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Eli Ben-Michaelمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Causal Inference
• Policy Analysis
• Machine Learning Applications
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Eli Ben-Michael is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy and the Department of Statistics & Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is affiliated with the CMU-NIST AI Measurement Science & Engineering Cooperative Research Center (AIMSEC), contributing to cutting-edge research at the intersection of statistics, policy analysis, and artificial intelligence. His educational background includes a PhD in Statistics from U.C. Berkeley and undergraduate studies at Columbia University where he earned a dual degree in Computer Science and Statistics. Prior to his current position, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University's Institute for Quantitative Social Science and Department of Statistics. Ben-Michael's research focuses on developing innovative statistical and computational methods for causal inference and policy evaluation, with particular emphasis on integrating machine learning techniques to address complex problems in public policy and social science. His work bridges theoretical statistics with practical applications in healthcare, criminal justice, education, and social policy. Current research directions include safe policy learning, sensitivity analysis for clustered data, and methodological innovations for the synthetic control method. His publication record shows a strong trajectory in top-tier journals including Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, and Proceedings of ICML. Recent work demonstrates increasing focus on policy-relevant applications including abortion legislation impacts, pre-trial risk assessment, and healthcare disparities, while maintaining methodological rigor in causal inference frameworks. Ben-Michael has developed open-source software tools including augsynth and multical R packages, which implement his methodological contributions for synthetic controls and multilevel calibration weighting. These packages have been adopted by researchers in multiple disciplines for causal inference applications.

Zach Y. Brownمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Industrial Organization
• Health Economics
• Applied Microeconomics
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Zach Y. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan’s Department of Economics within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He holds a tenure-track position and focuses on Industrial Organization and Health Economics, with an emphasis on information frictions and healthcare market dynamics. Education: Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University (2017), B.A. in Economics and Physics (minor) from University of California - Berkeley (2007). His research interests include algorithmic pricing strategies, healthcare policy, and the economic implications of market structures. For instance, he explores how pricing algorithms affect competition in digital markets and investigates disparities in healthcare access and outcomes, particularly in Medicare. His work frequently bridges theoretical models with empirical analysis to inform policy debates. Recent studies highlight his contributions to understanding the effects of hospital payment caps on pricing, the role of broadband access in healthcare, and racial disparities in medication for opioid use disorder. His 2023 paper on algorithmic pricing won the American Economic Journal’s Best Paper Award in Microeconomics, underscoring his impact on digital market research. Teaching includes courses like Government Regulation of Industry (undergraduate) and Industrial Organization II (Ph.D. level), reflecting his expertise in applied economics and policy analysis. Prior to his academic role, he served as a Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers, bringing practical policy experience to his academic work. Brown is affiliated with the NBER, contributing to their research initiatives. His current projects include examining market power in index funds and insurer competition in Medicaid markets, further expanding his interdisciplinary approach to economic challenges.

John W. Edmundsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Infectious Disease Modelling
• Epidemiology
• Public Health Policy
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Professor John W. Edmunds is a leading academic in Infectious Disease Modelling at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Holding a Professor position since 2013 and serving as Dean of the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health (2013-2019), he combines mathematical, statistical, and economic models to inform public health policy. His part-time role at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) since 2008 underscores his policy advisory contributions. PhD in Infectious Disease Modelling (Imperial College, 1994) MSc in Health Economics (University of York, 1995) BSc in Biology (Imperial College, 1989) His research focuses on understanding disease transmission and optimizing control strategies. He has pioneered methods integrating social contact surveys , participatory surveillance (e.g., Influenzanet), and economic analysis to evaluate vaccines and interventions. Recent work includes SARS-CoV-2 dynamics , Ebola spatial forecasting , and typhoid vaccine prioritization . His 15 most recent publications highlight social contact patterns (Reconnect, CoMix studies), vaccine impact (HPV, typhoid), and real-time outbreak analytics (Ebola, cholera). Key trends include digital epidemiology , behavioral surveillance , and cross-country modeling for global health. Knighthood (2024) for services to epidemiology Weldon Memorial Prize (2022) for biostatistics contributions FMedSci (2018) for medical science excellence OBE (2016) for public service As an educator, he teaches "Modelling and the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases" and co-organizes "Pandemics: Emergence, Spread and Response" . Current grants include National Institute for Health and Care Research projects on post-pandemic surveillance and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding for polio eradication. He leads collaborations with the Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases , Vaccine Centre , and Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre , while advising UK and WHO committees on zoonotic influenza , variants , and testing programs .

• Sports Medicine
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Christina Allen is a Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine, where she serves as Chief of Yale Sports Medicine and Vice Chair of Athletic Medicine and Community Outreach. She is the Orthopaedic Team Physician for Yale Athletics and has extensive experience with U.S. national teams, including U.S. Soccer and USA Taekwondo. Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University (1983); MD, UCLA School of Medicine (1995) Training: Orthopaedic Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Research Interests focus on: Revision ACL reconstruction outcomes and predictors Meniscus transplantation and cartilage repair Proximal hamstring avulsion repair Quantitative MRI for joint kinematics and cartilage changes Post-ACL revision infection risk factors Scientific Awards include: Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award (2019) NIH R01 Competitive Renewal Grant (2017) AOSSM O’Donoghue Award (2014) Clinical Roles span: Team physician for U.S. Soccer (Women's/Men's National Teams) Former team physician for San Francisco Deltas (NASL Champions 2017) Medical Board member, World Taekwondo (London Olympics 2012, Rio Olympics 2016) Publications highlight a 20-year longitudinal focus on: Machine learning models for surgical outcome prediction Graft choice impact on revision ACL longevity Cartilage degeneration after meniscectomy Biomechanical MRI analysis of joint kinematics Infection rates in revision surgeries Return-to-sport protocols for athletes

Hyun Kyoung Roمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Gender and Racial Equity in STEM Education
• Higher Education
• Learning Experiences and Outcomes among Marginalized Students
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Hyun Kyoung Ro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education at the University of North Texas, affiliated with the College of Education. She previously served as a faculty member at Bowling Green State University and worked as a Research Designer and Analyst at Carnegie Mellon University’s Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. Ph.D. in Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University (minor in Educational Psychology—Applied Measurement) M.A. and B.A., Korea University Her research centers on gender and racial equity in STEM education , learning experiences of marginalized students , and critical quantitative research and assessment . She employs rigorous methodologies to examine systemic inequities and institutional practices affecting underrepresented populations in higher education. Dr. Ro's recent publications span top-tier journals such as Journal of Engineering Education , The Review of Higher Education , and Research in Higher Education , reflecting a strong focus on equity, policy, and assessment in STEM and higher education contexts. Her work consistently emphasizes intersectionality, data justice, and institutional reform. She has received significant external funding, including: National Science Foundation ADVANCE Adaptation Track grant for gender equity on campus AccessLex Institute/Association for Institutional Research grant on law school access and enrollment among women of color Collectively, these grants total $1.1 million, supporting her leadership in advancing equity through research and institutional change. While no formal list of advisees or awards is provided, her role as a leading author and grant recipient highlights her active mentorship and scholarly leadership. Dr. Ro has not indicated any lab or research team affiliations in the provided text, but her research profile suggests collaboration with institutional research units and equity-focused initiatives.

Amir Hakamiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Air Quality Modeling
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Inverse Modeling
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Amir Hakami is a Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Carleton University , where he leads the Carleton Atmospheric Modelling Group . His research focuses on advanced air quality modeling techniques to inform environmental policy. Degrees: B.Sc. (Polytechnic of Tehran), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Georgia Tech), Postdoc (Caltech) Contact: Office 3454 Mackenzie Building, Phone: 613-520-2600 ext. 8609, Email: amir.hakami@carleton.ca Research Interests: Air quality modeling at multiple spatial scales Adjoint sensitivity analysis for atmospheric response Inverse modeling and data assimilation techniques Uncertainty quantification in environmental systems Interdisciplinary applications in policy, public health, and economics Teaching: Courses include Environmental Engineering Systems Modeling , Contaminant Transport , and Air Pollution & Emissions Control at undergraduate and graduate levels. Research Group: The group includes Ph.D. candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and alumni working on topics ranging from atmospheric chemistry to sustainable energy systems. Members come from diverse backgrounds in engineering, science, and policy disciplines.

• Inventory control
• Supply chain management
• Capacity planning
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Tim Huh is a Professor and Chair of the Operations and Logistics Division at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration. He specializes in inventory control, supply chain management, and operations research, with a focus on dynamic decision-making under uncertainty. B.A., B.Math, M.Math from University of Waterloo M.A. from Regent College M.S., Ph.D. from Cornell University His research spans theoretical and applied topics including renewable energy systems, healthcare operations, and digital learning analytics. Recent work explores wind power storage optimization, asynchronous video usage in education, and multi-echelon inventory solutions. Scientific recognition includes the Canada Research Chair in Operations Excellence and Business Analytics He teaches core business analytics and operations management courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, emphasizing quantitative decision-making and process fundamentals.

Dimitrios P. Tsomocosمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Central Banking
• Banking and regulation
• Incomplete asset markets
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Dimitrios P. Tsomocos is a Professor of Financial Economics at Saïd Business School and a Fellow in Management at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. He holds a BA, MA, MPhil, and PhD from Yale University and previously worked at the Bank of England. He serves on editorial boards including Annals of Finance and Economic Theory, and is a Senior Research Associate at the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics. His educational background includes: University of Oxford: M.A. by resolution, 2002 Yale University: Ph.D. in economics, 1996 Yale University: M.Phil. in economics, 1992 Yale University: M.A. in economics, 1990 Yale University: B.A. in economics, 1989 Professor Tsomocos is a mathematical economist specializing in Central Banking, Banking and regulation, Incomplete asset markets, Systemic risk, Financial instability, and Issues of new financial architecture. His research focuses on contagion, financial fragility, interbank linkages, and the impact of the Basel Accord using General Equilibrium models with incomplete asset markets, money, and endogenous default. He is working toward designing a new paradigm of monetary policy, financial stability analysis, and macroprudential regulation. His recent publications show a consistent focus on financial stability, banking regulation, and the interaction between monetary policy and financial stability. The research spans theoretical modeling of bankruptcy and default in general equilibrium frameworks, practical applications to bank regulation, analysis of commodity cycles in emerging economies, and policy responses to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. His work frequently employs quantitative methods and general equilibrium modeling to address pressing issues in financial economics. His scientific achievements include: 2004 Bank Sabatell prize for the best work on the economics of banking (for "Book vs. Fair Value Accounting in Banking and Intertemporal Smoothing") Co-development of the Goodhart-Tsomocos model of financial fragility (2003) Testimony to House of Lords for the Economic and Financial Affairs and International Trade Sub Committee's report (2011) Appointment to Research Advisory Board, Central Bank of Russian Federation (2018) Professor Tsomocos has advised numerous PhD students and collaborated extensively with central banks worldwide. He has served as an economic advisor to a major political party in Greece and regularly provides commentary on the Greek economy. His research has had substantial policy impact, with the Goodhart-Tsomocos model implemented by more than ten central banks including the Bank of Bulgaria, Bank of Colombia, Bank of England, and Bank of Korea. He continues to collaborate with researchers from the ECB, Central Bank of the Russian Federation, and Bank of Chile on updated versions of his financial fragility model. He co-developed the Goodhart-Tsomocos model of financial fragility while working at the Bank of England, which has been implemented at various central banks globally. His research group at Oxford continues to refine this model and apply it to contemporary financial stability challenges.

Benjamin J. Keysمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Public Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Housing Markets
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Benjamin J. Keys is a Research Associate at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School within the Public Economics program. His work focuses on public economics, environmental economics, and financial risk management with particular emphasis on housing markets and climate change impacts. University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School Public Economics Department His research explores: Climate risk capitalization in housing markets Mortgage insurance moral hazard Consumer credit card payment behaviors Emergency credit systems Regional economic redistribution through mortgages Email: benkeys@wharton.upenn.edu Scientific awards include: Fellowships on Consumer Financial Management

Masoud Asgharianمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Survival Analysis
• Changepoint Problem
• Nonparametric Bayesian Analysis
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Masoud Asgharian is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University. His research focuses on survival analysis, changepoint problems, nonparametric Bayesian methods, and data envelopment analysis. He has contributed to influential studies on dementia survival rates, censored data methodologies, and statistical efficiency measures. His work bridges biostatistics and operations research, with applications in public health and medical sciences. Key contributions include methodologies for prevalent cohort survival analysis, input relaxation efficiency measures in stochastic DEA, and causal inference techniques. Asgharian has collaborated extensively with researchers in epidemiology and biomedical engineering, as evidenced by his co-authored publications on topics ranging from tooth enamel properties to low-precision neural network quantization. His research has been published in high-impact journals such as New England Journal of Medicine , Journal of the American Statistical Association , and Biometrics . Current affiliations include leadership roles in statistical research at McGill, with ongoing projects in computational statistics and healthcare analytics.

Johannes Spinnewijnمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Public Economics
• Behavioral Economics
• Economic Theory
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Johannes Spinnewijn is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), affiliated with STICERD and multiple research centers. He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT (2009), following an M.A. from Université Libre de Bruxelles and B.A. from KU Leuven. His research focuses on Public Economics , Behavioral Economics , and Economic Theory , with emphasis on unemployment insurance design, tax compliance, health inequalities, and labor market policies. Notable contributions include analyzing optimal unemployment benefit timing, risk-based selection in insurance, and behavioral nudges in tax systems. Spinnewijn has received prestigious awards such as the ERC Starting Grant (2017-2022) , Wiley Prize (2015) , and Austin Robinson Memorial Prize (2013) . He serves as Director of the CEPR Public Economics Program and co-director of STICERD's Public Economics Program. His editorial roles include the American Economic Review , Review of Economic Studies , and Journal of Public Economics . He has advised over 15 PhD students, including those at top institutions like MIT, Chicago, and Edinburgh. His grants include €1.5 million from the ERC and £200K from the ESRC. Recent work explores health disparities, mental health determinants, and socioeconomic impacts of chronic diseases. Spinnewijn has held visiting roles at Columbia University, UC Berkeley, MIT, and KU Leuven. His teaching spans public economics, contract theory, and microeconomics at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Christopher S. Tangمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Supply Chain Management
• Outsourcing
• Pricing Strategy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Christopher S. Tang is a UCLA Distinguished Professor and Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration at the Anderson School of Management , where he researches global supply chain management with a focus on social innovation in developing countries . He also serves as Senior Associate Dean for Global Initiatives and Faculty Director of the Center for Global Management . Education: Ph.D. in Management Science (1985, Yale University) M.Phil. in Administrative Science (1983, Yale University) M.A. in Statistics (1983, Yale University) B.Sc. in Mathematics (First Class Honors, 1981, King’s College, University of London) His research explores the intersection of corporate responsibility and supply chain innovation , addressing topics like microfinancing , mobile platforms for developing economies , direct agricultural procurement , and disaster response logistics . He emphasizes visibility, integrity, and agility in uncertain environments. Recent work highlights AI adoption benefits for supply chains , strategies to reduce forced labor risks , and policy impacts on ride-sharing platforms . His research bridges operations management and social justice , advocating for environmental stewardship alongside business growth. Scientific Awards: Salzberg Medallion (2017) Lifetime Fellow, INFORMS (2011) Responsible Research in Management Award (2017) Teaching Excellence Award (multiple years, UCLA-NUS) Dean’s Excellent Service Award (2014) As an influential adviser and consultant , Tang has worked with Amazon, HP, IBM, Nestlé, GKN , and Accenture . He has taught at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , and served as visiting professor at Cambridge University and the Institute of Advanced Study at HKUST .

Gabriele Farinaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Game Theory
• Machine Learning
• Optimization
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Gabriele Farina is an Assistant Professor at MIT in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), with additional affiliations at the Operations Research Center (ORC). Holding the X-Window Consortium Career Development Chair, his research focuses on theoretical and algorithmic foundations for learning and computational decision-making under imperfect information, integrating game theory, machine learning, optimization, and statistics. He previously served as a Research Scientist at Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) group, where he contributed to Cicero, a human-level AI agent combining strategic reasoning and natural language. Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University (advisor: Tuomas Sandholm) Facebook Fellowship (2019-2020) in Economics and Computation Recipient of multiple awards including ACM SIGecom dissertation award, NSF CAREER, and AI2050 Early Career Fellow His research spans four key areas: (1) No-Regret Learning Dynamics in extensive-form games; (2) Correlation and Mediated Equilibria in sequential decision-making; (3) Team Games and Team Max-Min Equilibria; and (4) Human Modeling and Equilibrium Perfection. His work addresses challenges in scalable equilibrium computation, stability of learning algorithms, and robustness to mistakes in multi-agent systems. Recent publications highlight advancements in polynomial-time equilibrium computation, cautious optimism algorithms, and connections between regret minimization and mirror descent. These contributions appear in top venues like COLT, NeurIPS, ICML, and AAAI, with keywords spanning game theory, optimization, and machine learning. NSF CAREER award AI2050 Early Career Fellow Facebook Fellowship ACM SIGecom dissertation award GameSec 2024 best paper award ICLR 2023 outstanding paper honorable mention His research group at MIT collaborates on projects involving strategic reasoning, human-level AI agents, and equilibrium refinements, with applications to games like Diplomacy and poker. Current efforts include developing faster algorithms for correlated equilibria and exploring connections between machine learning and economic theory.

Asaf Bernsteinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Empirical Corporate Finance
• Household Finance
• Climate Finance
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Asaf Bernstein is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business, a Faculty Scholar, Co-Director of the Center for Research on Consumer Financial Decision Making, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He earned his Ph.D. in Financial Economics from MIT in 2016 and served as Senior Academic Advisor on Climate Issues to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during 2021-22. Education: Ph.D. Financial Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016 B.S. Economics & Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College Research Focus: Bernstein’s work lies at the intersection of policy and finance, using plausibly identified empirical designs to study financial regulation, climate risk, household balance-sheet dynamics, and the real effects of credit markets. His current agenda spans macro-prudential policy, public-pension wealth transmission, historical introduction of credit ratings, and partisan sorting under climate change. Publication Trends: Across more than a dozen forthcoming or published papers, Bernstein consistently exploits natural experiments—regulatory shocks, historical clearinghouses, Dutch amortization reform, Great-Depression bank distress, SLR exposure—to quantify how financial frictions affect prices, allocations, and innovation. The corpus maps broadly onto household finance, corporate finance, and climate-finance fields, with frequent overlap in real-estate and financial-history contexts. Honors & Awards: 2019 AQR Insight Distinguished Paper Award 2016 AQR Top Finance Graduate Award (global top-six PhD honor) 2022 Brattle Group Distinguished Paper Prize, Journal of Finance 2018 Northern Finance Association Best Paper in Risk Management Kahle Family Research Award Grants & Advising: While specific grant amounts are not disclosed, his projects have been supported by data access from Dutch administrative panels, U.S. credit-bureau micro-data, and historical securities archives. He advises PhD students in empirical finance and climate-economics and collaborates extensively across Leeds, NBER, MIT, and Stanford networks. Centers & Labs: Bernstein co-leads the Center for Research on Consumer Financial Decision Making at Leeds, an interdisciplinary lab linking finance, real-estate, and public-policy scholars to external regulatory partners including the SEC, Federal Reserve, and FINRA.

George Spencerمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Higher Education Policy
• College Access and Completion
• Educational Pathways Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

George Spencer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology at NYU’s Steinhardt School. He holds a PhD and MA from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, and a BA from Northwestern University. His research focuses on college access, policy evaluation, and student pathways, with a particular emphasis on socioeconomic disparities and policy levers to improve educational outcomes. His work has been supported by grants from AERA, TIAA Institute, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Notable awards include the AERA Dissertation Fellowship (2015-2016) and Russell Sage Foundation Pipeline Grant (2021). Prior to academia, Spencer directed programs for high school students with the I Have a Dream Foundation and worked at the Consortium on Financing Higher Education. Research interests include dual enrollment policies, articulation agreements, transfer student trajectories, and the effectiveness of individualized learning plans. His scholarship appears in top journals like American Educational Research Journal and Review of Higher Education.