Diana M. Thomas, Ph.D., F.T.O.S.
Diana M. Thomas is a Professor at the United States Military Academy, West Point. Dr. Thomas has been an active research mathematician for over 30 years with a focus on nutrition and obesity related modeling. She has worked with large complex and high dimensional datasets and co-invented the remote weight loss program, SmartLoss™, which has been clinically applied world-wide to guide and improve individual patient weight loss adherence through smartphone technology. Dr. Thomas has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and has led the development of over 10 freely accessible health calculators. Dr. Thomas is currently the PI of the Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering & Machine Learning (AIDE-ML) Center for the Nutrition for Precision Health Consortium where she served as a co-chair for the Steering Committee. She has held governance positions in the Obesity Society, the American Society of Nutrition, and the Mathematical Association of America. Dr. Thomas holds the 2012 Mathematical Association of American of NJ Distinguished Teaching Award, the 2015 Obesity Society George Bray Founder’s Award, and the 2023 American Mathematical Society Mary P. Dolciani Prize for Excellence in Research.
