I’m Michael Ekstrand, a Ph.D candidate in computer science with GroupLens Research at the University of Minnesota.

I invite you to read about my research on human-computer interaction and recommender systems or check out the various coding projects I have worked on. I also write, both on my blog and in more persistent writings.

You can connect with me in several ways:

• Follow me on Twitter, App.net, or identi.ca.
• Watch my work on BitBucket or GitHub.
• Read my blog.
• Connect with me on LinkedIn
• E-mail me, either about my or .

And if you’re curious, elehack is a contraction of Elegant Hack. It is homage to my deep appreciation both of the hacker ethos and of elegant, beautiful things (particularly programs).