معرفی
Hamid Karimi is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Utah State University (USU), where he leads the Data Science and Applications (DSA) lab. His research focuses on using AI and data mining for social good, including social media mining, educational data mining, and machine learning. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Michigan State University (MSU) in 2021, with a thesis on AI for social good. His interdisciplinary work includes the Teachers in Social Media project, which developed algorithms to improve PK-12 education quality.
Dr. Karimi has received several awards, including the Best Paper Award at ASONAM 2018 and the International Faculty Recognition Award at USU in 2022. His research spans social media behavior analysis, misinformation detection, and fairness in machine learning. The DSA lab prioritizes practical solutions for socially impactful data science applications, such as cross-disciplinary projects in science and engineering.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Michigan State University, 2021
- Research Interests:
- Social Media Mining
- Educational Data Mining
- Graph Mining
- AI for Social Good
- Lab: Data Science and Applications (DSA) Lab, USU
His work bridges theoretical data science with real-world applications, such as analyzing teacher behavior on Pinterest and leveraging GPT for scalable education tools. Dr. Karimi’s research emphasizes ethical AI practices and interpretable machine learning models.
