Buddhika W. Nettasinghe

Buddhika W. Nettasinghe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Analytics at the Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University, along with advanced degrees from Cornell and the University of British Columbia, and a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya. His research focuses on network science, complex systems, and uncertainty quantification, with applications to social networks, polarization, and information diffusion.

Research Interests

• Network Science
• Complex Systems
• Uncertainty Quantification

His recent work explores affective polarization, structural inequalities in networks, and statistical inference methods like friendship paradox-based sampling. Publications highlight his contributions to directed network analysis, conformal prediction for hidden Markov models, and computational approaches to social segregation.

Scientific Awards

• Recognition of Meritorious Reviewers (2024)