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Michael Alvarez is the Flintridge Foundation Professor at the California Institute of Technology, focusing on political methodologies and computational social science. Since 2002, he has been a professor and previously held associate and assistant professorships. Alvarez's research encompasses public opinion, voting behavior, election technology, electoral politics, and statistical computational modeling. He has a B.A. from Carleton College and both an M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University. His work is notable for empirically testing formal models related to elections and voting, contributing significantly to the fields of political behavior and methodology. His research interests include elections, campaigns, political behavior, election administration, election security, public opinion, statistics, computer science, machine learning, and survey methodology.
California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA
Currently serves as a professor focusing on political computational social science.
California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA
Held the position of professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA
Served as associate professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA
Started as an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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