Curriculum Vitae
Samantha Magid
Applied and computational mathematician studying scientific productivity, stochastic processes, computational social science, and generative modeling.
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
- Placehold
- Placehold
- Placehold
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
- Vermont Complex Systems Institute under Dr. Sam Zhang
- Boston University Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences under Dr. Mayank Varia
- Boston University Spark! Program
- Boston University Marine Program under Dr. Robinson Fulweiler
Contact
Email: samantha.magid@uvm.edu
GitHub: crabwife LinkedIn: Samantha Magid