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David K.A. Mordecai Presented an Applied Mathematics Seminar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU
David K.A. Mordecai presented an Applied Mathematics Seminar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU entitled (Not So) Distant Cousins: Some Common Statistical Relations Underlying Models Across Disparate Social Processes. Dr. Mordecai’s presentation at Courant Institute compared and contrasted specific models within political science, mathematical and economic sociology, economics, and finance


Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai Participated in NYU CSAW 2011
Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai participated as judges at NYU-Poly’s Eighth Annual Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) Competition on November 11, 2011 at MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, NY. Academic entrants of all levels, from Post-Doctoral fellows and Ph.D. Candidates to high school students took part in the two day Cyber Security


David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda Participated in the National Academy of Sciences Summit for Managing Extreme Events
David K.A. Mordecai and Samantha Kappagoda of Risk Economics, participated in the National Academy of Sciences Summit for Managing Extreme Events. The event was co-sponsored by National Academy of Sciences, Willis Research Network, Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and Environmental Systems Research


David K.A. Mordecai Participated in the Santa Fe Institute and Fidelity Investments Software Complexity Conference
David K.A. Mordecai, President of Risk Economics, participated in the jointly sponsored Santa Fe Institute (SFI) and Fidelity Investments Software Complexity: Implications for the Capability, Integrity and Security of Large Scale Software Systems Conference. Dr. Mordecai’s presentation was entitled Implications for the Financial Industry. The conference took place on May 11, 2011 at


Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai Presented at Mealey’s / HB Litigation 18th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable
Samantha Kappagoda and David K.A. Mordecai presented at Mealey’s / HB Litigation 18th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable, on March 30 – April 2, 2011, in Phoenix, AZ. David K.A Mordecai spoke on Economic and Business Implications of a Changing Business Environment. Both Samantha Kappagoda and David Mordecai joined a panel


Arkansas Jury Accepted Testimony by Expert David K.A. Mordecai for Bayer Cropscience
An Arkansas jury accepted testimony by expert David K.A. Mordecai for Bayer Cropscience. Compass Lexecon has been involved in the ongoing litigation related to the release of genetically modified rice into the domestic US rice supply by Bayer CropSciences in 2006. Hundreds of cases have been filed by US rice farmers and