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People

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Matthew Cornell

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Software Engineer
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Software Engineer
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Melissa Kerr

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Project Manager
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Project Manager
- Matt is the lab\'s research software engineer. His M.S. is in Computer -Science from UMass/Amherst, and his B.S. is in E.E. Before grad school he -worked for NASA\'s Kennedy Space Center in Space Shuttle operations. Since -then he\'s worked for decades in various AI research labs, writing all types -of software. + Melissa completed an MS in global health at King's College London and spent four years as manager of the European Cholangiocarcinoma Network. +In her free time, Melissa enjoys traveling and hiking.
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Software Engineer
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Evan Ray

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Research Faculty
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Research Faculty
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Zhian N. Kamvar

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Community Engineer
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Community Engineer
- Evan is a Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at UMass-Amherst. -He received his PhD in statistics from UMass-Amherst, developing -methods to infer physical activity type and intensity from accelerometer -data. A former postdoc in the Reich Lab, he also works on developing -methods for predicting infectious disease outbreaks. + Zhian is a research software engineer and recovering bioinformatician with a strong passion for creating user-friendly and sensible computational tools for research. +He has a PhD in Botany and Plant Pathology from Oregon State University and has published research software in the realms of plant pathology, epidemiology, web publication, and reproducible research. +He lives in Portland, Oregon with his partner and cat and enjoys cats, baking, reading, bikes, and bad SF/horror (though not all at the same time, because that can get difficult to balance on a bicycle).
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Research Faculty
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Álvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira

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PhD Student
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PhD Student
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Li Shandross

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Data Analyst
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Data Analyst
- Álvaro is a PhD student in epidemiology. He is interested in science communication, economic inequality, -gambling, and infectious diseases. He received his MD from Universidad Internacional del Ecuador and a -BSc in Biochemistry from McGill University. + Li is a data analyst who completed an MS in Biostatistics as part of the 4+1 program at UMass Amherst. +Li's research interests include infectious disease forecasting, particularly the application of new +techniques, and ensemble methods. Outside of work, Li enjoys writing and dancing.
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PhD Student
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Becky Sweger

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Research Software Engineer
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Research Software Engineer
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Benjamin Rogers

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Research Faculty
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Research Faculty
- Becky has been a technical leader and software engineer for more than twenty-five years. After completing an MS in Information Systems at -Drexel University, she began specializing in data modeling and data-driven applications and has experience in numerous domains, including -healthcare, government, and higher education. Becky enjoys skeeball, spending time with her family, and reading science fiction. + Ben is a Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer of Biostatistics at UMass-Amherst. +He received his PhD in Biostatistics from UCLA where he developed Bayesian models for +medical visit and substance use data. He enjoys getting outdoors (skiing, biking, hiking), +cooking, reading fiction and spending time with his family.
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Research Software Engineer
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Doug Arbetter

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PhD Student
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PhD Student
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Evan Ray

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Research Faculty
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Research Faculty
- Doug is a part-time PhD student in Biostatistics, and is a statistician at AstraZeneca in the Vaccines -and Immune Therapies unit. His research interest is infectious disease forecasting for public health -and clinical trial sponsors. He enjoys playing tennis and skiing in his free time. + Evan is a Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at UMass-Amherst. +He received his PhD in statistics from UMass-Amherst, developing +methods to infer physical activity type and intensity from accelerometer +data. A former postdoc in the Reich Lab, he also works on developing +methods for predicting infectious disease outbreaks.
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PhD Student
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Benjamin Rogers

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Research Faculty
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Research Faculty
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Anna Krystalli

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Research Software Engineer
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Research Software Engineer
- Ben is a Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer of Biostatistics at UMass-Amherst. -He received his PhD in Biostatistics from UCLA where he developed Bayesian models for -medical visit and substance use data. He enjoys getting outdoors (skiing, biking, hiking), -cooking, reading fiction and spending time with his family. + Anna is a Research Software Engineering consultant at R-RSE specialising in R. +She has been engaged by the Lab to work with the wider Consortium of Infectious Disease Modeling Hubs on developing the [HubVerse](https://hubdocs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), +a collection of R packages and infrastructure enabling set up, maintainance, submission and access to data of modeling hubs. +She received her PhD in Marine Macroecology from the University of Sheffield, UK and spent 5 years as a Research Software Engineer +with the University of Sheffield RSE team before returning home to Greece and setting up on her own. She is also a Software Review Editor for rOpenSci.
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Research Faculty
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Nicholas Reich

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Principal Investigator
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Principal Investigator
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Álvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira

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PhD Student
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PhD Student
- Nick is a Professor of Biostatistics at UMass. He received his -PhD in Biostatstics from Johns Hopkins, where he also did his postdoctoral -training in infectious disease epidemiology. He also enjoys spending time outside -with his family (hiking, camping, canoeing, gardening). + Álvaro is a PhD student in epidemiology. He is interested in science communication, economic inequality, +gambling, and infectious diseases. He received his MD from Universidad Internacional del Ecuador and a +BSc in Biochemistry from McGill University.
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Principal Investigator
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Anna Krystalli

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Becky Sweger

  
Research Software Engineer
Research Software Engineer
- Anna is a Research Software Engineering consultant at R-RSE specialising in R. -She has been engaged by the Lab to work with the wider Consortium of Infectious Disease Modeling Hubs on developing the [HubVerse](https://hubdocs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), -a collection of R packages and infrastructure enabling set up, maintainance, submission and access to data of modeling hubs. -She received her PhD in Marine Macroecology from the University of Sheffield, UK and spent 5 years as a Research Software Engineer -with the University of Sheffield RSE team before returning home to Greece and setting up on her own. She is also a Software Review Editor for rOpenSci. + Becky has been a technical leader and software engineer for more than twenty-five years. After completing an MS in Information Systems at +Drexel University, she began specializing in data modeling and data-driven applications and has experience in numerous domains, including +healthcare, government, and higher education. Becky enjoys skeeball, spending time with her family, and reading science fiction.
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Research Software Engineer
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Li Shandross

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Data Analyst
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Data Analyst
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Minsu Kim

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PhD Student
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PhD Student
- Li is a data analyst who completed an MS in Biostatistics as part of the 4+1 program at UMass Amherst. -Li's research interests include infectious disease forecasting, particularly the application of new -techniques, and ensemble methods. Outside of work, Li enjoys writing and dancing. + Minsu is a PhD student in Biostatistics. Her research interest is infectious disease forecasting, +ensemble methods, and machine learning. She enjoys programming. She usually go hiking in her free time.
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Data Analyst
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Minsu Kim

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Doug Arbetter

  
PhD Student
PhD Student
- Minsu is a PhD student in Biostatistics. Her research interest is infectious disease forecasting, -ensemble methods, and machine learning. She enjoys programming. She usually go hiking in her free time. + Doug is a part-time PhD student in Biostatistics, and is a statistician at AstraZeneca in the Vaccines +and Immune Therapies unit. His research interest is infectious disease forecasting for public health +and clinical trial sponsors. He enjoys playing tennis and skiing in his free time.