DR. JENNIFER WU
Research Fellow
Dr. Jennifer Wu
Research Fellow, PLIANT INSTITUTE
Dr. Jennifer Wu is a Research Fellow at PLIANT, where she leads the institute's data science workstream — overseeing the Atlas Intelligence Database infrastructure and developing the predictive threat models that underpin PLIANT's disruption forecasting capability.
A computational social scientist by training, she brings a rigorous quantitative lens to questions of supply chain vulnerability, information asymmetry, and nation-state behavior in global logistics networks.
Dr. Wu joined PLIANT following a fellowship at the Brookings Institution. Her research has appeared in leading journals on computational modeling, geopolitical risk, and critical infrastructure policy.
Dr. Wu holds a PhD in Computational Social Science from the University of Chicago, an MS in Statistics from the University of Michigan, and a BS in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley.
Research Areas
Dr. Wu maintains an active research portfolio at the intersection of computational social science and supply chain security. Her current work investigates:
PREDICTIVE MODELING & FORECASTING
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Corridor-level disruption forecasting at 30, 60, and 90-day horizons
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Comparative evaluation of machine learning architectures for logistics prediction
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Model robustness under data quality degradation and geopolitical volatility
NETWORK SCIENCE & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS
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Quantitative measurement of information asymmetry in logistics networks
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Graph-theoretic approaches to supply chain vulnerability identification
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High-risk network configuration detection using structural analytics
SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITY ANALYTICS
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Atlas Intelligence Database infrastructure and data governance
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Integration of heterogeneous data streams for disruption risk modeling
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Geopolitical risk indicator development for logistics forecasting applications
Publications
Selected scholarly contributions and technical reports authored by or in collaboration with our research team.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATION SOCIAL SCIENCE
Contact
Please coordinate through the administrative office for scheduling requests, media inquiries, or to secure a private communications link with our research fellows.
Direct Email
m.torres@projectpliant.com
Location
Project PLIANT, Palo Alto, CA