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Monica Menendez<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering<\/mark> <\/strong>
Global Network Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering, Tandon, NYU<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Principal Investigators<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Azza Abouzied<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Engagement<\/strong>
Associate Professor of Computer Science <\/strong><\/mark>
Global Network Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Kinga Reka Makovi<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Associate Professor of Social Research and Public Policy<\/mark> <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Saif Eddin Jabari<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Associate Dean of Engineering for Graduate Affairs
Associate Program Head of the Master’s of Interdisciplinary Data Science and Artificial Intelligence<\/strong>
Associate Professor of<\/mark> Civil and Urban Engineering<\/mark><\/strong>
Global Network Associate Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Adela Kovarova<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Center Manager<\/strong><\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Investigators<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Ahmad Bin Thaneya<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Assistant Professor, Emerging Scholar of Civil and Urban Engineering, NYUAD<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Associate Professor of Psychology, NYUAD<\/strong>
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Kaan Ozbay<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Professor of Civil, Urban, and Environmental Engineering, NYU<\/strong>
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Melina <\/a>Platas<\/a>
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science, NYUAD<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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Maurizio Porfiri<\/a>
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Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering, NYU<\/strong>
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Takahiro Yabe <\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Assistant Professor at the Department of Technology Management and Innovation and the Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP), NYU<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Yi Fang<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Associate Professor of Computer Engineering<\/strong><\/mark>
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Global Network Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Zhibin Chen <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Associate Area Head of Engineering, NYUSH
<\/strong>Assistant Professor of Engineering<\/strong><\/mark>, NYUSH
Global Network Assistant Professor, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Center Researchers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n