Nikhil Garg

Nikhil Garg is an assistant professor of operations research and information engineering at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Engineering. He uses algorithms, data science, and mechanism design approaches to study democracy, markets, and societal systems at large.

Garg has received the NSF CAREER Award, the INFORMS George Dantzig Dissertation Award, an honorable mention for the ACM SIGecom Dissertation Award, and a Forbes 30 under 30 for Science. He has also received several other best paper awards.

He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, as well as a B.S. and B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He has spent considerable time collaborating with government agencies and non-profits, including the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York City Public Schools, New York Public Library, and Uber.

In addition, Garg’s work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Science Magazine, and Smithsonian Magazine.