Our People

Dr. Clarke conducted postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences in Research Triangle Park and the Department of Statistical Sciences at Duke University before joining the faculty at Duke. Prior to coming to University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2013, she was a faculty member at the University of Miami in the Division of Biostatistics and the Center for Computational Sciences. She serves on the steering committee of the Midwest Big Data Hub and is co-PI on an award from the NSF focused on data challenges in Digital Agriculture. Her current interests include statistical methodology for metagenomics and prediction, and training the next generation of data scientists.

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Arreya Ahrom is a proud husker who received her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is currently involved in maintaining the Variety Selection Tool for the Nebraska Crop Testing Program as well as developing a statewide ag research administration system for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Her current interests include learning different backend web development frameworks and exploring creative coding for UX design. 

Nasima Subedi is a Project Manager with experience across various industries like research, academia and automotive technology. She graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with her BS Psychology and MS Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She coordinates and oversees programs and projects, in support of research driven initiatives at UNL. Her interests include exploring statistical analysis to support data-driven decisions and research on ethical usage of AI/LLMs in the IO space.

Tarandeep Singh is a Postdoctoral Research Associate whose work centers on developing algorithms and software for large-scale volumetric 3D X-ray CT datasets. He builds AI/ML and computational modeling pipelines to segment plant roots from soil in high-resolution scans. Prior to this, he earned his Ph.D. at AcSIR–CSIO, India, in 2023, following an M.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering from GGSIPU, India; an M.Sc. in Informatics; and a B.A.Sc. in Electronics—both from the University of Delhi, India. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Bennett University, India, and as a Project Associate II at CSIR–CSIO, India. His interests span digital agriculture, computer vision, AI/ML, hyperspectral imaging, and biomedical/CT image analysis.