Dr. Maurizio Porfiri is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of New York University Tandon School of Engineering. His research is in the broad field of dynamical systems theory, with applications to human behavior, policy diffusion, and social networks.  He comes to the field of gun violence research from a mathematical perspective, seeking to illuminate causal links and establish predictive models. 

 

Dr. Porfiri holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, a “Laurea” in Electrical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Toulon. He is the author of more than 250 journal publications and the recipient of several professional awards in engineering.