Surya Mattu
Senior Engineer Data Journalism And Investigations
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSurya Mattu is a Brooklyn-based investigative data journalist and engineer with 13 years of experience probing how algorithmic systems perpetuate bias and inequality. He has led high-impact efforts—co-founding Princeton’s Digital Witness Lab and contributing to ProPublica’s Pulitzer-finalist "Machine Bias" series—and now serves as Senior Engineer for Data Journalism and Investigations at Bloomberg. His work bridges rigorous data engineering, investigative reporting, and creative practice, with projects exhibited at major museums including the Whitney and V&A. Known for translating complex technical audits into compelling public-facing investigations, he combines research lab experience (MIT Media Lab, Bell Labs) with newsroom rigor to hold systems accountable.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, First, Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, First at University of NottinghamMPS, Interactive Telecommunicatons Program, MPS, Interactive Telecommunicatons Program at New York University
Github Skills (64)
sniffing10
software-defined-radio10
computation9
facebook9
redux8
sniffer8
electron-packager8
preact8
rust7
unit-testing7
javascript7
pcap7
packet-capture7
webpack7
vue-devtools7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
GMG-Special-Projects-Desk/pymk-inspector
Aug 2017 - Jan 2018
See the people Facebook thinks you know
Contributions:2 releases, 67 commits, 2 PRs in 4 months
investigationfacebook
samatt/herbivore
Oct 2016 - Oct 2017
Packet sniffing made simple
Contributions:5 releases, 118 commits, 5 PRs in 11 months
sniffing
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