DataSENSE Team

Led by principal investigator (PI) Laura Brown, the interdisciplinary DataSENSE research team is represented by six departments and colleges. These faculty, from six Michigan Tech Ph.D. programs and three colleges, will share with Ph.D. students their expertise in data science, AI and machine learning, computer vision, geological engineering, environmental engineering, sensing technology, atmospheric science, and forestry science.

Principal Investigator

Laura Brown

  • Associate Professor, Computer Science
  • Associate Dean of Data Science Initiatives, College of Computing
  • Director, Data Science, M.S. and B.S. Programs

Co-Principal Investigators

Dukka KC

  • Adjunct Professor, Computer Science

Thomas Oommen

  • Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

Sidike Paheding

  • Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Fairfield University
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Applied Computing

Shiliang Wu

  • Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
  • Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

Senior Personnel

Wayne Gersie

  • Vice President for Engagement and Belonging
  • Research Assistant Professor, Psychology and Human Factors

Tao Liu

  • Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing and GIS

Ashraf Saleem

  • Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
  • Affiliated Faculty, Computational Science & Engineering

External Evaluator

Blackstone Research & Evaluation