Research Interest
- Social Network Analysis, Statistical Methods, Generative Modelling and Agent-Based Simulation
Kushagra is a third year PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering. He is working on developing an Agent Based Model to understand the behavioral aspect of substance abuse under the framework of online social networks.
Projects
- Changes in online discourse during the U.S. opioid epidemic
- Spatiotemporal analysis of opioid overdose deaths in PA
Products
- Social Proximity using Facebook's Social Connectedness Data- Code
Poster Sessions
- Poster Competition INFORMS Annual Meeting 2022, Indianapolis: Analyzing the effect of social connections on Opioid Overdose Deaths.
Talk Sessions
- Modeling Social Contexts of Opioid Epidemics Using Aggregate Facebook Connectivity Data in a Large-scale Agent-based Model of the U.S. INFORMS Annual Meeting 2022, Indianapolis, 2022.
Education
B.Tech in Production and Industrial Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology.Education
Internship
Internship at Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Role: Associate Specialist
- Project: End-to-End Supply Chain Optimization with Advanced Machine Learning in Air-to-Ocean Logistics
Awards
(2022) Teaching Assistant of the Year
