Dr, Michael Salwen: Senior Research Scientist

Michael Salwen recently joined at NSI as a Senior Research Scientist. Prior to working at NSI, Dr. Salwen’s professional academic experience centered on mathematics education, with specific focus on the mathematical training of teachers. He served as a Senior Research Associate at MetroMath@CUNY, a Center for Learning and Teaching funded by the National Science Foundation, and was the chief administrator on behalf of MetroMath@CUNY for a three-year New York State-funded MSP grant partnering MetroMath@CUNY with the New York City Department of Education to deliver content area professional development to secondary mathematics teachers. Prior to joining MetroMath@CUNY, Dr. Salwen was on the faculty at The City College of New York, again with a focus on the training of secondary mathematics teachers.

Outside of academia, Dr. Salwen worked in actuarial research at the Insurance Services Office in New York, where among other projects he was the chief architect of a genetic algorithm-based search of high-dimensional parameter space for insurance premium pricing models. He has also consulted independently on statistical data analysis and online analytic processing and other business intelligence applications.

Dr. Salwen holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from The City University of New York Graduate Center, a B.A. in Mathematics from Hunter College and a B.A. in Politics from New York University.