He received his Ph.D. from Rice University in 2009, and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) in the summer of 2009. Prof. Mislove’s research concerns distributed systems and networks, with a focus on using social networks to solve systems problems. In particular, his research is focused on studying computer systems that enable communication among people, such as online social networks, and designing, building, deploying, and evaluating innovative systems of this kind. He is a recipient of the prestigious NSF Career Award (2011), and his work has been covered by New Scientist, the New York Times, and the CBS Evening News.