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Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Albert’s research focuses on combining machine learning, AI and algorithmic techniques to automate the design of markets. He also has an appointment in systems engineering and computer science at the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Meet Saed Alizamir, UVA Darden associate professor specializing in data analytics, decision-making under uncertainty, sustainability and public health.
Lynch Family Associate Professor of Business Administration
Baucells is an expert in consumer behavior, decision analysis and game theory. He researches the incorporation of psychological realism into consumer behavior models, focusing on anticipation, mental accounting, psychological distance and satiation.
John Tyler Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
Samuel E. Bodily, John Tyler Professor Emeritus at Darden. Expert in decision analysis, risk management, strategy modeling, and energy consulting with MIT Ph.D.
Yiorgos Allayannis Distinguished Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
Robert L. Carraway, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Darden. Expert in quantitative analysis, data-driven decision making, and business innovation strategy.
Killgallon Ohio Art Professor of Business Administration
Cian researches consumer behavior and psychology related to sensory marketing and social cognition. He focuses on psychological response to AI, visual persuasion and social identity. He conducts biofeedback research using eye-tracking technology.
Batten Fellow and General Faculty
Cowan’s work on hypothesis-driven development is widely used as a systematic approach to developing new products and ventures. He is an entrepreneur and investor, with his most recent company acquired by Broadsoft (now part of Cisco).
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Delarue studies marketplace analytics and public sector operations. He researches data-driven decision-making tied to experimentation and pricing. He collaborates with school districts to solve problems at the frontier of optimization and policy.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Ellis is an expert in creativity and innovation, entrepreneurship and ethical decision-making, studying where creative, cutting-edge ideas come from and how they are advanced. She is an adviser and consultant to inventors and entrepreneurs.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Freeman’s research focuses on probabilistic forecasting, resource allocation and voting, with a particular focus on designing systems that are both fair and robust to strategic behavior by participants.
