Aleksandr Kogan (scientist)

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Aleksandr Kogan
BornApril 6, 1986
Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
NationalityAmerican[1]
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of Hong Kong (MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)CEO of Philometrics, psychologist and data scientist, University of Cambridge

Aleksandr Kogan (born April 6, 1986) is a Moldovan-born American scientist, who is known for his research on the link between oxytocin and kindness,[2] and for having developed the app that allowed Cambridge Analytica to collect personal details of 30 million Facebook users.[3] He worked as a University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge from 2012-2018[4] and is currently a technology entrepreneur.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Horwitz, Josh (23 April 2018). "Cambridge Analytica's key researcher says his work's impact on elections is "not a real worry"". Quartz. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ Tuesday, 15 November 2011 AFP (November 15, 2011). "Strangers can spot 'kindness' gene: study". www.abc.net.au.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Meredith, Sam (2018-04-10). "Facebook-Cambridge Analytica: A timeline of the data hijacking scandal". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  4. ^ "Dr Aleksandr Kogan :: Cambridge Neuroscience". www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Philometrics". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Aleksandr Kogan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. ^ "43North Announces $1 million in Follow On Funding for HiOperator". 43North. 15 June 2020.