Research mentorship · Graduate study · Undergraduate research

Supporting students from research questions to finished work

I have advised graduate and undergraduate researchers in artificial intelligence, data science, operations research, and computer science. I serve as the faculty adviser of the Artificial Intelligence Club at SMU.

Selected student work

Southern Methodist University (SMU)

• Zerui MaA Recommender System Architecture for University Curriculum AdvisingUndergraduate Research (CS) · 2025
• Elias MannContext-Aware Music RecommendationsBachelor Distinction Thesis (CS) · 2023
• Farzad KamalzadehA Data-Driven Framework for Decision Making Under UncertaintyPh.D. in Operations Research · May 2020
• Zahra GharibiModeling Kidney Transplantation Decisions: Regulatory Oversight, Information Sharing, and Post-Transplant Drug ChoicePh.D. in Operations Research · May 2018
• Pimprapai ThainiamLocal Search Strategies for the Seriation ProblemDoctor of Engineering in Engineering Management · 2017
• William SpurginInstability in Principal Component Analysis: Forming a Consensus Principal Component from Multiple Sample Principal ComponentsM.S. Thesis (CS) · 2016
• Charlie IsakssonNew Outlier Detection Techniques for Data StreamsPh.D. Thesis (CS) · 2016
• Drew JakeScalable Machine Learning Using Applications in Bioinformatics and CybercrimePh.D. Thesis (CS) · 2015
• Hadil ShaibaMachine Learning Methods for Tropical Cyclone Intensity Prediction: Accounting for Rapid Intensification EventsPh.D. Thesis (CS) · 2015
• Derek PhanekhamstreamFPM: Finding Frequent Patterns Within Transaction Data Streams in RBachelor Distinction Thesis (CS) · 2015
• Matt BolañosMoving Generator: Infrastructure for Specifying and Simulating Evolving Streams in RBachelor Distinction Thesis (CS) · 2014
• Anurag NagarA Quasi-Alignment-Based Framework for Discovery of Conserved Regions and Classification of DNA FragmentsPh.D. Thesis (CS) · 2013
• Xiaodian XieAgent-Based Simulation of China's Urban DemographicsM.S. Thesis (CS) · 2013
• Maya El DayehBiological Pathway Completion Using Network MotifsPh.D. Thesis (CS) · 2012
• John ForrestStream: A Framework for Data Stream Modeling in RBachelor Distinction Thesis (CS) · 2011

Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien)

• Christoph BreidertEstimation of Willingness-to-Pay: Theory, Measurement and ApplicationDoctoral Thesis (Business Informatics) · 2005