Marialena Bevilacqua
- PhD Student; IT, Analytics, and Operations; Notre Dame Deloitte Center Fellow
- IT, Analytics, and Operations
Biography
Marialena Bevilacqua is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Analytics, advised by Professor Corey Angst. Her research lies at the intersection of AI ethics and human-AI interaction. Using experimental methods, she investigates how AI systems shape human decision-making across organizational and societal contexts.
Prior to her doctoral studies, Marialena earned an M.S. in Business Analytics from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a B.A. in Mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross. She also worked as a Brand Operations Analyst and Manager at Thrasio, where she received the company’s Rookie of the Year award.
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