Team
Meet the interdisciplinary team of researchers working to combat wildlife trafficking
Juliana Freire
Principal Investigator
New York University
Juliana is a Tandon Institute Professor, Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at New York University, and co-director of the NYU Visualization, Imaging and Data Analysis (VIDA) Center.
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Jennifer Jacquet
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Miami
Jennifer Jacquet is a Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami, and affiliated faculty with the Abess …
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Gohar Petrossian
Co-Principal Investigator
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Dr. Gohar Petrossian is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Director of the International Crime and Justice Master’s Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and …
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Sunandan Chakraborty
Co-Principal Investigator
Indiana University
Sunandan Chakraborty focuses on data science for social good. Building computational models that leverage vast data sets, he applies them to a broad spectrum of problems in social and environmental …
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Juliana Barbosa
Research Scientist
New York University
Juliana is a Research Scientist at New York University - Visualization Imaging and Data Analysis Center.
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Kinshuk Sharma
PhD Candidate
Indiana University Indianapolis
Kinshuk Sharma is a PhD candidate in Data Science at Indiana University Indianapolis. His research develops multimodal AI frameworks that combine computer vision and natural language processing to …
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PhD Candidate
University of Miami
Spencer is a PhD Candidate at the University of Miami.
Joshua Lang
Doctoral Student
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Joshua A. Lang is a doctoral student in the Criminal Justice program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and CUNY Graduate Center. His research interests include wildlife crime, juvenile …
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Eduarda Ramos
PhD Student
New York University
Eduarda is a Computer Science PhD student at New York University - Visualization Imaging and Data Analysis Center.
Ulhas Gondhali
PhD Candidate
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Ulhas Gondhali is a Ph.D. candidate at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. His research examines the intersections of illegal wildlife trade, illegal, unreported, and …
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Julia von Ferber
Assistant Professor
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Julia von Ferber, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management (SFEM) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Her research focuses on applying …