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Aleksandr Aravkin

Director, Mathematical Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor

Aleksandr (Sasha) Aravkin, PhD, MS, is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Metrics Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics, and Director of Mathematical Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. At IHME, Dr. Aravkin contributes to the strategic direction of the application, uptake, and expansion of mathematical sciences applied to cross-cutting analytic challenges at IHME and seeks out strategic partnerships and opportunities that would enhance IHME’s ability to create innovative science and solve persistent data and analytic challenges using mathematical sciences. He also leads the Mathematical Sciences and Computational Algorithms team at IHME.

Dr. Aravkin’s work focuses on large scale optimization, machine learning and data science. Dr. Aravkin has been working with IHME to develop the Evidence Score model, which requires the development and implementation of entirely new modes and algorithms, as well as emerging methodologies. His work on fusing physics-based and data-driven models allows him to collaborate broadly across campus, as well as with researchers in many universities and in industry.

Dr. Aravkin earned a PhD in Mathematics and MS in Statistics from University of Washington.

IHME was established at the University of Washington in Seattle in 2007. Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice.

Publications

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GBD 2021 Dietary Iron Deficiency Collaborators. Global, regional and national burden of dietary iron deficiency from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease study. Nature Medicine. 22 April 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03624-8.
Stein C, Flor LS, Gil GF, et al. The health effects associated with physical, sexual and psychological gender-based violence against men and women: a Burden of Proof study. Nature Human Behaviour. 2025 April 10. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02144-2.
Flor LS, Stein C, Gil GF, et al. Health effects associated with exposure of children to physical violence, psychological violence and neglect: a Burden of Proof study. Nature Human Behaviour. 2025 April 10. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02143-3
GBD 2021 Asthma and Allergic Diseases Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of asthma and atopic dermatitis, 1990–2021, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 24 March 2025. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(25)00003-7.
Huang X, Steinmetz J, Marsh EK, et al. A systematic review with a Burden of Proof meta-analysis of health effects of long-term ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on dementia. Nature Aging. 20 March 2025. doi: 10.1038/s43587-025-00844-y.