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Tarleton Gillespie is an Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and the Department of Information Science at Cornell University. He is a senior principal researcher at Microsoft Research. His prominent works include 'Wired Shut: Copyright Shape Digital Culture' (MIT Press, 2007), co-editor of 'Media Technologies: Essays on Communication, Materiality, Society' (MIT Press, 2014), and 'Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions that Shape Our World' (Yale University Press, 2018). His research addresses the intersection of technology and society, particularly in the realms of infrastructure studies, ethics, and law. Gillespie’s scholarly contributions critically examine how digital platforms influence communication practices and shape societal norms.
Department of Computer Science - PhD program focus on research leadership.