Samuel Gutekunst

Sam Gutekunst is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Data Science at Bucknell University, with appointments in the departments of Computer Science and Mathematics. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University in 2020, and his favorite part of his time as a Ph.D. student was teaching the Cornell version of this course. At Bucknell, Sam teaches courses in data science, algorithms, operations research, and combinatorics. His research is in data-driven decision-making and combinatorial optimization, and his application areas include detecting gerrymandering, predicting NFL scorigamis, and studying the data science and economics of Broadway. He has worked with undergraduates (many of whom were alumni of this course!) on research, consulting, and software development.