Curriculum Vitae

Samantha Magid

Applied and computational mathematician studying scientific productivity, stochastic processes, computational social science, and generative modeling.

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Research Interests

  • Complex systems
  • Science of science
  • Estuarine and intertidal systems
  • Stochastic processes
  • Application of natural phenomena
  • Scientific productivity
  • Sequential neural networks
  • Generative modeling
  • Metaresearch
  • Coupled air-sea climate systems

Education

Master of Science in Complex Systems and Data Science

University of Vermont
Vermont Complex Systems Institute
Expected Spring 2028

  • UVM Graduate Merit Scholar

Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Environmental Science

Boston University
Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

  • Lara Vincent Undergraduate Researcher

Research Experience

Research Assistant

Vermont Complex Systems Institute
May 2026–present

  • Develop stochastic models of scientific-productivity trajectories.
  • Compare simulated and empirical career-level distributions.
  • Study history dependence, self-excitation, inactivity, and rank persistence.
  • Build reproducible research and analysis pipelines in Python.
  • Evaluate generative models using distributional, predictive, and trajectory-level diagnostics.

[Position Title]

Boston University Marine Program
September 2022–January 2024

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Publications

Publications and manuscripts are listed on the Publications page.

Presentations

Presentations, posters, and invited talks will be listed here.

Technical Skills

Programming: Python, R, SQL, Rust

Scientific computing and machine learning: pandas, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, TensorFlow, XGBoost

Research and visualization tools: Git, GitHub, Jupyter, Quarto, LaTeX, QGIS, ArcGIS, Power BI, Tableau

Methods: Statistical modeling, stochastic simulation, time-series analysis, generative modeling, machine learning, geospatial analysis, and data visualization

Affiliations

Contact

Email: samantha.magid@uvm.edu
GitHub: crabwife LinkedIn: Samantha Magid