معرفی
Gian-Gabriel Garcia is an Assistant Professor and Harold E. Smalley Early Career Professor at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, with a dual role as Pillar 1 Co-lead in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center. His work bridges predictive analytics and decision-making frameworks in healthcare contexts.
- Education: PhD and MS in Industrial and Operations Engineering (University of Michigan), BS in Industrial Engineering (University of Pittsburgh)
Research focuses on responsible AI for healthcare, emphasizing health equity, stochastic optimization, and machine learning applied to concussion management, opioids, maternal health, and cardiovascular disease. His methodologies integrate dynamic programming and simulation to address stakeholder acceptability.
Key article themes include concussion diagnostics, responsible AI in diabetes care, and interpretable policies for chronic disease management. His work frequently leverages Markov decision processes and stochastic modeling.
Scientific Awards
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
- INFORMS Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services
- SMDM Lee B. Lusted Prize
- INFORMS Minority Issues Forum Paper Competition First Prize
- INFORMS Minority Issues Forum Poster Competition First Prize
Garcia also contributes to undergraduate mentorship and serves as Vice President of Communications (co-chair) for the INFORMS Minority Issues Forum, alongside council membership in the INFORMS Health Applications Society.
