Namig Abbasov

Namig Abbasov is a Digital Humanities Analyst at the Data Science and Analytics Unit of Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. He also holds an M.A. in International Relations and Dialogue Studies from Keele University in the United Kingdom and a B.A. in Regional Studies and Economic Sciences from Baku Engineering University (formerly Qafqaz University) in Azerbaijan.

His role at ASU encompasses the implementation of a range of statistical and computational tools, with a focus on leveraging data science applications within digital humanities and social sciences to support the ASU community. His responsibilities are fourfold:

1. Developing and implementing projects with a primary emphasis on both conventional and new AI applications. These projects span academic disciplines as well as private sector applications.
2. Facilitating workshops and training sessions that cover a spectrum of topics, including Generative AI, NLP, LLMs, text analysis, machine learning, advanced statistics, and data visualization. These trainings address both traditional methodologies and new trends, such as integrating conventional approaches with Transformer architectures and exploring the resurgence of older models like RNNs in scalable applications. 
3. Providing assistance to ASU faculty and students through one-on-one meetings and consultations on a wide range of inquiries related to AI, data science, statistics, research methodologies, and other topics.
4. Organizing programs related to data analysis, statistics, and statistical software certifications.

His articles have been published in Foreign Policy Analysis, Problems of Post-Communism, Nations and Nationalism, Asia-Europe Journal, Caucasus Survey, and Middle East Policy.