Eric Gilbert

Eric Gilbert
Eric Gilbert
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (PhD and BS)
Known for	social computing ; social media ; human-computer interaction
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer Science; Computer-mediated communication; Human-computer interaction; Social media; Social computing;
Institutions	University of Michigan; Georgia Tech;
Thesis	Computing Tie Strength (2011)
Doctoral advisor	Karrie Karahalios
Website	eegilbert.org

Eric Gilbert is an American computer scientist and the John Derby Evans Associate Professor in the University of Michigan School of Information, with a courtesy appointment in CSE. He is known for his work designing and analyzing social media.