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Computational Engineering & AI
Research Areas Graphics and User Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
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Professional Experience
Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2000–present Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 1991–1999 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 1985–1990
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) IEEE Computer Society
Honors & Awards
Member, AWE XR Hall of Fame, 2024 Impact Paper Award, IEEE ISMAR, 2022 Member, Virtual Reality Academy, IEEE VGTC, 2022 Impact Paper Award, IEEE ISMAR, 2019 Fellow, ACM, 2018 Fellow, IEEE 2018 Lifetime Research Award, ACM SIGCHI, 2018 Career Impact Award, IEEE ISMAR, 2017 Early Innovator Award, ISWC, 2017 Virtual Reality Career Award, IEEE VGTC, 2014 Member, SIGCHI Academy, ACM SIGCHI, 2011 Lasting Impact Award, ACM UIST, 2010 Faculty Mentoring Award, Graduate Student Advisory Council, 2009 Front Line Awards Hall of Fame, Game Developer,1998 Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research, 1991
Education
PhD, Computer Science, Brown University AB, Music, Brown University
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Vision and Robotics Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Edge Computing Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Networked and Distributed Systems Robotics and Autonomous Systems Wireless, Embedded, and Sensor Systems Computer Systems and Computer Engineering Smart Electric Energy (Smart Grids) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Technology Wearable Electronics (Technology)
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2020-Present Vice Chair of SIGEnergy, Association for Computing Machinery, 2023-Present Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015-2020 Co-Chair of Smart Cities Center, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2016-Present CTO, Air Scientific Inc., 2014-2015 Director of Analytics and IoT Research, Intel Labs China, 2012-2014 Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia, 2010-2012 Engineer, Intel, 2005-2005
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Honors & Awards
Best Paper Award, ACM MobiSys, 2024 Best Paper Award, ACM BuildSys, 2023 Best Demo Award, ACM/IEEE IPSN, 2023 Best Demo Runner-Up Award, ACM SenSys, 2022 Best Poster Candidate, ACM BuildSys, 2022 Best Demo Award, ACM SenSys, 2021 Best Paper Award, IEEE ITEC, 2021 Best Demo Award, ACM/IEEE IPSN, 2020 Best Paper Candidate, ACM/IEEE IoTDI, 2020 CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2020 Best Paper Runner Up Award, ACM BuildSys, 2019 Best Demo Award, ACM/IEEE IoTDI, 2018 Best Presentation Award, IEEE VNC, 2018 2nd Place, App Contest, IEEE VNC, 2018 35 Innovators Under 35 Semi-Finalist, MIT Technology Review, 2017 Best Paper Runner Up Award, ACM BuildSys, 2017 Best Poster Award, ACM BuildSys, 2016 Best Demo Runner Up, ACM SenSys, 2016 Best Demo Award, ACM SenSys, 2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2006 Best Paper Award, IEEE IPSN, 2005
Education
PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Research Areas Data Analytics Decision Analysis Financial Engineering Business Analytics
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Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and in the discipline of Business, Columbia University, 2016 - Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School, 2010 - 2016 Adjunct Professor, Stern School, New York University, 2014 - 2016 Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Business, Fordham University, 2009 – 2016 VP Professional Services/Member Advisory Board. MSpoke, Inc. 2004-2008 Director, Deutsche Bank, 2000 - 2004 Vice President, Credit Suisse First Boston, 1998-1999 Associate, Morgan Stanley, 1995 – 1998 Assistant Professor, School of Business, Rider University. 1994 - 1995
Education
PhD, Information Systems, New York University Fellow, Information Systems, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta MA, Economics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Research Areas 3D modeling View Planning for Automated Site Modeling Topological Localization Robotics
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Lecturer in Discipline, Computer Science Department, Columbia University, 2015 - present Director (part-time), Computing Research Facilities, Computer Science Department, Columbia University, 2015 - present Director, Computing Research Facilities, Computer Science Department, Columbia University, 2014 – 2015 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, Columbia University, 2008 – 2015 Assistant Director, Computing Research Facilities, Computer Science Department, Columbia University, 2008 - 2014
Professional Affiliations
Computer Society and Robotics and Automation Society, Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers SIGCSE, Association for Computing Machinery USENIX
Research Areas Energy Systems Building design and energy conservation Human-Centered Design Microgrids & Minigrids Decarbonization Last-Mile Service Delivery
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Professional Experience
Director of Quadracci Sustainable Engineering Lab, Columbia University, 2007- Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2001- Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2002-2005 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1993-2000 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1986-1992 Postdoctoral Associate of Gas Turbine Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985-1986 Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 1984
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) An independent advisory council to the U.N. Secretary General ASHRAE AAAS
Honors & Awards
Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia, 1996 Great Teacher Award 1997, Society of Columbia Graduates, 1997 McMullen Fellowship, Cornell University Silver Medal in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Indian Institute of Technology, 1984 Tuition Scholarship, ASEE
Education
Ph.D.,Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
Research Areas Computational Complexity Theory
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Professional Experience
Interim Director, Data Science Institute, 2021-2024 Chair of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2008-2013 Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2001- Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2001- Assistant and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 1992-2001
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Mathematical Programming Society (MPS) Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Honors & Awards
Faculty Mentoring Award, Columbia University, 2023 Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2022 Best Paper Award, ICALP, 2015 Fellow, ACM, 2012 Sloan Research Fellow, 1999 Karen Wetterhahn Award for Distinguished Creative or Scholarly Achievement, 1998 NSF Career Award, 1996
Research Areas Computational Biology Data Management Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Biomedical Informatics Networked and Distributed Systems Data Analytics Optimization Resource Allocation Algorithmic Fairness Energy & Power Large-scale Optimization Matching Platforms
Research Areas Computational Engineering Science Imaging Modeling & Simulation Computational Design and Fabrication Physics-Based Simulation Computational Acoustics Computer Graphics
Research Areas Natural Language Processing and Speech
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Professional Experience
Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2013– Chair of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2012–2018 Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2002– Technology Leader, Human-Computer Interface Research Department, AT&T Labs Research, Florham Park, 2000–2003 Division Manager, Human-Computer Interface Research Department, AT&T Labs Research, Florham Park, 1996–2000 Member of Technical Staff, Linguistics Research Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, 1985–1994 Smith College, Assistant Professor of History, 1977-82 Smith College, Instructor in History, 1974-77
Professional Affiliations
Founding Fellow, Association for Computational Linguistics, 2011 Fellow, American Association for Artificial Intelligence, 1994 Fellow, International Speech Communication Association, 2008 Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery, 2016 Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017 Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2017 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2018
Honors & Awards
Elected to American Philosophical Society, 2014 James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award, IEEE, 2011 ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement, 2011 Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, 2009 Honorary doctorate, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2007
Education
PhD, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1985 MSEE, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1982 PhD, History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1976 BA, Florida Presbyterian College, 1968
Research Areas Data Analytics Decision Analysis Economics & Computation Manufacturing Systems Optimization Resource Allocation Service Systems Stochastic Modeling and Simulation Supply Chain Management Algorithmic Fairness Business Analytics E-commerce Matching Platforms Urban Logistics
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Professional Experience
Visiting Academic, Amazon, 2022 - present Associate Professor, Columbia University, 2020 - present Assistant Professor, Columbia University, 2015 - 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher, IBM, 2014 - 2015
Honors & Awards
Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2021 First place in INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition, 2020 NSF CAREER Award, 2020 Forbes 30 under 30 in science, 2016 IBM Faculty Award, 2016
Education
PhD, Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS, Operations Research and Engineering, Cornell University
Research Areas Microlocal Analysis Computation in Learning
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Professional Experience
Lecturer in Discipline, Columbia University, 2017– Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics, New York University, 2012–2017 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Bard High School Early College, 2007–2012
Honors & Awards
Newton Fellow, Math for America, 2006–2011
Education
PhD, Mathematics, Northwestern University MA, Mathematics Education, New York University MA, Mathematics, Stony Brook University BS, Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
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Research Areas
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Informatics
Professional Experience
Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2020-present Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2015-2019 Associate Research Scientist, Center for Computational Learning Systems (CCLS) Columbia University, 2006-2015 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2014-2015 Adjunct Assistant Professor and Researcher, Computer Science Department and Laboratoire d’Informatique Fondamentale d’Orléans (LIFO), University of Orléans, 2002-2004 Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department and Laboratoire d’Informatique Fondamentale d’Orléans (LIFO), University of Orléans, 1999-2002
Education
PhD, Computer Science and AI, University of Orléans, France Research Masters (DEA), Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Orléans, France Engineer degree in Computer Science, USTHB Algiers, Algeria