Joseph Konstan

Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Contact

konstan@umn.edu

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5-207 Kenneth H. Keller Hall
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Minneapolis, MN 55455

Joseph Konstan

Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Research

Konstan's work lies broadly in the field of human-computer interaction. Most of the work relates to recommender systems -- personalization software -- and how personalization algorithms can be improved to provide better user experience. He also works more broadly on social computing -- challenges in how technology supports (or fails to support) collaboration and on health applications of technology (particularly web and mobile behavioral interventions for health improvement).

Research Division
Human-Centered Computing

Current Research
Google Scholar
GroupLens Lab

Ph.D. Graduates
Max Harper (2019); Qian Zhao (2018); Raghav Karumur (2018); Daniel Kluver (2018; co-advised with John Riedl); Vikas Kumar (2018; co-advised with Loren Terveen); Raghav Karumur (2018); Tien Nguyen (2016); Michael Ekstrand (2014; co-advised with John Riedl); Aditya Pal (2012); Jilin Chen (2011); Pamela Ludford Finnerty (2007; co-advised with Loren Terveen); Sean McNee (2006); Brian Bailey (2002); Alex Safonov (2002); Ben Schafer (2001; co-advised with John Riedl); Jon Herlocker (2000).

Recent News

Joseph Konstan Earns Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award
Joseph Konstan to Lead $2 Million NSF Grant to Study Human-Centered AI for News Recommender Systems
Konstan paper selected as one of Most Influential Articles in 2020
GroupLens research shines at CSCW 2021
CS&E faculty ranked among top CS researchers in the world
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GroupLens paper on new users selected as ACM IUI 2020 Most Impactful Paper
CS&E alums and Professors Konstan and Riedl receive the SIGIR Test of Time Award
Professor Konstan and CS&E alums receive award for classic paper at AAAI

Biography

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley (1993)
M.S. in Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley (1990)
A.B. in Computer Science, Harvard University (1987)

Professional Background

Joseph Konstan joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 1993 as an assistant professor and was later promoted to a professor. He also currently serves as the associate dean for research for the College of Science and Engineering and served as the associate head of the department from 2008-15. Konstan was named a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in 2009 and a Distinguished University Teaching Professor in 2010. He also was named an ACM Fellow in 2008 and an IEEE Fellow in 2013.

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Teaching

Publications & Awards

Honors and Awards

2023: Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award
2013: James Chen Annual Award
2013: IEEE Fellow
2013: SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award
2013: George W. Taylor/CSE Alumni Society Award for Distinguished Teaching
2011: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
2011: SIGCHI Academy
2010: Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education
2010: ACM Software System Award
2009: McKnight Professorships
2008: ACM Fellows Program
2006: ACM Distinguished Engineers, Scientists, and Members
1999: George W. Taylor Career Development Award
1998: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER Award)

Selected Grants
Learning Engineering: Instrumenting a large-scale Student Information System for research
Konstan, J., Varma, S., Chen, B.; Schmidt Futures Foundation; 3/20/20 - 12/31/23

Development, Usability Evaluation, and Pilot Feasibility Study of an mHealth Application Supporting Self-Management of Accidental Bowel Leakage, "I"M ABLe
Bliss, D. Z., Benbenek, M. M., Konstan, J. A. & Gurvich, O. V.; NIH NINR NATL INST OF NURSING; 12/25/20 - 11/30/23

HCC: Small: Experiments in Community Q&A
Konstan, J. A.; National Science Foundation; 9/1/13 - 8/31/18