Teresa Zigh

Teresa Zigh is a Teaching Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science and the Department of Systems and Enterprises. She holds a PhD (1997) in Computational Linguistics, an MS (1985) in Management Science, and a BE (1978) in Chemical Engineering, all from Stevens. Her research focuses on systems dynamics, network analysis, gravitation, and stochastic processes. She has extensive industry experience, including roles at Combustion Engineering, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Computershare, where she managed large-scale financial document generation systems.

• Education:
  • PhD: Computational Linguistics (Stevens Institute of Technology, 1997)
  • MS: Management Science (Stevens Institute of Technology, 1985)
  • BE: Chemical Engineering (Stevens Institute of Technology, 1978)

Her research interests span statistics, modeling & simulation, genetic algorithms, and linguistics. Notable publications include contributions to defense acquisition systems analysis, gaming simulation for CONOPS development, and nonlinear dimensionality reduction in image processing. She actively participates in professional societies like the Systems Dynamics Society and INFORMS.