Qiwei Han

Qiwei Han received M.S. and Ph.D. degree from Carnegie Mellon University/Instituo Superior Tecnico where he was Research Assistant with the Engineering and Public Policy Department, CMU and the Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica. His research has been presented at conferences such as SocialCom, CODE, INFORMS, DSAA. His research interests are in the area of impact of digitization on consumer behavior and applied data science in different industries.

Kristen Schell

Currently an Assistant Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering, my research focuses on developing machine learning and optimization models to support decision making for renewable energy integration into the power system.

Miguel Matos

Miguel Godinho de Matos received a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from CMU Portugal Program. Miguel also holds a MSc and BSc in Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. Miguel’s research interests focus on the analysis of digitization, social networks and peer influence on consumer behavior and consumer choice. Miguel’s work has been published in top journals such as Management Science, Marketing Science, Management Information Systems Quarterly, in the Journal of Management Information Systems as well as in top peer-reviewed research conferences such as the International Conference of Information Systems and the Economics of Digitization Seminar Series of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Ivonne Pena

Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and the Technical University of Lisbon on Engineering and Public Policy. Currently working as a Senior Engineer for KeyLogic Systems. She has worked for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the U.S., the Colombian Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission in Colombia and the United Nations HQ. She holds a Master’s of International Development from University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering from Universidad Javeriana (Colombia). She is a Spanish native speaker and fluent in French and Portuguese.