Short Bio:

Dr. Tamer Oraby, an associate professor in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has a wide array of research interests spanning statistical and mathematical modeling. His multi-disciplinary projects extend across biology, data science, ecology, engineering, infectious diseases, mathematics, probability and stochastic processes, social and behavioral sciences, statistics, and other fields. Since joining UTRGV in 2014, Dr. Oraby has taught 23 different courses and published 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 2 peer-reviewed book chapters, and 2 proceedings. Before that, Dr. Oraby published 13 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and 2 peer-reviewed book chapters. Dr. Oraby served as a Principal Investigator for two MAA REUs and currently is a co-PI for an NSF REU at UTRGV. Dr. Oraby is a co-PI in other grants, including those funded by AIM-AHEAD-NIH and Welcome Trust from the UK.