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Computational Engineering & AI
Research Areas Information Retrieval & Web Search Optimization Resource Allocation Stochastic Modeling and Simulation
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Professional Experience
Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Computer Science and in the Discipline of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 2019- Lecturer in Discipline of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2014-2019
Professional Affiliations
Information Theory Society (ITSOC) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Honors & Awards
Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award Columbia Engineering Alumni Association's (CEAA), 2019
Education
PhD, Computer Science, Harvard University MSc, Computer Science, Harvard University BS, Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras (Greece)
Research Areas Security and Privacy Software Systems Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Cybersecurity
Research Areas Communications Embedded Systems Hardware Accelerators Networking Signal Processing Computer Vision and Speech Processing Sensor Systems Machine Learning Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things Parallel Computing Systems
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Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2014- Principal Scientist, Architecture Design Lead, Mobile System on Chip, Broadcom Inc. Principal Engineer, The Mathworks Principal MTS, AT&T Wireless Research Member of Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories Cellular Mobile Communications Academic Instructor, graduate level and executive courses, UCLA, UCSD, CU Founder, startup InnovICs , third generation cellular system design Intellectual Property Consulting
Honors & Awards
IEEE, Senior Member Three dozen patents on signal processing, wireless and mobile communications (database link)
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester Dipl. Ing. Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
Research Areas Graphics and User Interfaces Data Management Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Artificial Intelligence Computer Graphics & Animation Generative AI & Large Language Models (LLMs) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Scalable Data Systems Visualization Data Markets
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2020- Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2015-2020
Honors & Awards
Adobe Data Science Research Award, 2023 Google Research Award, 2018, 2021 Amazon Faculty Award, 2018, 2021 NSF CAREER Award, 2019 10 Year Test-of-Time Award, Very Large Data Bases (VLDB) 2018 Best Demo Award, SIG Management of Data 2016 Best of Conference Citation, IEEE Conference on Data Engineering 2013 Best of Conference Citation, Very Large Data Bases (VLDB) 2013
Education
PhD, EECS, MIT MS, EECS, MIT BS, EECS, UC Berkeley
Research Areas Natural Language Processing and Speech Security and Privacy Computer Architecture and Engineering Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Design Automation Edge Computing Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 Analog Devices Computer Systems and Computer Engineering Control Systems Digital Devices Embedded Systems Hardware Accelerators Integrated Circuits and Systems Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) Computer Vision and Speech Processing Energy Efficiency and Conservation Technology Neuromorphic Computing Sensor Systems Silicon Photonics Sustainable Computing (Green Computing)
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2018- Chair, Computer Engineering, 2023- Visiting Associate Professor, Seoul National University, 2022-2023 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2012-2018
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Professional Affiliations
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Distinguished Lecturer, 2023-2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan BS, Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
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Professional Experience
Teaching Faculty, Columbia University, 2017– Research Specialist, Janelia Research Campus, HHMI, 2013–2017 Research Scientist, Amazon, 2012–2013 Research Intern, Yahoo Labs, 2011 Research Intern, Qualcomm, 2008
Professional Affiliations
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Machine Learning Society (IMLS)
Honors & Awards
NeurIPS Reviewer Award, 2019 ICML Reviewer Award, 2015, 2020 Janelia Teaching Fellowship, 2015 Best Paper, Wireless Health, 2012
Education
PhD, Computer Science, UC San Diego MS, Computer Science, UC San Diego BS, Computer Science, UC San Diego
Research Areas Data Analytics Decision Analysis Economics & Computation Financial Engineering Optimization Risk Management Stochastic Modeling and Simulation Financial Technology Reinforcement Learning
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Professional Experience
Liu Family Professor of Financial Engineering, Columbia University, 2016– Nomura Professor of Mathematical Finance, The University of Oxford, 2007-2016 Choh-Ming Li Professor of Financial Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013-2014 Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor/Chair Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1993-2007
Professional Affiliations
IEEE SIAM INFORMS Bachelier Finance Society
Honors & Awards
Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia University, 2023 Archimedes Society Lecturer, Columbia University, 2017 Fellow, SIAM, 2016 Wolfson Research Award, The Royal Society, 2013 Humboldt Distinguished Lecturer, Humboldt - Universitat zu Berlin, 2013 Invited speaker, International Congress of Mathematicians, 2010 Fellow, IEEE, 2005 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship, Croucher Foundation, 2005 SIAM Outstanding Paper Prize, SIAM, 2003 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, AvH Foundation, 1993 Monbusho Scholarship, Japanese Ministry of Education, 1989
Education
PhD, Operations Research and Control Theory, Fudan University BS, Mathematics, Fudan University
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Research Areas
Data Analytics Decision Analysis Algorithmic Fairness Business Analytics Energy & Power Matching Platforms Real Estate Technology Urban Logistics
Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Practice, Columbia University, 2023-Present Co-Founder, DataCaptains.com, 2022-Present Adjunct Professor, Duke University, 2018-2022 Director of Data Science, Better.com, 2020-2021 Director of Data Science, Better.com, 2020-2021 Data Science Manager, Uber, 2017-2020 Senior Data Scientist, New York Life Insurance, 2015-2017
Education
PhD, Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University MS, Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University MA, Applied Mathematics, Collegio Carlo Alberto MA, Finance and Insurance, University of Torino BA, Mathematics, University of Torino
Research Areas Computational cameras and the physics of computer vision. Emphasis on the creation of cameras that provide new forms of visual information, the design of physics-based models for the interaction of light with materials, and the development of algorithms for the recognition of objects from images. Applications include digital photography, machine vision, scientific imaging, computer graphics, robotics, and human-computer interactions.
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Professional Experience
T. C. Chang Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, July 2002 – Present Department Chair, Computer Science, Columbia University, July 2009 – June 2012 Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, December 1996 – June 2002 Acting Chair, Computer Science, Columbia University, July 2000 – December 2000 Associate Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, January 1995 – December 1996 Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, January 1991 – December 1994 Research Assistant, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July 1986 – December 1990 Visiting Research Scientist, Hitachi, Ltd. Yokohama, Japan, Summer 1989 Research Engineer, Taylor Instruments Ltd. New Delhi, India, July 1984 – November 1984
Professional Affiliations
National Academy of Inventors American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Engineering
Honors & Awards
IEEE PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award, ICCV, Seoul, 2019. Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award. Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, New York, 2015. Election to the National Academy of Inventors, Tampa, FL, 2014. Honor for Seminal Contributions to Digital Imaging , Sony Corporation, Tokyo, 2014. Election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA, 2011. Carnegie Mellon Alumni Achievement Award, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009. Election to National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC, 2008. Great Teacher Award, Columbia University, New York, 2006. T. C. Chang Endowed Chair, Columbia University, New York, 2003. Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, W. M. Keck Foundation, Los Angeles, 1995. NTT Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, NTT Basic Research Laboratory, Japan, 1994. Fellow of the Packard Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, 1992. National Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. 1991.
Research Areas Theoretical investigation of electromagnetic near-field interaction between two spheres and between a sphere and a flat substrate. Usage of dyadic Green’s functions in electromagnetic scattering problems, nano-optics, and near-field thermal radiation.
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Professional Experience
Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007 MS, University of Delaware, 1999 B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, 1997
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Economics & Computation Game Theory Robotics and Autonomous Systems Data Analytics Decision Analysis Optimization Resource Allocation Algorithmic Fairness Business Analytics E-commerce Reinforcement Learning Online Learning
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Professional Experience
Software Engineer, Yahoo! Software India Pvt. Ltd., India, Aug 2004-Dec 2004
Professional Affiliations
Member of ACM Future of Computing Academy Associate editor for Management Science journal
Honors & Awards
Selected as an inaugural member of the ACM Future of Computing Academy (FCA). Announced April 2017. Provosts Grant for Junior Faculty who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University (2016-2017)
Research Areas Networks and Distributed Systems Data Privacy Economics & Computation Game Theory Networked and Distributed Systems Sustainable Computing (Green Computing) Algorithm Fairness & Ethics
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Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2010– Member of the technical staff, Thomson Technicolor Research Lab, 2005-2010
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Société Mathématique de France (SMF)
Honors & Awards
NSF CAREER, 2013 ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star Award, 2013