Eaman Jahani
Social Scientist and Statistician at University of Maryland
Assistant Professor at University of Maryland Business School
Email: eaman [at] umd [dot] edu
I am an assistant professor of Information Systems at University of Maryland Business school. Previously, I was a postdoctoral associate at UC Berkeley department of Statistics until January 2024. I received a dual PhD in Social and Engineering Systems and Statistics from IDSS and the Statistics and Data Science Center at MIT.
My PhD research is focused on micro-level structural factors, such as network structure, that contribute to unequal distribution of resources or information. As a computational social scientist, I use methods from network science, statistics, experiment design and causal inference. I am also interested in understanding the collective behavior in institutional settings, the institutional mechanisms that promote cooperative behavior in networks, or in contrast lead to unequal outcomes for different groups.
In a previous life, I worked at Google New York City as a software engineer from 2011 to 2015. At Google, I worked on several products around the AdWords ad auction. We analyzed the ad auction dynamics and developed relevant suggestions for advertisers. I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science both from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
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Aug 25, 2023 | I will be joining the Smith School of Business at the university of Maryland as an assistant professor, starting January 2024. |
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Aug 10, 2023 | New paper in collaboration with Yuan Yuan on the impact of vaccination heterogeneity is out. |
Jul 15, 2023 | So glad that one my PhD dissertation chapters is finally out in PNAS. Also check out the accompanying public data release. |
Nov 1, 2022 | New paper on how common enemies cannot reduce inter-group polarization in the US is out. Collaboration with amazing researchers at SICSS pays off. |
Oct 1, 2022 | New pre-print on the distribution of long ties in networks and brokerage out. So glad for this work to finally be out. |