I’m a data technologist and researcher, currently holding two roles at Harvard University, as the University Research Data Management Officer, with Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT), and the Chief Data Science and Technology Officer at Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science. My career journey has included research in astrophysics, design and implementation of software for astronomical observations, development of learning and data management systems for education and biotechnologies, and now leading software platforms and tools for research data sharing and analysis, applied to all research fields.
What am I interested in? Open science to facilitate access and reuse of research data and code while preserving privacy, build software to enhance the quality and productivity of scientific outcomes, improve research data management, and establish data-centric multidisciplinary collaborations with the aid of technology and a human touch.
Recent Publications
Recent Presentations
Tweets from @mercecrosas
- "A safer return to campuses? There’s an app for that". Research our committee did for Harvard, now generalized for all -- with Chris Avery, @RWalensky (now @CDCDirector), @ADPaltiel, Jim Stock, and @zagrebmukerjee t.co/ZnFUNHMbRt
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Back in the #ParisAgreement! Thank you, @JoeBiden! #ScienceIsBack t.co/k0s56dm2FZ
- The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show t.co/C2pdoTJhO1
- Looking forward to @Harvard DataFest and @LatanyaSweeney public keynote on "How Data Analytics and Technology Design will Dictate Our Civic Future" - you can still register for the keynote: t.co/7aQYOSXUDM @IQSS