Justin Cheng

Research Scientist

Data Science
Human Computer Interaction & UX

I am a computer scientist on the Core Data Science team at Facebook, and my research lies at the intersection of data science and human-computer interaction. My current interests include cascading behavior in social networks, psychological well-being, and online antisocial behavior. My work has received a best paper award, as well as several best paper nominations at CHI, CSCW, ICWSM and WWW. I earned my PhD in computer science at Stanford University.

Interests

Computational social science, social network analysis and social computing

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Latest Publications

Social Comparison and Facebook: Feedback, Positivity, and Opportunities for Comparison

Moira Burke, Justin Cheng, Bethany de Gant

CHI - April 25, 2020

Understanding Perceptions of Problematic Facebook Use

Justin Cheng, Moira Burke, Elena Goetz Davis

CHI - May 4, 2019

When Do People Trust Their Social Groups?

Xiao Ma, Justin Cheng, Shankar Iyer, Mor Naaman

CHI - May 4, 2019

Do Diffusion Protocols Govern Cascade Growth?

Justin Cheng, Jon Kleinberg, Jure Leskovec, David Liben-Nowell, Bogdan State, Karthik Subbian, Lada Adamic

ICWSM 2018 - June 25, 2018

Do Cascades Recur?

Justin Cheng, Lada Adamic, Jon Kleinberg, Jure Leskovec

WWW - April 11, 2016

Rumor Cascades

Adrien Friggeri, Lada Adamic, Dean Eckles, Justin Cheng

ICWSM - June 2, 2014

Can cascades be predicted?

Justin Cheng, Lada Adamic, Alex Dow, Jon Kleinberg, Jure Leskovec

WWW - April 7, 2014

News

Facebook researchers share findings on blending social science with computational approaches at ICWSM 2018

June 25, 2018

The strange truth about fiction

April 29, 2014