Jon Kleinberg
Jon Kleinberg · Technology & Engineering
Pioneer of network analysis; invented the HITS link-ranking algorithm for web search; Nevanlinna Prize (2006)
1971, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston · Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Jon Kleinberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Pioneer of network analysis; invented the HITS link-ranking algorithm for web search; Nevanlinna Prize (2006)
Kleinberg pioneered the mathematical analysis of networks and invented the HITS algorithm, which ranks web pages as 'hubs' and 'authorities' and shaped the science of link-based search alongside PageRank. His work spans social networks, information cascades and algorithmic fairness. He received the 2006 Nevanlinna Prize (now the IMU Abacus Medal) and is listed among Jewish computer scientists in Jewish biographical references (Jinfo).
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the IMU Abacus Medal (Nevanlinna Prize)
Pioneer of network analysis; invented the HITS link-ranking algorithm for web search; Nevanlinna Prize (2006)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the IMU Abacus Medal (Nevanlinna Prize)
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