Kazimier Smith

Kazimier Smith is a Researcher and Postdoctoral Associate at the MIT FutureTech lab, affiliated with MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Stern School of Business at New York University under Dr. Luís Cabral's supervision.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, New York University Stern School of Business (Advisor: Luís Cabral)

Research Interests:

• Economic dynamics of digital platforms and social media ecosystems
• Impact of artificial intelligence on marketing and content production
• Modeling influencer-audience relationships and platform governance

His work combines computational methods with economic theory to analyze platform behaviors and regulatory implications.

Research Trends: Recent studies focus on quantifying sponsored content effects using large social media datasets and evaluating risks in AI-driven text classification systems. Ongoing work explores network-based ad targeting strategies in competitive platform environments.

Labs & Teams: Active in MIT FutureTech lab (CSAIL) and MIT Sloan's Digital Economy Initiative, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of economics and computer science.