David C. Parkes
David C. Parkes works at the connection between computing and economics. His research includes AI methods and algorithms for social and economic decisions. Parkes joined Harvard’s faculty in 2001. He studied engineering and computing at Oxford and earned a computer and information science doctorate at Pennsylvania. Parkes founded EconCS. The group studies problems at the connection between economics and computer science through theoretical and experimental research.
- Now at
- Harvard University
- Works
- 455
- Citations
- 13,809
- h-index
- 59
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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2001
Joining Harvard
Parkes joined Harvard’s faculty in 2001. He studied engineering and computing at Oxford and earned a computer and information science doctorate at Pennsylvania.
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2014
Research recognition
AAAI elected David C. Parkes as a Fellow in 2014.
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As of October 2026
A research group across fields
Parkes founded EconCS. The group studies problems at the connection between economics and computer science through theoretical and experimental research.
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As of October 2026
Data-science institutions
Parkes was a founding faculty co-director of Harvard’s Data Science Initiative and Business Analytics program. These are institutional contributions alongside his research.
Sources and credits
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