Meet Our New Faculty

Research Topics: Prevention of orthopedic implant infections.

Research Topics: Computational neurorehabilitation; computer-assisted health care.

Research Topics: Optical imaging; Biomedical device and instrumentation; Medical image analysis and artificial intelligence; Optical coherence tomography

Research Topics: Smart materials/devices, conducting polymers/composites Piezoelectric sensors/transducers/harvesters, Biomedical ultrasound, Wearable electronics.

Research Topics: Mathematical modeling, optimization, systems engineering, process design, multi-scale modeling, techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, social justice, sustainable supply chains and systems, plastics recycling, waste management

Research Topics: Electrochemical separations for climate change mitigation/adaptation, Public health, and Environmental justice; Environmental science & technology studies through critical perspectives

Research Topics: Urban Water Systems; Resilience and Sustainability - Water; Artificial Intelligence and Complex Networks

Research Topics: Water resources engineering; Engineering pedagogy

Research Topics: CADD platforms; Project management; training

Research Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics, recommender systems, software engineering, digital storytelling

Research Topics: Computer architecture, Embedded systems, Digital systems; Microcontrollers; VHDL, Deep learning, Machine learning

Research Topics: Computer Education

Research Topics: Software/systems security and software engineering; program analysis and testing; machine learning for security; security and reliability of multi-language software, distributed systems, and mobile/IoT systems and applications

Research Topics: Approximation Algorithms with applications in combinatorial optimization and machine learning, mainly facility location (clustering), scheduling, and vehicle routing problems in the distributed and online setting.

Research Topics: Optimizing software resource utilization through code smell refactoring in software running on a cloud environment; cloud computer, software engineering; and machine learning

Research Topics: Optimization; deep learning; foundation models; computer vision and machine learning

Research Topics: Human-Computer Interaction; Health; Social Computing; Design

Research Topics: Embedded Systems; Low-Power Wireless Connectivity; and Digital Design.

Research Topics: Computer science education

Research Topics: Computational Social Science, Ethical AI, Algorithmic Decision Making in Human Services

Research Topics: Interactive proof assistants; type theory and programming languages; program verification and synthesis; language-based security

Research Topics: Modeling, analysis, and optimization of the power grid with high penetration of renewable energy resources.

Specialty/Research Focus: Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Robotics; High voltage insulation testing/diagnostics; Pulsed power; Non-Thermal Plasma

Specialty/Research Focus: Network Optimization and Wireless Communication; Machine Learning Theory

Research Topics: Quality inspection, control, and monitoring for advanced manufacturing; Predictive modeling, simulation, and optimization for smart manufacturing or service systems; Data analytics for system intelligence

Research Topics: Occupational ergonomics and biomechanics

Research Interests: Synthesis of complex oxide thin films using molecular beam epitaxy, pulsed laser deposition, and sputtering. Investigation of crystal structure, electronic structure, transport, and magnetic properties of various thin films. Reconfigurable phase control through electrolyte gating (e.g., electrostatic, electrochemical, and advanced methods)

Research Interests: Structural and functional materials, metallurgy, and structure-property relationships based on various microscopy, including TEM

Research Interests: Phase change heat transfer, micro/nanoengineered materials, interfacial phenomena, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems, data-driven design.

Research Topics: Safe and efficient autonomous system; nonlinear dynamics and control; data-driven, learning based control design and verification

Research Topics: Nonthermal plasmas, vacuum technology, plasma processing of materials, reactive ion etching, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, plasma-liquid interaction

Research Topics: Symbolic dynamics, topological mixing & chaos, colloidal dynamics, microfluidics

Research Topics: Soft matter modeling; electrospray deposition; colloidal transport; nanoparticle-cell interactions; hydrodynamics of microswimmers; polymer nanocomposites; membrane vesicles and biofilms

Research Topics: Organic conductor