Michael Rossetti

Bots, Disinformation, and the First Trump Impeachment

With co-author Tauhid Zaman from Yale University, we analyze the role of automated accounts called "bots" in spreading disinformation across social networks.

• Paper (PLOS ONE)
• Paper (Arxiv)
• Code
• Data
• Website
• Conference Talk (INFORMS 2021)

Adjunct Professor

Design and teach courses in computer programming, software development, and data science, in the Operations and Information Management area and the Computer Science department.

• Georgetown Faculty Profile
• Data Science Research Group

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Design and teach summer courses in computer programming and software development, in the department of Technology, Operations, and Statistics.

Lecturer

Taught courses in databases and management information systems, in the department of Information Systems and Technology Management.

AlphaVantage API

Thanks to AlphaVantage for providing my students with academic access to their amazing financial data API!

• MSB Electives Focus on Data, Georgetown McDonough News, September 2018.
• GSA Hackathon 2: twice as big and open to govvies, Federal Computer Week (FCW), October 2015.

Presidential Innovation Fellow

Created prototype applications and wrote technical documentation to help Federal government developers adopt a shared identity management platform called login.gov. Developed web applications in languages like Ruby, Node.js, and Go. See also my Fellowship Profile.

Data Engineer + Director of Analytics

Directed hiring and operations of a small team of data analysts, engineers, and scientists. Implemented my strategic vision for a company-wide business intelligence (BI) and analytics program, including the identification, prioritization, measurement, and ongoing self-service monitoring of key performance indicator (KPI) metrics. Developed a data warehouse application in Ruby on Rails, to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from production databases and external APIs into a single, integrated SQL database environment. Developed interactive data dashboards in Tableau and JavaScript.

Media Data Analyst + Engineer

Analyzed political media and polling data, including over $750M in ad buys, on behalf of US Presidential and Congressional campaign clients (i.e. Obama for America, DSCC, DCCC). Identified qualitative and quantitative trends in opponents' media and messaging strategies. Compared media expenditures against polling results to provide data-driven media-buying insights. Directed and oversaw the operations of an internal campaign video blogging system to inform campaign leadership and staff across the country about media and messaging trends in their respective localities. Contributed to a Ruby on Rails application, wrote and maintained a library of SQL scripts, and developed interactive data dashboards in Tableau and JavaScript.

Lead Polling Analyst

Analyzed quantitative and qualitative results of campaign-sponsored polls and focus groups. Designed question language for US nationwide and "battleground state" surveys. Wrote SQL scripts to integrate internal and external polling data into a unified dataset for analysis. Produced campaign polling insights in the form of Tableau data dashboards.

Technology Risk Consultant

Advised clients at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on projects to mitigate their risk of cyber threats and ensure their systems’ compliance with Federal information security requirements. Created and maintained an MS Access database of systems and security metrics. Streamlined reporting processes by developing automated data dashboards in Crystal Reports.

Business Intelligence Analyst

Identified and prioritized key performance indicators for measuring workforce performance and productivity across the department. Wrote and maintained SQL scripts, and created automated reporting dashboards in MS SQL Server.

The George Washington University

Completed courses in data science and machine learning. Taught technical skills as a graduate teaching assistant.

The George Washington University

Completed advanced courses in databases, systems design, computer programming, and human-computer interaction. Taught technical skills as a graduate teaching assistant.