Augustin Chaintreau

Augustin Chaintreau is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University's Columbia Engineering and a member of the Data Science Institute (DSI). He directs the Mobile Social Lab, focusing on balancing data utility with privacy and fairness in social networks. His work explores transparency in personalization systems, mobility privacy, crowdsourced content curation, and fair data-sharing incentives.

Education:

• Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris (Undergraduate)
• Ph.D. in Mathematics and Computer Science (2006)

Research Interests:

• Algorithmic fairness and transparency
• Social network dynamics and privacy
• Data market mechanisms
• Human mobility and exposure modeling

Key Contributions:

• Top paper awards at ACM CoNEXT, SIGMETRICS, USENIX IMC, IEEE MASS, and Algotel
• Influential work cited in The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Guardian

Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2013)
• ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star Award (2013)

Professional Activities:

• Program chair for ACM SIGMETRICS and CoNEXT
• Organizer of the Data Transparency Lab Conference
• Editorial roles at IEEE TMC, ACM SIGCOMM CCR, and ACM SIGMOBILE MC2R

Labs/Teams:

• Mobile Social Lab at Columbia University