As interdisciplinary research on and off campus continues to grow, there will be an ever-increasing mix of research areas. Faculty members on advisory committees for CS&E students actively work together, pooling knowledge and resources, to help students reach their research goals. This includes assisting students in choosing relevant, meaningful courses that lay the groundwork for research and employment.
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- bae@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1416
- MEEM 1015
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Robotics, Multi-robot systems
- Coordination of Heterogeneous Robot Systems
- Vehicle Routing Problems
- Multi-robot System Control and Optimization
- Autonomous Navigation
- Unmanned Vehicles
- Operational Research for Autonomous Vehicles
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Faculty Advisor, Robotic Systems Enterprise
- jpbos@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3161
- EERC 236
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Atmospheric optics
- Statistical optics
- Quantum optics
- Image and Signal Processing
- Autonomous vehicles and vehicular networks
- Industrial automation and controls
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- Associate Dean of Data Science Initiatives, College of Computing
- Director, Data Science, M.S. and B.S. Programs
- lebrown@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3472
- Rekhi Hall 307
Area of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Data Mining and Data Science
- Applications of AI and ML to Energy (microgrids, power systems), Health, and other domains
- Associate Dean, College of Computing
- Professor, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Professor, Computational Science and Engineering
- cai@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1471
- Rekhi Hall 110
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Cybersecurity
- Computer Network
- Machine Learning
- Computing Education
- Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- bochen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3537
- MEEM 905
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Mechatronics and embedded systems
- Agent Technology
- Monitoring and control networks
- Hybrid electric vehicles
- Smart grid
Research Interests
- Modeling and control of hybrid electric vehicles
- EV-smart grid integration
- Distributed monitoring and control
- Battery control for HEV and energy storage systems
- IC engine management systems
- Sensor information fusion
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- aebnenas@mtu.edu
- 906-487-4372
- Rekhi Hall 206
Area of Expertise
- Software Engineering
- Automated Analysis of Fault-Tolerance
- Formal Methods
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Faculty member of Center for Artificial Intelligence at the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
- Faculty member of the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- susantag@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2689
- MEEM 829
Postdoctoral Research Experience
- Duke University, Durham
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Technical University of Catalunya, Barcelona
Research Expertise
- Bayesian Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quantification
- Scientific Machine Learning
- Computational Solid Mechanics
- Materials Modeling
- Biomedical Imaging and Inverse Problems
- Director, Great Lakes Research Center
- Director, Institute of Computing and Cybersystems
- William and Gloria Jackson Professor
- thavens@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3115
- GLRC 307
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Signal and Image Processing
- Sensor and Data Fusion
- Heterogeneous Data Mining
- Associate Professor, Applied Computing
- Graduate Program Director, MS in Health Informatics
- Graduate Program Director, PhD in Computational Science and Engineering
- hembroff@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3248
- Rekhi Hall 105
Research Interests
- Human Health-focused ML/DL and Computer Vision
- Large-scale Cybersecurity architectures
- mHealth
- Biometric development
- Intelligent medical devices
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Medical/Health Informatics
- Data Science
- Network Engineering
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering
- jjiang1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1943
- H-STEM 336
Research Interests
- Biomechanics (Bio-solids and Biofluids)
- Medical Image/Signal Processing
- Machine Learning and Computer Vision with Applications in Medical Imaging
- Developments of Ultrasound Technologies for Tissue Characterization
- Adjunct Professor, Computer Science
Research Interests
- Bioinformatics
- Data Science
- Machine Learning/Deep Learning
- High-performance Computing
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Assistant Professor, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
- amazen@mtu.edu
- EERC 223
Areas of Research/Expertise
Autonomous Robots/Vehicles
- Mobile Robots
- Manipulators
- Autonomous Vehicles
Machine Learning
- Robotics
- Healthcare
- Image Forensic
- Energy Management
Teaching Interests
- Robotics and Mechatronics Senior Design
- Manipulator Robotics
- Digital Twins
- Hardware and Software Integration
- Control System Design
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Computational Intelligence Techniques
- Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- narain@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2555
- MEEM 804
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Heat Transfer
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermal Management
- Multiphase Flows and Phase-change Phenomena
Research Interests
- Boiling and Condensing Flows
- Enhanced Nucleate Boiling (ENB) in Innovative Heat Exchangers with Specialized Flow Loop with Flow Control
- Experiments, Modeling, CFD/CHT
- Gravity-independent ENB
- Electronic Cooling of "Chips" for High Performance Computing (HPC)
- Power-Electronics Cooling for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
- University Professor
- Professor, Physics
- Fellow of American Physical Society
- nemiroff@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2198
- Fisher 124A
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Gamma-ray bursts
- Gravitational lensing
- Smartphones as science sensors
- Cosmology
- Gravitation
- Relativistic Illumination Fronts
- Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Area of Expertise (CS)
- High-performance computer architecture
- Embedded systems
- Design of multimedia systems
- High-performance and low power computing systems
- Information-processing systems
- Embedded electronic systems
Areas of Interest (ECE)
- VLSI information and multimedia processing
- SoC design
- Complex embedded electronic systems
- Very Large Scale Intergradations (VLSI)
- Digital architectures
- Computer engineering
- University Professor
- John O. Hallquist Endowed Chair in Computational Mechanics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and ASME Faculty Advisor
- gmodegar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2329
- MEEM 805
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Mechanics of Materials
- Materials Science
Research Interests
- Computational Mechanics
- Computational Materials Science
- Computational Chemistry
- Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Computer Methods in Geomechanics
- Computational Geoscience
- Remote Sensing for Geotechniques
- Geostatistics and Data Analysis
- Engineering Geology and Geoinformatics
Research Interests
- Liquefaction susceptibility evaluation at local and regional scales using in-situ measurements and remote sensing observations
- Estimating liquefaction induced damage such as lateral spread displacement
- Transportation Geotechniques
- Documenting earthquake induced damages, especially liquefaction using aerial/satellite images that are sensitive to surficial moisture
- Geotechnical asset monitoring
- Machine Learning
- Graduate Director of Physics
- Professor, Physics
- patir@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3193
- Fisher 218
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Quantum Materials
- Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- wfp@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2855
- EERC 819
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Theoretical atomic physics
- Electrophysics
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Member, Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC) and Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
- narawash@mtu.edu
- Tel. 906-487-1611
- Office: EERC 411
Teaching Experience
- Programmable Logic Control (PLC)
- Digital Electronics
- Analog Electronics
- Image Processing
- Automatic Control Systems
- Instrumentation & Measurement
- Mechatronics Senior Design
- MATLAB Programming
Research Interests
- Image Processing;
- Autonomous Vehicles Perception;
- Mobile Robot Applications;
- Mechatronics;
- Applied Machine Learning.
- Interim Chair, Social Sciences
- Associate Professor, Social Sciences
Research Interests
- Interdisciplinary studies
- Social simulation (agent-based modeling)
- Policy analysis
- International relations
- Sustainability assessment
- Complex adaptive systems
- Norm evolution and social influence
- STEM education evaluation
- Research design and methods
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Faculty, Computational Science & Engineering
- ashraf@mtu.edu
- (906) 487-2384
- EERC 312
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Image Enahancment
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UAV-based Remote Sensing
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Artificial Intelligence Applications in Remote Sensing
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Computer Vision and AI
- Data acquisition and real-time control
- Professor, Applied Computing
- Graduate Program Director, MS in Mechatronics
- Director, FANUC Certified Industrial Robotics Training Center
- avsergue@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2258
- EERC 413
Research Interests
- Mechatronics Systems
- Industrial Robotics
- Industrial Robotic Vision Systems
- Automation and Controls
- Optics
- Image Processing
Teaching Interests
- Real-Time Robotics
- Industrial Robotic Vision Systems.
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
- Electrical Machinery
- Power Systems
- Distinguished Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- qsha@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2146
- Fisher 307
Areas of Expertise
- Statistical Genetics
- Applied Statistics
"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
—Theodore Roosevelt
—Theodore Roosevelt
- Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- struther@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3541
- Fisher 212
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Algorithms that can be parallelized on GPUs
- Applications of differential equations to science and engineering
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- Assistant Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
- Coordinator, College of Computing Learning Center
- ureel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1816
- Rekhi Hall 209
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Software Engineering
- Computer Science Education
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- gpwaite@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3554
- Dow 428
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Seismic source mechanisms of tectonic and volcanic earthquakes
- Mantle and crustal-scale seismic tomography
- The relationship of seismic anisotropy to fluids and strain
- Active-source investigations of magmatic systems
- Triggering of earthquakes by magmatic and hydrous fluid migration
- Relationship between shallow syneruptive volcanic earthquakes and degassing
- Associate Professor of Management Information Systems & Analytics, College of Business
- jdwall@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1707
- Academic Office Building G010
Teaching Interests
- Business Process Analysis
- AI and machine learning for business
- Information Security
- Systems analysis and design
Research Interests
- Information security behavior
- Power and control
- Individual and organizational deviance
- Business applications for AI and machine learning
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool."
—Richard Feynman
—Richard Feynman
- Professor, Computer Science
- Affiliated Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
- wallace@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3431
- Rekhi Hall 205
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- software usability & accessibility
- gerontechnology
- smart & connected communities
- communication in software development
- agile development methods
- applied formal methods
- computing ethics
- sustainable computing
- computer science & software engineering education
- Professor and Chair, Computer Science
- zlwang@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2187
- Rekhi Hall 207
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Optimizing Compilers
- High Performance Architectures
- Cloud Computing
- Virtualization
- Professor
- Editor-in-Chief, Forestry Research (ForRes)
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Computer Science & Department of Mathematics
- hairong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1473
- Noblet Building 176
Software developed by Wei group
- JRmGRN
- Top-down GGM
- Bottom-up GGM
- CollaborativeNet
- TGMI
- TGPred
- HB-PLS
- BWERF
- SPLS
- TF-finder
Research Interests
- Bioinformatics tool and software development
- Identification of genes regulating complex traits via systems biology approaches
- Algorithms for gene network construction;
- Genomics of wood formation
- Functional genomics.
-
Genome Assembly and annotation
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Member, ICC Center for Cybersecurity
- ronghuax@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3386
- Rekhi Hall 107
Teaching Interests
- Digital Forensics and Investigations
- Blockchain and Smart Contract Applications
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Network Security
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Machine Learning
- Edge Computing
- NextG Network
- Distinguished Professor, Transportation Engineering
- zyou@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1059
- Dillman 301A
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Road design and analysis
- Civil engineering materials
- Sustainable pavement engineering
- Advanced asphalt materials
- Pavement mechanics
Research Interests
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Design, construction, and maintenance of pavements
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Micromechanics for road materials
- Discrete element modeling and finite element modeling techniques
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Construction materials: asphalt, aggregate, asphalt concrete
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Alternative materials for civil engineering
- Recycled materials for civil engineering
- Assistant Professor, Health Informatics, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences
- whzhou@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2666
- Rekhi Hall 109
Teaching Interests
- Medical Informatics
- Medical Image Analysis
Areas of Expertise
- Image Processing and Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Medical Image Analysis
- Health Informatics
- Text Mining