Dr. Matt Weinberg

Associate Professor

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Biography

Matt Weinberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University, where he has been a faculty member since January 2017. His primary research interests lie in Algorithmic Mechanism Design, focusing on how algorithm design can align with users' own incentives. He broadly explores areas at the intersection of Economics and Computation, Algorithms under Uncertainty, and Theoretical Computer Science. Prior to his faculty appointment, he spent several years as a postdoctoral researcher in Princeton's CS Theory group and was a research fellow at the Simons Institute during the Fall semesters of 2015 and 2016, specializing in Economics Computation and Algorithms under Uncertainty. Weinberg completed his PhD in 2014 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was advised by Costis Daskalakis. He also holds a BA in Mathematics from Cornell University, which he earned in 2010, during which time he worked with Bobby Kleinberg.

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Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.