Ivan Garibay

Ivan Garibay is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida's Department of Computer Science. His research focuses on computational social science, agent-based modeling, and complex systems analysis with applications in innovation ecosystems, healthcare modeling, and social media dynamics. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCF (2004) and a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Ricardo Palma University (1994).

Key research areas include:

• Big Data & Data Analytics
• Agent-Based Modeling for Complex Systems
• Computational Economics & Innovation Diffusion
• Social Media Information Dynamics
• Epidemiological Simulation (e.g., C. difficile spread)

Recent work explores misinformation control mechanisms, vaccine adoption behavior analysis, and ethical AI frameworks. His publications cover topics like sarcasm detection algorithms, network science applications, and green growth economic modeling. He currently leads projects on computational social science methodologies and interdisciplinary educational strategies.

Key contributions include development of the NL4Py modeling framework and CD-SEIZ compartmental models for information cascade prediction. His work bridges computer science with social sciences through agent-based simulations and multi-disciplinary data analysis approaches.