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United States

USD 115 /hr

Data Science and Simulation Expert

Profile Summary

Researcher with in-depth experience in data science and simulation modeling. Particularly experienced in human behavior modeling & analysis and cybersecurity. Sr. Software Engineer experience enables supporting software product development. Excited to support teams and organizations as a consultant or educator. Modeling and Simulation Expertise: agent-based simulation, discrete-event simulation, system dynamics, Monte Carlo simulation. Data Science: predictive modeling, machine learning, data acquisition and mining. Programming Languages: Python (5+ years), Java (15+ years), Web Technologies.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Data Science
• ★ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Market Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Prototyping

Work Experience

Assistant Professor

George Mason University

August 2019 - Present

Research Associate

George Mason University

April 2018 - August 2019

Graduate Research Assistant / Research Assistant

Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center

March 2012 - April 2018

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Engineering)

Old Dominion University

2012 - 2019

Master of Engineering (Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Engineering)

Old Dominion University

2014 - 2015

Bachelor of Science (Computer Engineering)

Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi

2003 - 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hamdi Kavak, Andreas Züfle, Carola Wenk, Dieter Pfoser, Andrew Crooks, Joon-Seok Kim, Umar Manzoor, Hyunjee Jin (2021). Urban life: a model of people and places . Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory.

Hamdi Kavak, Justin Elarde, Itzhak Benenson, Joon-Seok Kim, Andreas Züfle, Taylor Anderson (2021). Change of human mobility during COVID-19: A United States case study . PLOS ONE.

Hamdi Kavak, Jose J Padilla, Daniele Vernon-Bido, Saikou Y Diallo, Ross Gore, Sachin Shetty (2021). Simulation for cybersecurity: state of the art and future directions . Journal of Cybersecurity.

Hamdi Kavak, Christopher J. Lynch, Itzhak Benenson, Saikou Y. Diallo, Jose J. Padilla (2020). A content analysis-based approach to explore simulation verification and identify its current challenges . PLOS ONE.

Hamdi Kavak, Jose J. Padilla, Frank Emmert-Streib, Christopher J. Lynch, Ross J. Gore, Saikou Y. Diallo(2018). Temporal and spatiotemporal investigation of tourist attraction visit sentiment on Twitter . PLOS ONE. 13. (6). p. e0198857. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

BOOK CHAPTER

Hamdi Kavak, Christopher J. Lynch, Ross Gore, Daniele Vernon-Bido (2019). Identifying Unexpected Behaviors of Agent-Based Models Through Spatial Plots and Heat Maps .

Hamdi Kavak, Daniele Vernon-Bido, Jose J. Padilla(2018). Fine-Scale Prediction of People’s Home Location Using Social Media Footprints . 183--189Springer International Publishing