Turgay Ayer

Turgay Ayer, PhD, holds the Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Chair and serves as the research director for Healthcare Analytics and Business Intelligence at the Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems at Georgia Tech. He is also the chief technology officer at Value Analytics Labs. Dr. Ayer holds a courtesy appointment at Emory Medical School where he teaches Big Data Analytics courses and serves as a Senior Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Ayer’s research focuses on health economics modeling (HEOR), real-world evidence, data science, machine learning, econometric modeling, and healthcare analytics. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal papers and more than 300 conference abstracts, with his work featured in top-tier business, engineering, medical, and health policy journals. His research has attracted substantial attention from major media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, US News, and NPR. A recognized