Computational Science Research Center

Computational Science Research Center

Master’s Degree Program Faculty

Alicia Kinoshita, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering (Hydrologic change in coupled human-natural systems)

Anca Segall, Ph.D. University of Utah, Professor of Biology (The Mechanism of SiteSpecific Recombination; Structure/Function Analysis of Recombination Proteins)

Arun Sethuraman, Ph.D. Iowa State University, Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics (Population Genomics, Evolution, Bioinformatics)

Ashkan Ashrafi, Ph.D. University of Alabama, Huntsville, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Digital and Statistical Signal Processing, RealTime DSP, Biomedical Signal Processing, Fourier Analysis, Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizers, Multivariate Spectral Analysis, Hilbert Spaces, Matrix Theory and Applications)

Barbara Ann Bailey, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, Associate Professor of Statistics (Nonlinear Time Series, Dynamical Systems, and Clouds. Visualization of Nonlinear Models. Environmental Monitoring. Population Dynamics and Embryonic Mortality. Model Validation)

Bryan Donyanavard, Ph.D. University of California, Irvince, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Runtime Resource Management for Energy-Efficient Execution of Cyber-Physical Systems)

Calvin Johnson, Ph.D. University of Washington, Professor of Physics (Theoretical and Computational Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics)

Carlos D. Paternina-Arboleda, Ph.D. University of South Florida, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (Supply Chain Analytics)

Chris Curtis, Ph.D. University of Washington, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (Fluid Mechanics, Modeling and Simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Numerical Simulation)

Christopher Paolini, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Cyberinfrastructure, Computational Geochemistry and Combustion Science)

George Youssef, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Response of Polymers and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Materials, Electro-Magneto-Mechanical Response of Complex Geometry Composite Multiferroic Materials)

Hajar Homayouni, Ph.D. Colorado State University, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Data Quality Testing, Big Data, and Machine Learning)

Ignacio Sepulveda, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering (Coastal Hazards, Coastal Engineering, Tsunami Science, Seismology, Stochastic Calculus for Uncertainty Quantification, Remote sensing, Wave Mechanics, Inversions.)

Jeet Sukumaran, Ph.D. University of Kansas, Assistant Professor of Biology (Processbased modeling of macroevolutionary dynamics, diversification, and biogeography/phylogeography; species delimitation; host-parasite coevolution, phylogenetics)

Jerome Gilles, Ph.D. Ecole Normale Supeieure, France, Associate Professor of Mathematics (Applied Harmonic/Functional Analysis, Signal/Image Processing, Data driven methods, Functional analysis)

Jun Chen, Ph.D. Purdue University, Associate Professor in Aerospace Autonomy,

Junfei Xie, Ph.D. University of North Texas, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Unmanned Aerial Systems, Networked Airborne Computing, Airborne Networks, Air Traffic Flow Management, Cyber-Physical Systems, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, System Modeling and Control, Complex Information Systems)

Kai Li, Ph.D. Syracuse University, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Distributed system security, blockchain network security, cost optimization, cloud storage security)

Luwen Huangfu, Ph.D. University of Arizona, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (Business Analytics, Public Health, Text Mining, Machine Learning, Data Mining)

Margherita Capriotti, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering (Develop novel and efficient tools to characterize aerospace composite structures using wave propagation of different physical nature)

Marta Miletic, Ph.D. Kansas State University, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (Geotech Engineering)

Matthew Weingarten, Ph.D. University of Colorado-Boulder, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences (Hydrogeology, Geomechanics, Induced Earthquakes, Optimization, Deep Learning)

Melody K. Schiaffino, Ph.D. University of Florida, Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences. Core Member of Center for Health Equity, Education, Research. UCSD San Diego School of Medicine (Healthcare Delivery Systems Science, Cancer and Aging, Population Health).

Miguel Dumett, Ph.D. University of Utah, Research Associate Professor of Computational Science (Mathematical Modeling, Nonlinear Dynamics)

Naveen Vaidya, Ph.D. York University, Canada, Associate Professor of Mathematics (Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Biology, Disease Modeling, Differential Equations)

Nicholas Shikuma, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz, Assistant Professor of Biology (Molecular Mechanisms of Bacteria/Bacteriophage/Animal Interactions)

Pablo Machuca, Ph.D. Cranfield University, UK, Visiting Professor of Aerospace Engineering (Deep-Space Exploration, astrodynamics, trajectory design, (autonomous) guidance, navigation and control (GNC), spacecraft attitude dynamics, (small-spacecraft) mission design and analysis, and systems design)

Pavel Popov, Ph.D. Cornell University, Professor of Aerospace Engineering (Computational combustion with applications to aerospace propulsion. His research interests include combustion instability in aerospace engines, stochastic modelling of turbulent combustion, plasma-combustion interactions simulation of multiphase flow, turbulence modelling and high-performance computing.)

Peter Blomgren, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Mathematics (Image Processing, Wave Propagation in Complex Media, Numerical Solutions of PDEs, Scientific Computing, Nonlinear Dynamical Systems)

Qi Wang, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering (Data Assimilation in Turbulent Environments, Adjoint-Based Optimization, Measurement-Enhanced Simulations, Drag Reduction and Optimal Sensor Placement, Pollution Source Localization in Stratified or Non-Stratified Turbulence)

Reza Akhavian, Ph.D. University of Central Florida, Assistant Professor of Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management, Internet of Things (IoT), Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Robotics, Cyber-Physical Systems, Building Information Modeling (BIM))

Satchi Venkataraman, Ph.D. University of Florida, Professor of Aerospace Engineering (Structural Mechanics, Design Optimization, Composite Materials, Biomechanics)

Samuel Shen, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Albert W. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Mathematics (Statistical Climatology & Agroclimatology, Fluid Dynamics & Forced Nonlinear Waves)

Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, Ph.D. Virginia Tech University, Associate Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (Traffic Safety and Signal Operation, Human Behavior Modeling, Connected/Automated Vehicles, Evacuation Modeling Infrastructure-Based Safety Systems)

Tao Xie, Ph.D. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Professor of Computer Science (High-Performance Computing, Energy-Efficient Storage Systems, Parallel/Distributed Systems, and Security-Aware Scheduling)

Uduak George, Ph.D. University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (Mathematical Biology, Fluid Dynamics, Continuum Mechanics of Tissues, Morphogenesis, Solute Transport)

Valeria Barra, Ph.D. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computational Science. Focused interests in computational applications of Mathematics such as Scientific Computing, Modeling and Simulation, Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction, Computational Geometry and Computer Graphics.

Wei Wang, Ph.D. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Associate Professor of Computer Science (Cyber-Physical Systems, Wireless Multimedia Networking, Breast Cancer Image Processing)

Xialu Liu, Ph.D. Rutgers University, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems (Factor models for multivariate and matrix time series, High-dimensional time series analysis, Functional data analysis, Statistical applications in business, engineering and sciences)

Xiaobai Liu, Ph.D. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, Associate Professor of Computer Science (Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computational Statistics and their applications to clinic diagnosis, sports, transportation, surveillance, video games and others)

Xiaofeng Liu, Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering, AE Graduate Advisor at San Diego State University. R

Yang Xu, Ph.D. Penn State University, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Cognitive science, computer science, linguistics and psychology)

Yuezhi Mao, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Theoretical & Computational Chemistry)