Tim Althoff

Tim Althoff is an Associate Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington. His research focuses on leveraging large-scale behavioral data, combining data science, social network analysis, and natural language processing techniques to derive actional insights for health, well-being, and life. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science at Stanford University under the mentorship of renowned scholar Jure Leskovec. Prior to that, he earned both his Master's and Bachelor's degrees at Kaiserslautern University in Germany. Tim has received numerous honors and awards, including the SIGKDD Best Paper Award, WWW 2021 Best Paper Award, and ICWSM 2021 Best Paper Award. His research has been extensively covered by international media outlets such as BBC, CNN, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

• 2023–Present·University of Washington·Associate Professor
  • Works at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering focusing on AI & Human Interaction, Behavioral Data Science, and Natural Language Processing.
• During Ph.D. | Stanford University | Researcher
  • Conducted research under Professor Jure Leskovec, specializing in the analysis and application of large-scale behavioral data.

• 2014–2019·Stanford University·Ph.D.
  • Field of Study: Computer Science
• 2012–2014·Stanford University·M.S.
  • Field of Study: Computer Science
• 2008–2012·Kaiserslautern University·M.S.
  • Field of Study: Computer Science
• 2005–2008·Kaiserslautern University·B.S.
  • Field of Study: Computer Science