Carnegie Mellon Heinz College

Biography

Rajiv is a doctoral candidate at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. So far Rajiv has focused on technology and management but currently he is applying his skills to the intersection of these areas from the policy and economic perspectives. Rajiv serves on the executive committe of IEEE Pittsburgh Section and in the past has served as officer for various non-profit organizations like IEEE, Computer Society, Toastmasters, and more. Rajiv also acts as technology advisor for various small-size businesses in US and India.

Research Interest(s)

Online Social Networks, Information Diffusion on Internet, Digital Piracy, Internet Content Personalization, Open Source Software, Technology Innovation, Technology Mergers & Acquisitions.

Areas of Expertise

Software Development, Software Project Management, Public Speaking, Entrepreneurship, Technology Outsourcing.

Education

B.Tech., Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi, India (2000)
MS Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (2001)
MS Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (2002)

Working Papers

• Peer Influence and Information Diffusion on Online Networks

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