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Aviad Rubinstein

Game-Theoretic Computation Computational Complexity Theory Algorithmic Mechanism Design Computational Economics
Stanford University Computer Science

About

Aviad Rubinstein is an Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He is a theoretical computer scientist whose research focuses on algorithms, computational complexity, and game-theoretic computation, exploring the limits of efficient computation and its applications to economics and decision-making. He earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, receiving the 2017 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, and has been recognized with a Sloan Research Fellowship. At Stanford, he teaches courses on algorithms and computational incentives and leads research at the intersection of theory and practical computation.

Research Performance Summary

107
Total Papers
3610
Total Citations
34
H-Index
2007-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Determining sets for the discrete Laplacian

Year: 2007

Citations: 3

Venue: SIAM review 49 (2)

Latest Recorded Paper

When contracts get complex: Information-theoretic barriers

Year: 2026

Citations: 3

Venue: Proceedings of the 2026 Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
1
2025
6
2024
11
2023
8
2022
4
2021
10
2020
12
2019
10
2018
5
2017
12
2016
10

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 50
Journal 9
Book 1

Top Coauthors

Rubinstein Papadimitriou Zhao

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 7
Citations 65
Avg. Citations / Paper 9.3
H-Index 3

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 45
Citations 645
Avg. Citations / Paper 14.3
H-Index 14

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 46
Citations 2638
Avg. Citations / Paper 57.3
H-Index 28

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 8
Citations 259
Avg. Citations / Paper 32.4
H-Index 6

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 3
Avg. Citations / Paper 3
H-Index 1

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

aviad@stanford.edu

Detected Research Keywords

Constant Factor Approximation Dynamic Mechanism Design Zero Sum Games Player Nash Equilibria Distributed Pcp Theorems Pcp Theorems Hardness Theorems Hardness Approximation Complexity Approximate Nash Approximate Nash Equilibria Local Computation Algorithms