Ravi Cruz

Background

Ravi Cruz is on the faculty of the Department of Data Science and holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Before Porter, Ravi was a data scientist at an e-commerce company.

Ravi's research focuses on time-series analysis, with related work in operations and decision analytics; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Time-series analysis
• Operations and decision analytics
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Ravi regularly teaches courses in Data Science, Applied Mathematics. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Ravi builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Ravi advises students in the Data Science programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Ravi's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in time-series analysis and operations and decision analytics. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on time-series analysis in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on operations and decision analytics, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying time-series analysis to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Ravi has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Ravi is email (rcruz@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Data Science department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.