Mor Naaman is an assistant professor at Rutgers University School of
Communication and Information, where he runs the Social Media
Information Lab. His research interests include social media and
multimedia information systems, examining the technical, social and
human aspects of information. Prior to joining Rutgers, Mor worked as
a research scientist at Yahoo! Research Berkeley, where he led a team
of research engineers and interns investigating the future of mobile
and social media technology. Mor received a Ph.D. in Computer Science
from Stanford University. His research in the Stanford Infolab also
focused on digital media, and in particular the management of digital
photographs. Mor is a recipient of a NSF Early Faculty CAREER Award, a
Google Research Award, a Nokia University Collaboration Award, and
three best paper awards. In previous careers, Mor was a professional
basketball player as well as a software developer and a college radio
DJ. In subsequent careers, Mor hopes to be a professional backpacker
and traveler. Find out more about Mor at http://mornaaman.com.