Genetic Algorithm for Optimizing Group Assignments at Conferences
Past research has emphasized the importance of team diversity for innovation. However, little is known about how to efficiently catalyze the assembling of novel interdisciplinary …
🟢Sodiq Mojeed
(he/him)
Applied Mathematician
Alumnus of Santa Fe Institute, AIMS Ghana & Lagos State University
Professional Summary
I am an applied mathematician with three years of experience studying network science, graph theory, and data science.
My interests cut across various networked systems, including social, transportation, collaboration, multilayer, and higher-order networks.
I also develop algorithms that optimize structured interactions at conferences and build interactive dashboards to gain actionable insights from complex datasets.
Education
M.Sc. Mathematical Sciences
Nov. 2022
Aug. 2023
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
B.Sc.(Ed.) Mathematics Education
Dec. 2016
Sep. 2021
Lagos State University
Interests
Network Science
Graph Theory
Combinatorial Optimization
Algorithms
Complex Systems
📚 My Research Interests
I am interested in the theory and applications of network science, particularly in modeling and analyzing social and temporal networks, hypergraphs, contagion processes, and the dynamics of networked systems. I also develop genetic algorithms that optimize structured interactions at conferences. A web application powered by my algorithm is available here. Previously, I analyzed food-web, transportation, social, and collaboration networks. I also have experience in modeling and visualizing multiplex and higher-order networks. In addition, I have a publication on a more theoretical work in graph theory, where we present applications of Matula numbers in chemistry and analytical combinatorics; it’s available for download here.
Featured Research
Matula Numbers and their Applications
This chapter focuses on a bijective function between the set of rooted trees and the set of positive integers. It emphasizes some applications of this bijective map in chemistry …
Scialog: An Antidote to Homophily Effects in Scientific Collaboration
This research examined whether homophily effects influence the choices made by fellows at a series of Scialog conferences when selecting their collaborators. We determined the …
Publication and Working Papers
(2024).
Matula Numbers and their Applications.
In Number Theory - Classical Foundations and Modern Perspectives. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1006120.
Recent & Upcoming Talks
Increasing the Benefits of Formal Interactions at Scientific Conferences.
I gave a flash talk titled "Increasing the Benefits of Formal Interactions at Scientific Conferences" at Princeton University in February 2025.
Recent News
Applied Data Science Lab
Excited to share that I have completed the Applied Data Science Lab at WorldQuant University. Through this program, I strengthened my skills in Python programming, data analysis, …
Collective Attention Dashboard
Excited to share that I developed an interactive Dashboard for exploring the collective attention dynamics of globally famous biographies on Wikipedia.
Network Visualization
I am glad to share that I developed an interactive web application that visualizes undirected networks, displays their properties, and degree distributions, using some datasets …
Matula Tree Plotter
I just developed a web application for visualizing rooted trees and computing their statistics directly from their Matula numbers.