Amin Saberi

Amin Saberi is a Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University, with a courtesy appointment in Computer Science. His research focuses on algorithms, social network analysis, market design, and optimization, with applications in economics and computer science. He holds a B.Sc. from Sharif University of Technology (2000) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology (2004).

He has been honored with the Terman Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, and multiple best paper awards at FOCS, SODA, and EC. As founder and CEO of NovoEd, he pioneered scalable social learning platforms used globally. His academic roles include membership in ICME and Bio-X.

• Education:
  • B.Sc., Computer Science, Sharif University of Technology (2000)
  • Ph.D., Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology (2004)
• Research Interests: Algorithms, market design, optimization, social networks, and their applications in economics and operations research.

His work spans theoretical contributions in approximation algorithms, stochastic optimization, and practical applications in ride-sharing markets and online advertising. Recent publications explore dynamic matching markets, envy-free resource allocation, and algorithms leveraging graph neural networks.

Awards:

• Terman Fellowship
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
• Best Paper Awards at FOCS, SODA, and EC

Advising & Grants: Supervised over a dozen doctoral and master’s students. His research has been supported by grants focusing on dynamic resource allocation and algorithmic market design. Collaborations include Uber, Amazon, and academic institutions globally.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Stanford Center for Computational Market Design. Active in interdisciplinary teams at ICME and Bio-X, integrating theoretical insights with practical applications.