaufman Management Center in New York City.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, New York University, 1989
• M.S. in Engineering Economics, Stanford University, 1981
• B.A. in Mathematics, New York University, 1980

Professor Tuzhilin's research centers on recommender systems, data mining, personalization, and customer relationship management. He explores how machine learning and knowledge discovery can enhance business innovation and customer engagement through intelligent information systems. His work bridges technical data science with strategic business applications.

His publications span top journals such as Management Science, Information Systems Research, and IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. His 2005 survey on recommender systems has become a foundational reference, recognized as one of the most cited papers in computer science between 2005 and 2009.

Scientific Recognition:

• Top-10 Most Cited Computer Science Paper (2005–2009), Scopus TopCited

Professor Tuzhilin has advised numerous PhD students who now hold faculty positions at leading institutions like Wharton, University of Minnesota, Boston University, and HKUST. He has served as an Area Editor for the INFORMS Journal on Computing and on editorial boards of ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems and Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. He has also co-chaired major conferences including IEEE ICDM and ACM RecSys. His insights are frequently sought by high-tech companies for technology strategy, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Financial Times.

He leads research initiatives in personalization technologies and data-driven decision-making, contributing to both academic advancement and real-world business transformation.