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Ralucca Gera

Chair
Applied Mathematics

Phone: (831) 656-2230
NPS Experience
  • 2018 - current: Professor
  • 2013 - current: Program Coordinator, Network Science Certificate Program Manager
  • 2018 - 2021: Director, Teaching and Learning Commons
  • 2018 - 2021: Associate Provost for Graduate Education
Other Experience
  • 2015 Associate Editor, Journal of Graph Labeling
  • 2014 Editor, Bay Area Discrete Math
  • 2013 Program Manager for the Academic Certificate in Network Science, NPS
  • 2013 - 2014 NPS Alternate Faculty Council member , NPS Alternate Faculty Council
  • 2013 - 2014 NPS Alternate Faculty Council member , NPS Alternate Faculty
  • 2010 - 2013 NPS Academic Council member, NPS Academic Council
  • 2009 - 2017 Co-Founder and Editor, NExT
  • 2008 - 2017 Editor, Young Mathematicians Network Editorial Board
  • 2008 - 2010 Member of the Faculty Council Scholarship Committee, Faculty Council , NPS
  • 2008 - 2010 Editor in chief, Young Mathematicians Network Editorial Board
  • 2006 Editor, Graph Theory Notes of New York
  • 2005 - 2018 Seminar coordinator, Math Department, NPS
  • 2005 Math Dept Website Master, Applied Math Dept, NPS
Research Interests
Network science,
Complex networks,
Graph theory,
Combinatorics,
Graduate Education
Teaching Interests
network science, complex networks, graph theory, combinatorics, discrete math courses including combinatorics and graph theory

Awards

  • 2016 - Best paper award, Journal of the Digital Forensics and Law
  • 2016 - Hamming Teaching Award, NPS foundation
  • 2016 - NiCE: Networks in Classroom Education , ARL
  • 2016 - Sabbatical, NPS
  • 2010 - GSEAS Merit Award for Teaching, GSEAS, NPS
  • 2004 - Graduate Student Teaching Effectiveness Award, WMU
  • 2003 - Graduate Research and Creative Scholars Award, WMU
  • 2002 - Charles H. Butler Excellence in Teaching Award, WMU
  • 2001 - Graduate Research Award, Arts and Science College, WMU

Boards, Memberships, & Certifications

Professional Memberships
  • Mathematics Association of America
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Pi Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Society
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  • American Mathematical Society
  • Association for Women in Mathematics

Scholarly Work

Presentations
  • Keynotes/Plenary Addresses
  • Gera, R., Networks and Games, "An analysis of inferences of networks," NPS, IIT, India. (December 7, 2015).
  • Gera, R., Network Science for National Defense symposium, "Network Science Support to the Department of Defense," NPS, NetSci, Spain. (June 1, 2015).
  • Lectures
  • Gera, R., Army Research Lab, Adelphi, MD, "Detection in dark multilayered networks". (October 29, 2016).
  • Gera, R., University of Maryland College Park, "Inference from partial information in dark multilayered networks". (October 28, 2016).
  • Gera, R., Laboratory of Telecommunication Sciences, "Topological detection of people of interest in dark multilayered networks". (October 27, 2016).
  • Gera, R., Network Science Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, "Understanding Complex Networks through the Network Profile Summary (NPS)". (September 26, 2016).
  • Gera, R., RECONNECT workshop, "Applications of Networks to the Department of Homeland Security," NPS, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY. (June 14, 2015).
  • Gera, R., RECONNECT workshop, "Network Science," RECONNECT, NY, United States. (June 14, 2015).
  • Gera, R., United States Military Academy, "Towards a measure of accuracy of inferred network topology," NPS, United States Military Academy, NY, United States. (March 24, 2015).
  • Oral Presentations
  • Gera, R., NetSciEd 2016, "Discovering Complex Networks through Project Based Learning". (June 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., Sunbelt, "Enhancing community detection in multiplex networks leveraging its layers aggregation". (April 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., INFORMS annual meeting, "A framework for comparing networks," NPS, INFORMS, PA. (November 1, 2015).
  • Gera, R., Midwestern Conference on Combinatorics and Combinatorial Computing, "Lighting Up Networks Through Sequential Monitor Placement," MCCCC, MCCCC, SC, United States. (October 16, 2015).
  • Gera, R., visit, "Lighting Up Dark Networks," NPS, Sandia National Labs, CA. (October 15, 2015).
  • Gera, R., NetSciEd symposium, "NetSci Kids," NPS, NetSci. (June 1, 2015).
  • Gera, R., meeting, "Capturing Network Topology Through Many Eyes," MD, United States. (February 6, 2015).
  • Gera, R., Sunbelt Conference, "Enhancing community detection in multiplex networks leveraging its layers aggregation," INSNA, INSNA, CA, United States. (April 5, 2010).
  • Tick, S. L. (Author & Presenter), Gera, R. (Author), Isenhour, M. L. (Author), & Bartolf, D. (Author & Presenter), The Fifth International Conference on Human and Social Analytics, HUSO 2019, "“CHUNK - Curated Heuristic Using a Network of Knowledge”," Italy. (June 30, 2019).
  • Panel oral presentations
  • Gera, R., Sunbelt, "Social Network Science in the US DoD". (April 1, 2016).
  • Papers
  • Gera, R.,Diaz, D. (Author), Keeley, P. (Author), Miller, M. (Author), & Leondaridis-Mena, N. (Author), The Fifth International Conference on Human and Social Analytics, HUSO 2019,, ""A Recommender Model for the Personalized Adaptive CHUNK Learning System". (July 4, 2019).
  • Gera, R. (Author & Presenter), Gutzler, A. (Author), Sorenson, C. (Author), Hard, R. (Author), & Hard, B. (Author), The Fifth International Conference on Human and Social Analytics, HUSO 2019,, "An Adaptive Education Approach Using the Learners’ Social Network". (July 4, 2019).
  • Gera, R.,Andriulli, M. (Author), Isenhour, M. (Author & Presenter), Smith, S. (Author), & Smith, M. (Author), The Fifth International Conference on Human and Social Analytics, HUSO 2019,, "Adaptive Personalized Network Relationships in the CHUNK Learning Environment". (July 4, 2019).
  • Gera, R., Complex Networks Conference, "Graph Structure Similarity using Spectral Graph Theory". (November 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., ACM/IEEE Conference on Advances in Social Network Analysis and Mining, "Community Evolution in Multiplex Layer Aggregation". (August 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, "Predicting Network Evolution through Temporal Snapshots". (July 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, "Modeling Network Community Evolution in YouTube Comment Posting". (July 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., 7th workshop of Complex Networks, "The Marginal Benefit of Monitor Placement on Networks", presentation at the CompleNet conference". (March 23, 2016).
  • Gera, R., CompleNet conference (7th workshop of Complex Networks), "The Marginal Benefit of Monitor Placement on Networks," NPS, CompleNet conference (7th workshop of Complex Networks), France. (March 23, 2015).
  • Posters
  • Gera, R., NetSci 2016, "Leveraging Layers Aggregation for Community Detection in Multiplex Networks". (June 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., NetSci 2016, "Partial Information Community Detection in a Multilayered Network". (June 1, 2016).
  • MirandaLopez, M. (Author & Presenter), NetSci 2016, "Twitterbots in Political Campaigns: Identifying Artificial Communities in Online Social Networks". (June 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., Simons Conference on Random Graph Processes, "Network Discovery through Intelligent Walks". (May 1, 2016).
  • Gera, R., NetSci, "A structural evaluation of inferred networks," NPS, NetSci, Spain. (June 3, 2015).
  • Gera, R., SIAM Workshop on Network Science, "A method of Approximating Cliques in Networks," NPS, SIAM Workshop on Network Science, UT, United States. (May 16, 2015).