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Researchers in Residence

Researchers in Residence are fellows and graduate students who are located in the NICO offices or affiliated with one of our faculty members. Please note, Visiting Scholars and Data Science Scholars are listed on those pages respectively.

Guy Arie Amichay

Postdoctoral Fellow
McCormick School of Engineering

Guy Amichay is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Engineering Sciences & Applied Mathematics department (ESAM) and the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), working with Professor Daniel Abrams. He is mostly interested in self-organization—how systems manage to become ordered with no obvious leader or conductor. His current work is on synchronization (coupled oscillators), focusing on different systems such as firefly swarms flashing in unison or groups of crabs waving their claws in sync. Other than that he is also working on science of science (on the formation of collaborations) and association football (soccer) collective movement analysis.

Shambhobi Bhattacharya

Ph.D. Student
McCormick School of Engineering

Shambhobi Bhattacharya is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at the McCormick School of Engineering. Her research examines how users coordinate together online and collectively make decisions. She is particularly interested in understanding how users coordinate and moderate on the platform Reddit. Her research interests lie in the intersection of organizational theory, collective intelligence, and social networks, with a particular focus on using computational methods to try to understand and solve these systems.

Jian Gao

Research Assistant Professor
Kellogg School of Management

Jian Gao is a Research Assistant Professor in the Center for Science of Science and Innovation (CSSI) and the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), working with Professor Dashun Wang. He obtained a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. His research interests lie in the science of science, computational socioeconomics, network science, and economic complexity. His recent work focuses on measuring the disparities in exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and estimating the benefits of AI in science and innovation.

Yessica Herrera

Visiting Researcher
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems

Yessica’s research explores the art world as a complex system. Her research is rooted in the use of network science and data-driven methodologies to understand the network effects on gender inequalities and career success in visual arts and classical performing arts, such as ballet. She is also interested on the psychological factors influencing human performance and creativity.

Moh Hosseinioun

Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Kellogg School of Management

Moh Hosseinioun is a PhD Candidate at UIC and a Research Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management and NICO, working with Professor Hyejin Youn. His research concerns the economic impacts of technological change and innovation in two directions, with a particular focus on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI): 1) how firms improve their performance by innovation, and 2) how technologies and human skills interact.

Taekyun Kim

Postdoctoral Fellow
Kellogg School of Management

Taekyun Kim is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management, collaborating closely with Professor Hyejin Youn. His research is centered around the intersection of new technologies, specifically artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, with firm strategy and entrepreneurship. His primary research interest lies in unraveling the economic implications of AI, including its impact on labor markets and firm productivity.

Oh-Hyun Kwon

Visiting Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Kellogg School of Management

Oh-Hyun Kwon is a Ph.D. student in Physics at Pohang University of Science and Technology. His research interests include technological innovation, urban geography/structure, and human mobility. His work with Professor Hyejin Youn focuses on how distinctive perceptions predict technological innovation and bring impact differently.

Seoul Lee

PhD Student
Kellogg School of Management

Seoul Lee is a PhD student in Management & Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. His research examines how multiple people work together in a coordinated way and how organizations themselves exhibit agentic and mental properties. His research interests include organizational structure, collective intelligence, and social networks, with a particular focus on computational methods. He received a dual bachelor’s degree in business and philosophy from Seoul National University.

Hao Peng

Postdoctoral Fellow
Kellogg School of Management

Hao Peng is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management and NICO, working with Professor Brian Uzzi. He is interested in computational social science, science of science, social networks, and complex systems. His research studies the mechanisms involved in the production and dissemination of science and innovation.

Huilian Sophie Qiu

Postdoctoral Fellow
Kellogg School of Management

Sophie Qiu is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management and NICO, working with Professor Brian Uzzi. Her research interests include: Developers' diversity and inclusion in open-source communities, social network analysis, natural language processing, and gender representation in mass medi.

Tara Sowrirajan

Research Assistant Professor
Kellogg School of Management

Tara Sowrirajan is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management and NICO, working with Professor Brian Uzzi. Tara

Binglu Wang

Ph.D. Student
Kellogg School of Management

Binglu Wang is a Ph.D. student in Management & Organizations (MORS) at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, with affiliations at the Center for Science of Science and Innovation (CSSI) and the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO). Her research involves computational social science, technology & innovation, and social networks, with a focus on understanding how community collapses from large-scale datasets.

Jisung Yoon

Postdoctoral Fellow
Kellogg School of Management

Jisung Yoon is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management and NICO, working with Professor Hyejin Youn. His primary research areas include computational social science, the science of science, and the application of AI/ML in public policy. His research leverages the abundant digital traces of humans through machine ;earning methods and aims to unlock the full potential of the combination of machine learning and social science. His recent work concentrates on unraveling the intricacies of bureaucracy and coordination mechanisms to gain insights into the regulatory functions within a wide range of systems.
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