Benjamin Strong Baumer Contact 48 Lexington Ave. Phone: 413.218.3900 (C), 413.585.3440 (O) Information Florence, MA 01062 USA Email: [email protected] Research data science, applied statistics, sabermetrics, network science, data visualization, sports analytics, Interests statistical modeling, analysis of algorithms, combinatorial optimization, graph theory, combinatorics Education American Statistical Association, Arlington, VA Accredited Professional StatisticianTM, May 2014 The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY Ph.D., Mathematics, May 2012 • Dissertation: \Sensor Strip Cover: Maximizing Network Lifetime on an Interval" • Committee: Amotz Bar-Noy (chair), Joseph Malkevitch, Christina Zamfirescu M.Phil., M.A., Mathematics, February 2011 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA M.A., Mathematics (Applied), March 2003 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT B.A., Economics, May 2000 Academic Smith College, Northampton, MA Experience Assistant Professor, Statistical & Data Sciences July 2015 - present Visiting Assistant Professor, Statistical & Data Sciences July 2014 - June 2015 Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics July 2012 - June 2014 Taught undergraduate courses in mathematics, statistics, and data science. Mentored students through course and graduate school advising (informal), interview and resume counseling, and col- laborative research. Developed interdisciplinary curricula in statistics and data science in conjunc- tion with numerous other department/entities. Planned curriculum, staffing, and budgeting for SDS Program. Courses taught include: • Introduction to Data Science (SDS192: S16) • Data Science (MTH292: F13, F14) • Multiple Regression (MTH247/291: F12, S15) • Introduction to Probability and Statistics (MTH241/MTH220: S13, S14, F14, S15, F15) • Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (MTH153: S13, F13) Courses assisted or co-taught: • Frontiers of Biomathematics (BMX100, F14, F15) • Biochemical Research Using Advanced Techniques (BCH390, S15) • Plant Physiology (BIO206, S15) • Digital Effects (IDP160, F15) • Seminar on Recent Advances and Current Problems in the Biological Sciences (BIO507, F15) • Environmental Integration II: Collecting and Analyzing Information Laboratory (ENV202, F15) The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY Graduate Student & Research Associate, Mathematics Fall 2005 - Spring 2012 Coursework in graph theory, combinatorics, algorithms (probabilistic, random, discrete, and approx- imation), algebra (linear and abstract), analysis (real and complex), logic, computational complexity, statistics (mathematical and Bayesian), topology, and game theory. • Collaborator on Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance (NS-CTA) \Evolving Dy- namic Integrated Networks" research task Hunter College & Queens College, CUNY, New York, NY Adjunct Lecturer, Mathematics & Statistics Fall 2008 - Fall 2010 Taught undergraduate & graduate level courses. Responsible for creating lectures, exams, homework assignments, and evaluations. • Elementary Probability and Statistics (HC Stat113), 3 semesters • Combinatorics (QC Math636) University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Graduate Student, Teaching Assistant & Private Tutor, Mathematics Fall 2001 - Spring 2003 Duties included leading weekly problem sessions and computer labs, grading and grade keeping, and holding office hours. • Calculus I, II, and Multivariable (Math10A, Math10B, Math21C) • Differential Equations (Math21D) • Electricity & Magnetism, Waves & Optics, (Phys2CL) Professional New York Mets, Flushing, NY Experience Statistical Analyst, Baseball Operations January 2004 - July 2012 Sole statistical analyst for Baseball Operations. Reported directly to the General Manager and Assistant General Manager. • Sabermetrics Advised the General Manager on player acquisitions and trades Conducted player evaluations and forecasts using statistical models and methodologies Evaluated current-edge sabermetric research Produced advance scouting reports for the uniformed coaching staff Consulted with ownership on playing field dimensions • Technology Creator, architect, and lead developer for proprietary baseball information system Administered and developed departmental LAMP servers Managed relationships with third-party data providers Grants, Honors • Teaching and Awards Project TIER Faculty Fellow, 2015-2016 Contributor, Liberal Arts Modules to Promote Diversity and Achievement in STEM PKAL/TIDES, 2014-2017 Mary P. Dolciani Project NExT Fellow, 2012-2013 • Research Jean M. Picker Fellowship, Smith College, 2017 Comptemporary Baseball Analysis Award, Society for American Baseball Research, 2016 Tesla K40 GPU Hardware Grant, NVIDIA Corporation, 2015 Maven and Contributor, Project MOSAIC, 2013{2015 Co-PI, Modeling and Design of Multi-genre Networks using Composite Graph Structures Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance (NS-CTA), December 2012 - present Research Associate Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance (NS-CTA), Spring 2010 - August 2012 Doctoral Student Research Grant Award The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2009 & 2012 Presidential Research Fund for Ph.D. Students Travel Grant Award The Graduate Center, CUNY, Fall 2010 Sue Rosenberg Zalk Student Travel and Research Fund Award The Graduate Center, CUNY, Fall 2008 • Other Finalist & New York Mets representative, Baseball IQ (won $35,000 for charity) MLB Network, February 2012. Books [1] The Sabermetric Revolution: Assessing the Growth of Analytics in Baseball (with A. Zimbalist) University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, February 2014. [2] Ten Major Questions Facing Sports Analysts (with J. Piette and B. Macdonald) CRC Press, under contract. [3] Modern Data Science with R (with N. Horton and D. Kaplan) CRC Press, under contract. Book Chapters [1] \Social-Communication Composite Networks" (with P. Basu, A. Bar-Noy, C. Chau) In Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks, CRC Press, Ch. 1, pp. 1{36, July 2014. [2] \Evaluation of Batters and Base Runners" (with P. Badian-Pessot) In Handbook of Statistical Methods for Design and Analysis in Sports, CRC Press, in progress. Peer-Reviewed [1] \Changing of the Guards: Strip Cover with Duty Cycling" (with A. Bar-Noy and D. Rawitz) Publications Theoretical Computer Science, Special Issue, 610(B), pp. 135{148, 2016. (student [2] \We Found the Smallest Non-autograph" (with Y. Wei, G. Bloom) co-authors in Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory, in press, 2015. bold) [3] \Star Search: Effective Subgroups in Collaborative Social Networks" (with G. Rabanca, P. Basu, A. Bar-Noy) ASONAM '15, 2015. [4] \Data Science in Statistics Curricula: Preparing Students to `Think with Data'" (with J. Hardin, R. Hoerl, N. Horton, D. Nolan, O. Hall-Holt, P. Murrell, R. Peng, P. Roback, D. Temple Lang, M. Ward) The American Statistician, 69(4), pp. 343{353, 2015. [5] \A Data Science Course for Undergraduates: Thinking with Data" The American Statistician, 69(4), pp. 334{342, 2015. [6] \Setting the stage for data science: integration of data management skills in introductory and second courses in statistics" (with N. Horton and H. Wickham) Chance, 28 (2), pp. 40{50, 2015. [7] \Set It and Forget It: Tighter Approximation Bounds for RoundRobin in a Restricted Lifetime Model" (with A. Bar-Noy and D. Rawitz) Algorithmica, accepted pending minor revisions. [8] \OpenWAR: An Open Source System for Overall Player Performance in Major League Baseball" (with S. Jensen and G. Matthews) Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, 11(2), pp. 69{84, editor's choice, 2015. [9] \R Markdown" (with D. Udwin) WIREs Comp Stat, 7(3), pp. 167{177, 2015. [10] \Average Case Network Lifetime on an Interval with Adjustable Sensing Ranges" (with A. Bar-Noy) Algorithmica, 72(1), pp. 148-166, 2015. [11] \Teaching Precursors of Data Science In Introductory and Second Courses in Statistics," (with N. Horton, H. Wickham) In ICOTS 9, contributed paper C164, 2014. [12] \Quantifying Market Inefficiencies in the Baseball Players' Market" (with A. Zimbalist) Eastern Economic Journal, 40(4), pp. 488-498, 2014. [13] \R Markdown: Integrating A Reproducible Analysis Tool into Introductory Statistics" (with A. Bray, M. C¸etinkaya-Rundel, N. Horton, L. Loi) Technology Innovations in Statistics Education, 8(1), 2014. [14] \There is No Avoiding WAR," (with G. Matthews) Chance, 27 (3), pp. 41-44, 2014. [15] \As Strong as the Weakest Link: Mining Diverse Cliques in Weighted Graphs" (with P. Bogdanov, P. Basu, A. Singh, A. Bar-Noy) In ECML/PKDD '13, LNCS, vol. 8188, pp. 525-540, 2013. [16] \Brief Announcement: Set It and Forget It: Tighter Approximation Bounds for RoundRobin in a Restricted Lifetime Model" (with A. Bar-Noy and D. Rawitz) In SPAA '13, pp. 105-107, 2013. [17] \Parsing the Relationship between Baserunning and Batting Abilities within Lineups" (with J. Piette and B. Null) Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports: 8(2):8, 2012. [18] \Changing of the Guards: Strip Cover with Duty Cycling" (with A. Bar-Noy and D. Rawitz) In SIROCCO '12, LNCS, vol. 7355, pp. 36-47, 2012. [19] \Maximizing Network Lifetime on the Line with Adjustable Sensing Ranges" (with A. Bar-Noy) In ALGOSENSORS '11, LNCS, vol. 7111, pp. 28-41, 2012. [20] \Modeling and Analysis of Composite Network Embeddings" (with P. Basu and A. Bar-Noy) In MSWiM '11, pp. 341-350, 2011. [21] \Using Simulation to Estimate the Impact of Baserunning Ability in Baseball" Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports: 5(2):8, 2009. [22] \Why On-Base Percentage is a Better Indicator of Future Performance