Hongbo’s primary areas of research and interests include big data mining and online social network analysis. Currently, he is working on mining social media data to help libraries improve their users engagement strategies.

Dissertation Title: Understanding the Role of Social Media in Enhancing Participatory Services in Public Libraries

San José Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Chen

Education:

• M.S. (Computer Science) Georgia Institute of Technology
• Ph.D. Queensland University of Technology

Current or Most Recent Position:

• Member of Technical Staff at VMware Research in Palo Alto, CA