Benjamin Radford

About Me

I apply machine learning to problems in political conflict and violence. I am particularly interested in measurement and data collection, neural networks, anomaly detection, natural language processing, and cybersecurity.

Visit my personal website: https://www.benradford.com

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte (2019 — Present)
  • Political Science and Public Administration
  • Public Policy Ph.D. Program
  • School of Data Science
• Research Scientist, Radford Consulting (2018 — Present)
• President & Co-Founder, LevelUp Research (2018 — Present)
• Subject Matter Expert, Giant Oak Inc. (2021 — 2022)
• Principal Data Scientist, KeyW Corporation (2016 — 2018)
• Senior Data Scientist, Caerus Associates (2015 — 2016)

Courses

• GRAD 6103 & 8103: Classificatory Methods & Time Series
• GRAD 6101 & 8101: Linear Regression
• GRAD 6009 & 8009: Data Science for Social Scientific Inquiry
• PPOL 8101: Public Policy Studio 1
• POLS 3700: Independent Study
• POLS 3154: Cyberspace and Politics
• POLS 2220: Political Science Research Methods

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University, Durham, NC (2016)
• M.A., Political Science, Duke University, Durham, NC (2015)
• B.A., Mathematics and International Relations, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC (2010)