Dr. Oscar Contreras Velasco
I did my Ph.D. in Sociology with a focus on Computational Methods at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of California, Los Angeles. My research leverages machine learning, social network analysis, and advanced statistical methods to explore the intersection of organized crime, migration, and violence. I focus on how criminal networks evolve, the role of criminal organizations as non-state actors in producing violence, and the health risks migrants face while crossing contested territories. I also implement geo-statistical models to explore the geographies of labor migration in the United States. My research has produced several publications in peer-reviewed journals in Mexico and the United States such as Trends in Organized Crime and Revista Mexicana de Sociología (Mexican Sociological Review). I am a member of both the Mathematical Sociology Section and the Computational and Mathematical Approaches to Migration Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
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