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Michael Baron is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at American University's College of Arts and Sciences. Previously, he spent 19 years at the University of Texas at Dallas before joining American University in 2014. His academic journey includes a University Diploma in Mathematics from St. Petersburg State University, Russia (1992), and a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Maryland (1995).
Dr. Baron's research focuses on sequential analysis, change-point detection, and Bayesian inference, with applications spanning epidemiology, clinical trials, semiconductor manufacturing, actuarial science, energy finance, and cyber security. His work combines theoretical developments with practical implementations across multiple disciplines. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency, the Actuarial Foundation, and the Semiconductor Technical Council. Notably, he spent a year as an Academic Visitor at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center in 2003-04.
His publication record shows a consistent trajectory of impactful research, with recent work focusing on change-point detection in multiple channels, applications of statistical methods to Gulf War Illness treatment, semiconductor manufacturing quality control, and developing novel approaches to sequential analysis. His publications span both theoretical statistics journals like Sequential Analysis and application-focused venues in computer science, engineering, and medical research.
- Fellow of the American Statistical Association (2013)
- Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (2014)
- Abraham Wald Prize for the best paper in Sequential Analysis (2007)
- Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute (2024)
- Associate Editor of the Journal of Sequential Analysis
Dr. Baron has successfully mentored twelve doctoral students, all of whom are employed in academic and research positions. His current research projects include 'Statistical methods for gaining precision in credibility estimation' funded by the Actuarial Foundation and 'ATD: Efficient online detection based on multiple sensors, with applications to cybersecurity and discovery of biological threats' funded by the National Science Foundation. He has also made significant contributions to statistical education through his widely used textbook 'Probability and Statistics for Computer Scientists,' now in its third edition.
