Ilya Rahkovsky was a Data Scientist at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) focused on S&T structure, Map of Science, tech talent, and venture capital investment. Previously, he was a Research Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service working on consumer demand, spatial competition, and economics of information. Ilya also taught Statistics and Machine Learning at Johns Hopkins University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University and a B.A. in Mathematics from University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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