Ziad Matni
Assistant Teaching Professor
Computer Science
Contact
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Awards of Distinction:
Outstanding Computer Science Faculty Award, 2024-'25
2026 Distinguished Teaching Award, UCSB Academic Senate; 2025-26 Outstanding Teaching of the Year, UCSB Computer Science Department; 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching of the Year, UCSB Computer Science Department
Research
Matni's research interests are in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), including social media tools, as information sources (to tell us about both individuals and organizations); and understanding human behavior around that.
PhD Rutgers University
MS Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1996
BS Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1994