Directory

Min Ding

Bard Professor in Marketing
CSRAI Steering Committee

Department/Unit: Smeal College of Business

Research Interests: Min Ding is Bard Professor of Marketing at Smeal College of Business and Affiliate Professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University, and has held past visiting positions at Australian National University, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Fudan University, and MIT. Min received his Ph.D. in Marketing (with a 2nd concentration in Health Care System) from Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the Ohio State University, and B.S. in Genetics and Genetic Engineering from Fudan University. His current scholarly interest are in three domains: Artificial Intelligence and its Application in Commerce (Deep Learning Methods; Artificial Empathy; Intraperson Game Theory; Artificial Decision; Prescriptive Recommenders; Matching Systems), Innovation (Logical Creative Thinking [LCT]; Incentive Alignment [IA]; Innovation in Medicine; Adoption of Near-Term Disruptive Technologies), and Human and Societal Development (The Bubble Theory [Fair Development, Fair Wealth, Enlightened Needs]; Hualish Culture [originated from the greater China region]).

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J. Dumas

Associate Teaching Professor
CSRAI Affiliate

Department/Unit: Media Studies/Bellisario

Email: jad21@psu.edu

Research Interests: ICT4D and local and international efforts to bridge the digital divide and link ICT to peoples empowerment to build better lives.

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Olga Esakova

Associate Research Professor, Biochemistry
CSRAI Affiliate

Department/Unit: Eberly College of Science

Email: oae3@psu.edu

Research Interests: S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) radical Fe/S cluster superfamily enzymes and their catalytic mechanisms.

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Raghu Garud

Professor
CSRAI Affiliate

Department/Unit: Smeal College of Business

Email: rgarud@psu.edu

Research Interests: Socially responsible innovation.

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Vikash Gayah

Associate Professor
CSRAI Affiliate

Department/Unit: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email: vvg104@psu.edu

Research Interests: Dr. Gayah’s research focuses on urban mobility, traffic operations, traffic flow theory, traffic safety and public transportation. His research approach includes a combination of analytical models, micro-simulations and empirical analysis of transportation data.

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