CS Core Faculty and Their CSE523/524 Projects

Leo Bachmair, Computational logic; automated deduction; symbolic computation.

Aruna Balasubramanian, Systems; mobile computing; web performance; networking. [Projects]

Niranjan Balasubramanian, Natural language processing; information retrieval.

Ritwik Banerjee, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computational Linguistics, Information Extraction

Michael Bender, Algorithms; data structures; scheduling; cache and I/O-efficient computing; parallel computing.

Xiaojun Bi, Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Computing, Interactive Systems, Interaction Techniques, Theoretical Issues of UI Design.

Barbara Chapman, Compiler Technology, Parallel Programming Languages, Tool Support for Application Development, Parallel Computing and High-Performance Computing, Computational Grids

Jing Chen, Computational Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Auctions, Markets, Computational Complexity.

Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Design and analysis of algorithms and data structures for combinatorial problems; computational biology and Bioinformatics; experimental algorithmics.

Samir Das, Wireless networking and mobile computing; performance evaluation; parallel discrete event simulation. [Projects]

Ahmad Esmaili, Algorithms, information systems.

Michael Ferdman, Computer architecture, with particular emphasis on the design of efficient server systems

Paul Fodor, Database systems, artificial intelligence, semantic Web, natural language processing [Projects]

Anshul Gandhi, Performance modeling for distributed systems. [Projects]

Jie Gao, Wireless networking, sensor networks.

Xianfeng Gu, Computational Conformal Geometry, Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision, Geometric Modeling, Networking, Medical Imaging, Digital Geometry Processing.

Himanshu Gupta, Wireless networking, database systems, algorithms.

Nima Honarmand, Computer system design, emphasizing parallel computer architecture and operating systems.

Rob Johnson, Computer security; software security.

Arie Kaufman, Computer graphics; visualization; virtual reality; user interfaces; multimedia; computer architecture. [Projects]

Robert Kelly, Medical Informatics, Information systems; software engineering; electronic commerce; wireless software. [Projects]

Michael Kifer, Database systems; logic programming; knowledge representation; artificial intelligence.

Annie Liu, Programming languages and systems, program optimization, program analysis and transformation, reactive systems, database systems, algorithm design. [Projects]

Ellen Liu, Computer Networks; Design and performance evaluation of resource management strategies in computer networks and systems; Wireless networks; Computer network protocols; Performance modeling and evaluation; Computer and network security; Distributed systems; Database management.

Long Lu, Computer security and its intersection with operating systems, software engineering, and programming languages.

Kevin McDonnell, Visualization, Visual Analytics, Geometric Modeling, Computer Graphics

Richard McKenna, Computer science education; computer game programming; Internet commerce programming

Klaus Mueller, Visualization; volume rendering; computer graphics; medical imaging; visual data mining. [Projects]

Minh Hoai Nguyen, Computer Vision; Machine Learning; Human Activity Recognition; Semantic Video Analysis.

Nick Nikiforakis, Web Security and Privacy; Software Security; and Intrusion Detection.

Francesco Orabona, Design and analysis of machine learning algorithms.

Omkant Pandey, Cryptography (Applied and Theory), Security, Privacy.

Robert Patro, Scalable Algorithms for High-throughput Genomic Analysis, Algorithms for Inferring and Comparing Biological Networks, Network Evolution & Systems Biology.

Michalis Polychronakis, Network and systems security, network monitoring and measurement, online privacy. [Projects]

Hong Qin, Computer graphics; geometric modeling and design; physics-based animation and simulation; scientific computing and visualization; virtual environment; computer vision; medical imaging; applied mathematics. [Projects]

C.R. Ramakrishnan, Logic programming; programming Languages; verification.

I.V. Ramakrishnan, Computer Architecture; algorithms; rewrite systems.

Dimitris Samaras, Computer vision; machine learning; computational behavioral sciences; computer graphics; medical imaging; computational photography.

Tony Scarlatos, Multimedia; interface design; computer-based training; distance learning.

H. Andrew Schwartz, Large and scalable language analyses for psychological and health discovery; computational social science; natural language processing; lexical semantics; social media big data; human demography, personality, and mental well-being.

R. Sekar, Computer and network security; software/distributed systems; programming languages; software engineering.

Roy Shilkrot, Augmented Reality, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Graphics and Computer Vision.

Radu Sion, Information security; relational databases; distributed systems

Steven Skiena, Algorithms; computational biology; discrete mathematics; computational geometry. [Projects]

Scott Smolka, Model checking; semantics of concurrency; CASE tools for safety-critical systems; distributed languages and algorithms. [Projects]

Eugene Stark, Programming language semantics; distributed algorithms; formal specifications; verification; theory of concurrency.

Scott Stoller, Distributed systems; fault-tolerance and security; software testing and verification; program analysis and optimization. [Projects]

Allen Tannenbaum, Medical image analysis; computer vision; image processing; systems and control; controlled active vision; mathematical systems theory; bioinformatics; computer graphics.

Michael Tashbook, Software engineering (specifically the application of formal methods); computer science education; databases and privacy; biologically-inspired computing.

Fusheng Wang, Scalable Big Data Management and Analytics, Spatial and Temporal Data Management and Analytics, Medical Imaging Informatics, Clinical Natural Language Processing, Data Semantics and Standardization

Anita Wasilewska, Database mining; bioinformatics: protein secondary structure prediction; knowledge discovery in data bases; machine learning; uncertainty in expert systems; automated theorem proving.

Jennifer Wong, Wireless distributed embedded systems; sensor networks, embedded systems and CAD. [Projects]

Dani Yogatama, Machine learning and natural language processing.

Erez Zadok, Operating systems; storage and file systems; software portability; networking; security. [Projects]

Rong Zhao, Information retrieval; data mining; machine learning; semantic web; medical informatics; user interfaces; software engineering; and mobile computing. [Projects]

Affiliated Faculty and Their CSE523/524 Projects

Esther Arkin, Operations research; computational geometry; algorithms and data structures.

Susan Brennan, Cognitive psychology; psycholinguistics; human-computer interaction.

David Ferguson, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education, Problem Solving. Decision Making.

Yi Gao, Image and informatics computing. Focusing on the large scale distributed/mobile computing for medical images. [Projects]

Sangjin Hong, Low power and low complexity VLSI design for multimedia wireless communications and digital signal processing systems.

Chuan Huang, Medical Image Reconstruction/Analysis, Quantitative MRI, Simultaneous PET-MRI, Rapid MRI, Objective Assessment of Image Quality, Mathematical Modeling

Xiangmin Jiao, High-performance geometric and numerical computing; Efficient and robust algorithms.

Tahsin M. Kurc, Biomedical Informatics; Imaging Informatics; Clinical & Translational Research Informatics; High-End Computing

Zhenhua Liu, Online and Distributed Algorithm Design, Convex Optimization, Game Theory, Renewable Energy Integration, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Big Data

Joseph Mitchell, Computational geometry; computer graphics; algorithms and data structures; computer-aided (geometric) design and manufacturing.

Joel Saltz, Biomedical Informatics; Imaging Informatics; Clinical & Translational Research Informatics; High-End Computing.

Romeil Singh Sandhu, Network science, graph theory, computer vision, machine learning, system biology, and shape analysis with a particular underlying emphasis on utilizing the confluence of geometry, statistics, and controls to accomplish such tasks.

Lori Scarlatos, Educational applications employing innovative techniques; physical computing; multi-modal input; collaborative learning spaces. [Projects]

Margaret Schedel, Creation and performance of ferociously interactive media

Daifeng Wang, Machine learning and data mining in biomedical data science, bioinformatics, computational biology and medicine, network science. Current projects: (1) genomic machine learning (e.g., deep learning, representation learning); (2) cancer systems biology.

Xin Wang, Modeling and analysis of mobile, wireless, ad hoc and sensor networks; Wireless communications and networking.

Wei Xu, Visual analytics, visualization and deep structured learning for extreme-scale data analysis.

Yuanyuan Yang, Parallel and distributed computing systems; high speed networks; multicast communication; optical networks; high performance computer architecture; computer algorithms; fault tolerant computing.

Gregory J. Zelinsky, Visual cognition (attention, search, perception, and memory), with emphasis on the study of eye movements in visual search, change detection, and working memory tasks.

Wei Zhu, Brain image analysis; design and analysis of clinical trials and other biomedical studies, and genetics modeling.

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