Michael Porter
Associate Professor
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Porter is an Associate Professor of Systems and Information Engineering and Data Science at the University of Virginia with a decade of experience bridging academic research and applied analytics. He holds a PhD from UVA and has held roles from postdoctoral fellowships to principal research scientist positions in industry, including a recent Amazon Scholar appointment. His work blends statistical rigor with practical geospatial and systems applications, evidenced by collaborations with GeoEye/DigitalGlobe and defense-focused analytics at SPADAC. Porter publishes actively (Google Scholar, Academia) and maintains a GitHub presence, signaling a commitment to reproducible research and open tools. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex models into actionable insights for both business and policy audiences.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering at Purdue UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Systems Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Systems Engineering at Vanderbilt UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Systems and Information Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Systems and Information Engineering at University of Virginia
Github Skills (8)
test-data6
resampling5
data-preprocessing3
feature-engineering2
forecasting1
machine-learning1
python1
forecast1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mdporter/SYS6018
Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
Contributions:7 releases, 242 commits, 414 pushes in 4 years
mdporter/county-risk
Jul 2020 - Nov 2020
Functions to model and forecast COVID infections in the US using an SIR model and positive test data at the county level.
Contributions:34 commits, 1 PR, 28 pushes in 4 months
test-data
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