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Elijah Appelson
Masters Student in Management Science and Engineering, admitted Autumn 2025
BioElijah Appelson is an activist, mathematician, and computational social scientist. From 2023 to 2025, he served as the first data analyst/scientist at the ACLU of Louisiana, focusing on immigration, policing, and the broader criminal legal system. There, he conducted statistical analyses for legal cases, supported policy change, and developed educational tools, including "Visualizing Police Violence in Louisiana" and "Policing in Louisiana: By the Facts". He is skilled in web scraping, predictive modeling, and data storytelling, and uses these tools to create accountability. Prior to the ACLU, he held roles at the Center for Community Alternatives and the Vera Institute of Justice, intersecting technical expertise with a commitment to civil rights. His academic interests center on using machine learning to hold state violence accountable through education, policy, and law.
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Noah Benjamin-Pollak
Ph.D. Student in Management Science and Engineering, admitted Autumn 2022
BioNoah Benjamin-Pollak (noahabp@stanford.edu) is a PhD candidate in Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University. He is a member of the Center for Work, Technology, and Organization (WTO). His research focuses on how different professions interact, particularly how authority and expertise are utilized in cross-occupational contexts. His current research uses ethnographic methods to understand cross-occupational collaboration between engineers and traditional business employees. Additionally, he is focused on understanding how expertise and expert authority are built and communicated between experts and non-expert audiences.
