Cosimo Arnesano

Cosimo Arnesano serves as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. He holds dual Ph.D. degrees in Energy and Environmental Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, complemented by an MBA specializing in business analytics and operations/supply chain optimization. His industry background includes strategic roles at ThermoFisher Scientific (Strategy Manager, 3 years) and Zeiss Microscopy (Account Manager, 1.5 years).

Education

• Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Engineering
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
• MBA with concentrations in Business Analytics and Operations/Supply Chain Optimization

Research Interests

Dr. Arnesano's expertise spans analytics, artificial intelligence, corporate strategy, healthcare analytics, machine learning, operations management, statistics, and stochastic modeling. His work bridges biomedical imaging techniques with business applications, focusing on data-driven solutions for healthcare operations and business process optimization. He develops analytical models for classification, clustering, and association problems while leveraging third-party big data to enhance business insights and decision-making.

Publication Trends

His 15 most recent publications (2012-2022) reveal an interdisciplinary trajectory from biomedical imaging methodology to clinical applications. Early works (2012-2016) established innovations in fluorescence lifetime imaging and digital signal processing, while recent research (2017-2022) applies these techniques to cancer metabolism, stem cell tracking, and retinal organoid characterization. A consistent thread involves developing non-invasive optical biomarkers for real-time cellular analysis, directly informing his business analytics focus on operational efficiency and healthcare optimization.

Teaching and Operations

• Undergraduate: Applied Business Statistics (BUAD-310), Basics of Project and Operations Management (BUAD-315)
• Graduate: Spreadsheet Modeling (DSO-427), Business Decision Modeling (DSO-536), Blended Data Business Analytics (DSO-528)