About Me
I am a PhD candidate working with Dr. Chris Riedl as part of the Collaborative Social Systems Lab at Northeastern University's Network Science Institute. I am interested in the intersection of knowledge work platforms, human-AI collaboration, and the digital-age theory of the firm. My work is particularly concerned with the nature of relationships between freelancers, and between freelancers and their clients. Understanding these relationships in combination with the technology and governance choices available to platforms, informs the cost, quality, and types of tasks that can be completed in this manner. My work also considers how the capabilities of knowledge work platforms influences our understanding of firm boundaries and the future of work. In addition to my ongoing research on knowledge work platforms, I have published multiple papers on topics in evolutionary game theory. Overall my work utilizes a diverse set of methods including causal techniques, machine learning, simulation modeling, and digital experiments and surveys. I received my B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Mathematics and Economics and minoring in Computer Science and Statistics. Email: [email protected] Download CV |
Selected Publications
Spite is contagious in dynamic networks
The selection of a behavior that harms both parties in an interaction would seem at first paradoxical. Yet spite, a costly behavior that harms others, is observed in both humans and non-humans. This presents an evolutionary puzzle: if there are no fitness benefits why would it emerge? Nature Communications vol. 12, Article number: 260 (2021) |
Cooperation in Crowd: Attitude and perception of freelancers on a knowledge work platform
Contrary to existing literature and predictions, freelancers in our sample display traits that are more consistent with belonging to a coherent group with a shared collective culture, rather than being anonymous actors in a transaction-based market. Forthcoming Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction |