Tina Eliassi-Rad

Tina Eliassi-Rad is the Inaugural Joseph E. Aoun Professor at Northeastern University. She is also an external faculty member at the Santa Fe Institute and the Vermont Complex Systems Center. Her research lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Network Science, and their societal implications.

Research Interests

• Data Mining & Machine Learning
• Network Science & Complex Systems
• Artificial Intelligence & Society
• Trustworthy Network Science
• Just Machine Learning

Recent Article Trends

Her recent work focuses on Graph Neural Networks, Hypergraph Mining, Adversarial Attacks, Algorithmic Fairness, and Human-AI Coevolution. Publications explore topics like Information Inequality, Network Resilience, and Explainable AI.

Scientific Awards

• Inaugural Joseph E. Aoun Professor at Northeastern University

Advising & Grants

• Current Students: Wan He (Network Science PhD), David Liu (CS PhD), Zohair Shafi (CS PhD), Samantha Dies (CS PhD)
• Major Funders: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), Army Research Lab (ARL), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MITLL), Volkswagen Foundation, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Washington Post Labs

Labs & Teams

She leads the RADLAB at Northeastern University and collaborates with the Network Science Institute. Her team includes postdoctoral researchers and PhD candidates working on AI, network science, and cybersecurity.