Robert Kleinberg
Also known as Robert David Kleinberg, Bobby Kleinberg
Robert Kleinberg is a Cornell computer scientist whose research centers around sequential learning and decision-making. As of October 2026, he is a professor of computer science at Cornell University. He was on the USA teams at the 1991 and 1992 International Mathematical Olympiads, and he completed an MIT doctorate in 2005. With Tom Leighton, he presented a 2003 FOCS paper on regret bounds for online posted-price auctions. ACM named him a 2021 Fellow, and SIGecom gave him its first Mid-Career Award in 2023.
- Now at
- Cornell University
- Works
- 264
- Citations
- 11,287
- h-index
- 55
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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1991–1992
On the USA Olympiad teams
He joins the USA teams at the 1991 and 1992 International Mathematical Olympiads.
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2003
Learning from posted prices
He and Tom Leighton present a FOCS 2003 paper on regret bounds for online posted-price auctions.
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By 2005
Three years at Akamai
He spends three years at Akamai Technologies before completing his MIT doctorate in 2005.
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2007–2008
NSF CAREER and Sloan fellowships
He receives an NSF CAREER Award in 2007 and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowship in 2008.
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2021
Honored as an ACM Fellow
ACM names him a 2021 Fellow.
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2023
A SIGecom Mid-Career Award
SIGecom gives him its first Mid-Career Award in 2023.
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As of October 2026
Professor at Cornell
He is a professor of computer science at Cornell University. His research centers around sequential learning and decision-making.
Sources and credits
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- Robert Kleinberg - Wikipedia
- Preliminary Program for FOCS 2003
- Explore or Exploit? Reflections on an Ancient Dilemma in the Age of the Web - Microsoft Research
- Kleinberg selected for inaugural Mid-Career Award | Cornell Bowers
- Kleinberg, Liepe receive Sloan fellowships | Cornell Chronicle
- Robert Kleinberg | Cornell Bowers