Reza Mousavi

Thank you for visiting my page! I am a professor at The University of Virginia. I am an expert in AI and analytics- particularly large language models (LLMs), natural language processing (NLP), and deep learning. My research topics are related to the societal impacts and economics of AI, data science and business analytics, user-generated content, and healthcare information systems. I use machine learning, deep learning, LLMs and NLP, and econometrics to identify quasi-experimental settings and study the underlying relationships among the constructs of interest. My work has appeared in ISR, JMIS, JAIS, and PRQ.

I have taught advanced AI and analytics, research methods, computer programming, and project management at the undergraduate, masters, and doctorate levels. I have worked with leading consulting firms on various data science projects. Before joining academia, I was a lead data scientist at State Farm Insurance Co.

Education

Ph.D., Business Administration (Computer Information Systems), Arizona State University

MBA, Operations Management, University of Tehran

B.Sc., Engineering, Sharif University of Technology

Areas of Expertise

• Innerworkings of artificial intelligence
• large language models (LLMs) and Natural language processing (NLP)
• Data science & analytics
• Econometrics
• User-generated content
• Societal impacts of social media
• Economics of social media
• Healthcare information systems

Skills and Tools

Skills

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP, LLM), Agentic AI, Quantitative Research, Econometric Modeling, Mathematical Modeling, Business Analytics, Data and Text Mining, Big Data Platforms, Teaching, Consulting, Business Communications

Tools

Python, R, PyTorch, Tensorflow, GCP, Apache Spark, H2O, SQL/ NoSQL, BigQuery, STATA, SAS, MATLAB