Research

Pradeep Atrey
Associate Professor
National University of Singapore
Research Interests: Multimedia data analytics with a focus on security and privacy issues in application areas such as surveillance, social media, and cloud computing

Peter Bloniarz
Associate Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Curriculum and pedagogic innovations, public sector information systems

Petko Bogdanov
Associate Professor
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests: Data mining, network science, materials informatics

Ming-Ching Chang
Assistant Professor
Brown University
Research Interests: Computer vision, video analytics, artificial intelligence

Charalampos Chelmis
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Research Interests: Characterization, detection, and prediction tasks on complex networks, and big data analytics for social good, with emphasis on scalable and accurate algorithms for massive, and high-dimensional datasets.

Mei-Hwa F. Chen
Associate Professor
Purdue University
Research Interests: Software testing, big data for education

Chinwe Ekenna
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
Research Interests: Robotics, algorithms, machine Learning, computational biology

Jeong-Hyon Hwang
Associate Professor
Brown University
Research Interests: Databases, distributed systems, real-time data processing, graph analytics

Vladimir Kuperman
Professor of Practice
Moscow Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology
Research Interests: Information and computer technologies, computer networking, computer- based learning, mathematics for decision making and global economics

Abram Magner
Assistant Professor
Purdue University
Research Interests: Statistical and machine learning problems on graphs/complex networks; information theory; data compression; theoretical machine learning

Jackson Marques de Carvalho
Professor of Practice
University of Western Ontario
Research Interests: Software engineering, autonomous UAV navigation, multimodal human-computer interaction and user modeling, and document processing

Amirreza Masoumzadeh
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests: Information security and privacy: theoretical models and mechanisms for specification and verification of access control policies; their application in online social networks; browser security; privacy-preserving data sharing and mining of complex data such as graphs; privacy-enhancing technologies in domains such as web and location-based services

Paliath Narendran
Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research Interests: Automated reasoning, term rewriting systems, pattern matching, symbolic protocol analysis

Michael Phipps
Lecturer
University at Albany
Research Interests: Programming Languages, Compiler Design, Computer Architecture and Organization, User Interface Design, Operating Systems

Shaghayegh Sahebi
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests: Human-centered data mining and machine learning, educational data mining, recommendation and personalization systems

Qi Wang
Lecturer
California State University at Northridge
Research Interests: Computer Science, software development

Mariya Zheleva
Assistant Professor
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests: Next generation mobile wireless networks, focusing on autonomous spectrum measurement and dynamic access, architectures and resource allocation in IoT-and-Traditional (IoT&T) networks, measurement infrastructures and networked system design, integration and in-situ deployment
 

Mohammed Agamy
Associate Professor
Queen’s University
Research Interests: Resonant power conversion, renewable resources, power factor correction, grid interface of distributed energy resources, modeling and control of power converter systems.

Mustafa Aksoy
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Research Interests: Remote geophysical sensing using microwave technology and electromagnetic theory

Aveek Dutta
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
Research Interests: Vehicular networking, Enforcement methods for Spectrum Policies, Blockchain for networking applications, Hardware architecture for Cloud Radio Access Networks

Hany Elgala
Assistant Professor
Jacobs University, Germany
Research Interests: Visible light communications (VLC) technology and LiFi networks, coexistence in wireless heterogeneous networks, localization, Internet-of-Things (IoT) security, backscatter communication, and artificial intelligence in wireless communications

Randy Moulic
Professor
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Research Interests: Digital electronics, logic circuit design, computer architecture

Jonathan Muckell
Professor of Practice
University at Albany
Research Interests: Geospatial compression algorithms, supply chain tracking, performance brenchmarks, and assistive living technology

Won Namgoong
Professor
Stanford University
Research Interests: Mixed- signal integrated circuits, signal processing systems, communications

Dola Saha
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
Research Interests: Cloud RAN, Drone Communication, IoT, 5G and Beyond Wireless Communication, Coexistence of Networks, Localization

Gary Saulnier
Professor 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research Interests: Communications, signal processing , electronic instrumentation, impedance tomography systems for medical application, acoustic data and power transmission systems

Daphney-Stavroula Zois
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Postdoc University of Illinois
Research Interests: Decision making under uncertainty, machine learning, detection and estimation theory, intelligent systems design, and signal processing

Md Aynul Bari
Assistant Professor
University of Stuttgart
Research Interests: Characterization of ambient and indoor air quality, source appointment for controlling emissions, sustainable air pollution management, atmospheric deposition, environment impact assessment, influences of oil and gas development on air quality, household air pollution, low-cost air quality sensors, exposure assessment

Rixiang Huang
Assistant Professor
Baylor University
Research Interests: Wastes to resources conversion via material, technology, and process innovations; Cycling of critical elements and contaminants in natural environment 

Kyoung-Yeol Kim
Assistant Professor
Gwangui Institute of Science and Technology
Research Interests: Energy recovery from wastewater, Microbial electrochemical technologies for resource recovery, Developing energy-efficient wastewater treatment process, Membrane technology for wastewater treatment

Yanna Liang
Chair and Professor
Utah State University
Research Interests: Microbial ecology in engineered and natural systems; fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles and emerging contaminants in aqueous and soil environments; microbial electrochemical cells for CO2 reduction; biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks to biofuels: pretreatment, hydrolysis and fermentation; thermochemical conversion of renewable feedstocks to biofuels and bioproducts; proper utilization of industrial and agricultural wastes or by-products for producing value-added commodities through holistic approaches; water reuse and wastewater treatment; bioremediation and biodegradation of organic contaminants in subsurface and groundwater

Yaoze Liu
Assistant Professor
Purdue University
Research Interests: Water resources, hydrology, water quality, green infrastructure, best management practices, land use change, climate change, optimization

Paul Millard
Professor of Practice
University of Maryland, College Park
Research Interests: Biosensor design, fluorescence technology, immune response to infectious disease