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2022 - 2023 Faculty Development Grant Award
Recently awarded the 2022—2023 Faculty Development Grant in support of "Understanding the response of power grids under weather-related attacks".
I am looking for sharp and self-motivated students (Undergraduates and or Graduates) to join my research group.
Reach out directly (doforib2@pdx.edu) to discuss available opportunities.
July 2022 - ongoing
Cluster Hire for Computational Science
Portland State University (PSU) invites applications for four tenure-track faculty positions in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics & Statistics (3 offers, one at open rank, and two at the Assistant Professor rank) and the Computer Science Department (one at the Assistant Professor rank). These positions are part of a cluster hire in Computational Science for a Sustainable Future.
2021 - 2022
JSM also offers a unique opportunity for statisticians in academia, industry, and government to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for collaboration. Beginning statisticians (including current students) can learn from and interact with senior members of the profession.
August 12, 2021
The 4th International Conference on Econometrics and Statistics (EcoSta 2021) will be virtually hosted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 24-26 June 2021. This conference invites oral and poster presentations containing substantial advances in the broad areas of econometrics and/or statistics. Tutorials will be given on Wednesday 23rd of June 2021. All the scientific sessions will take place virtually.
June 24-26, 2021
Invited Session (Organizer): "Topological methods in statistics and machine learning for socio-economic applications"
The Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21) is a venue for papers describing highly innovative realizations of AI technology. The objective of the conference is to showcase successful applications and novel uses of AI. The conference will use technical papers, best practice papers, invited talks, and panel discussions to explore issues, methods, and lessons learned in the development and deployment of AI applications; and to promote an interchange of ideas between basic and applied AI and the discourse on the actual deployment of AI in practice.
February 4-6, 2021
Poster Presentation: "Topological Machine Learning Methods for Power System Responses to Contingencies"
The conference aims to highlight a broad range of interdisciplinary developments on understanding mechanisms behind COVID19 dynamics and to span such research areas as mathematical biology, statistics, epidemiology, and data science. The conference will include contributed talks from undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs, plenary addresses from senior researchers, discussion forums, and an invited panel on career development, particularly in light of the COVID19 situation.
January 28-29, 2021
I contributed to analyzing the PPP program's 5.2 million approved loans data at the request of the Portland Business Journal.
December 7, 2020