Sinan Aral

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Summary

Sinan Aral was born on 1974[1] in Turkey[2]. He has worked as a social scientist[3], data scientist[4], researcher[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9], Turkey[10]
  • Native language: Turkish[11]
  • Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12]
  • Educated at: Northwestern University[13], London School of Economics and Political Science[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: Erik Brynjolfsson[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Sinan Aral[17]
  • Family name: Aral[18]
  • Given name: Sinan[19], Kayhan[20]
  • Official website: https://www.sinanaral.io/[21]
  • Described at URL: https://poetsandquants.com/2014/02/12/best-prof-sinan-aral/[22], https://news.mit.edu/2014/faculty-profile-sinan-aral-1110[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24], Turkish[25]
  • Name in native language: Sinan Aral[26]
  • Number of children: 1[27]
  • Social media followers: 52,682[28], 58,752[29], 63,891[30]

FAQs

Where was Sinan Aral born?

Sinan Aral was born in Turkey[2].

What did Sinan Aral do for work?

Sinan Aral worked as a social scientist[3], data scientist[4], researcher[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Sinan Aral go to school?

Sinan Aral was educated at Northwestern University[13] and London School of Economics and Political Science[14].

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  1. [2] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . orcid.org. orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . orcid.org. orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . orcid.org. orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . poetsandquants.com. Retrieved . poetsandquants.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . poetsandquants.com. Retrieved . poetsandquants.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . poetsandquants.com. Retrieved . poetsandquants.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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