Data Science: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Dr. Mohamed Abazeed

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, The Graduate School

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Cancer and Oncology, Complex Systems, Data Science, Genetics, Radiology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cancer Treatment, Genetic Medicine and Health, Machine Learning and Automation, Medical Imaging, Precision Medicine, Statistics and probability

Tarek Abdallah

Kellogg School of Management

Assistant Professor of Operations Management

Field: Business Strategy, Data Science, Economics

Focus Areas: Business Strategy, Data Science, E-Commerce, Microeconomics, Predictive Analytics, Pricing Strategy

Luis Amaral

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Complex Systems, Data Science

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Data Science, Environmental Sustainability, Firearm safety and policy, Information Systems and Technology, Network Science, Scientific Collaboration, Teams Theory

Christopher P L Berry

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

CIERA Board of Visitors Research Professor

Field: Data Science, Physics and Astronomy

Focus Areas: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Gravity, Theoretical Astrophysics

Larry Birnbaum

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Computer Science

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science

Focus Areas: Information Systems and Technology, Machine Learning and Automation, Natural Language Processing, Social Media

Dr. Baljash Singh Cheema

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Cardiology, Data Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Organ Transplantation

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Transplant, Machine Learning and Automation

Noshir Contractor

Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering, School of Communication

Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Complex Systems, Computational Social Science, Data Science, Industrial Engineering

Focus Areas: Communication Skills, Data Science, Network Science, Predictive Analytics, Scientific Collaboration, Social Media, Social Networks, Space Travel, Teams Theory

Zoheyr Doctor

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) Board of Visitors Research Assistant Professor

Field: Data Science, Physics and Astronomy

Focus Areas: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, Data Visualization, Gravitational Waves, Gravity

Francesca R Farina

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Social Sciences

Field: Data Science, Epidemiology, Global Health, Preventive Medicine, Psychology, Public Health

Focus Areas: Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Equity and Disparities, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neuroscience

Julia Gaudio

McCormick School of Engineering, The Graduate School

Assistant Professor

Field: Data Science, Industrial Engineering

Focus Areas: Data Science, Network Science, Statistics and probability

Aaron Geller

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Lead Data Scientist

Field: Data Science, Physics and Astronomy

Focus Areas: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, Data Visualization

Dr. Abel N Kho

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships

Field: Data Science, Genetics, Primary Care and Internal Medicine

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Genetic Medicine and Health, Innovation, Machine Learning and Automation, Patient Care, Precision Medicine

Diego Klabjan

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Field: Data Science

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Machine Learning and Automation, Statistics and probability

Jeffrey Lopez

McCormick School of Engineering

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Data Science, Materials Science

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Electric Cars, Organic Chemistry, Robotics, Sustainable energy

Hani Mahmassani

McCormick School of Engineering

William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation

Field: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Complex Systems, Data Science

Focus Areas: Logistics and supply chains, Statistics and probability, Transportation

Thomas Miller

Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Faculty director of the master's in data science program

Field: Data Science

Focus Areas: Data Bias, Data Science, Political Campaigns, Predictive Analytics, Statistics and probability

Barry L. Nelson

McCormick School of Engineering

Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Field: Data Science, Industrial Engineering

Focus Areas: Data Science, Risk Management, Statistics and probability

Joel Shapiro

Kellogg School of Management

Clinical Associate Professor of Data Analytics

Field: Business Strategy, Data Science

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Automation, Nonprofits, Online Education and Remote Learning, Predictive Analytics

Madison Shea Smith

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant professor of medical social sciences

Field: Computational Social Science, Data Science, Medical Social Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Use, Behavior Change, Clinical Research, Data Science, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Family Dynamics, Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Health Equity and Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships, Reproductive Health, Research Methods, Sexual Assault, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Networks, Statistics and probability

Dr. Anne M. Stey

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care

Field: Data Science, Economics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Communications Strategy, Decision Making, Healthcare Policy, Information Systems and Technology, Machine Learning and Automation, Network Science, Organizational Change

V.S. Subrahmanian

McCormick School of Engineering

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Influence and Persuasion, National Security, Public Policy, Risk Management, Terrorism

Leah J. Welty

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine - Biostatistics

Field: Data Science, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Data Bias, Data Science, Data Visualization, Health Equity and Disparities, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Statistics and probability

Dr. Shuai Xu

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, Dermatology, Global Health, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Bioelectronics, Telemedicine, Wearable Technology

Hui Zhang

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Preventive Medicine

Field: Data Science, Preventive Medicine

Focus Areas: Data Science, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, Neuroscience, Statistics and probability