Medicine & Health
Research Areas Natural Language Processing and Speech Data Management Software Systems Generative AI & Large Language Models (LLMs) Information Retrieval & Web Search
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Professional Experience
July 2013 - Present: Professor. Computer Science Department, Columbia University, New York City, New York July 2002 - June 2013: Associate Professor. Computer Science Department, Columbia University, New York City, New York September 1997 - June 2002: Assistant Professor. Computer Science Department, Columbia University, New York City, New York September 2018 - June 2019: Visiting Faculty Researcher. Google Inc., New York City, New York (on sabbatical from Columbia University) January - August 2001: Senior Research Scientist. Google Inc., Mountain View, California (on leave from Columbia University) August 2000; July 2002: Consulting Researcher. Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington June - July 2000: Academic Consultant. Google Inc., Mountain View, California July 2000: Consultant. Gigabeat Inc., Palo Alto, California July - August 1999: Visiting Professor. Computer Science Department, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina June - July 1999: Consulting Researcher. Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington 1992 - 1997: Research Assistant. Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 1995 - 1996: Research Intern. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, California 1995: Supplemental Research Associate. IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California July 1994: Instructor. Computer Science Department, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 1993 - 1994: Teaching Assistant. Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 1990 - 1992: Resident Researcher. IBM Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1990 - 1992: Student Visitor. IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery
Honors & Awards
2025 ACM SIGMOD "Test of Time" Award, for paper "k-Shape: Efficient and Accurate Clustering of Time Series," by John Paparrizos and Luis Gravano "Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award," Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, Columbia University, 2012 "Distinguished Teacher Award," Computer Science Department, Columbia University, 2011 "Best Paper" Award, 2006 ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD 2006), 2006 "Best Paper" Award, 21st IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE 2005), 2005 "Best Student Paper" Award, 19th IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE 2003), 2003 CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1998 "Most Original Paper" Award, International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP '92), 1992
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University M.S., Computer Science, Stanford University B.S., Computer Science ("Licenciatura en Informática"), Escuela Superior Latinoamericana de Informática (ESLAI), Argentina
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Research Areas
Bioelectronics Biomaterials Biomedical Imaging Drug Delivery Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technology Personalized Medicine and Patient-specific Modeling Point-of-Care Diagnostics Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology Wearable Devices
Research Areas Neuroengineering Bioelectronics Bioinstrumentation Biomedical Imaging Medical Devices and Systems Brain-Machine Interfaces Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technology Point-of-Care Diagnostics Wearable Devices Analog Devices Communications Computer Architecture Digital Devices Embedded Systems Integrated Circuits and Systems Nanoelectronics Photonics Power Systems Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) Sensor Systems Brain-Computer Interfaces Wearable Electronics (Technology)
Research Areas Networks and Distributed Systems Edge Computing Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 Networked and Distributed Systems Wireless, Embedded & Sensor Systems Communications Networking Power Systems Smart Electric Energy (Smart Grids) Wireless Communication Networking Internet of Things (IoT)
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Honors & Awards
Knesset (Israeli Parliament) award for distinguished students Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowship, 2014-2016 NSF CAREER Award, 2010 DTRA Young Investigator Award, 2009 Fulbright Fellowship, 2004-2005
Research Areas Neuroengineering Neuromorphic Computing Computing with Brain Circuits Molecular Architecture and the Functional Logic of the Brain of Model Organisms NeuroInformation Processing Machines
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Professional Experience
Co-Director of the Center for Neural Engineering and Computation, 2013- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xbind, Inc., 1998-2001 Chair of electrical engineering, Columbia University, 1997-1998 Professor of electrical engineering, Columbia University, 1988- Associate professor of electrical engineering, Columbia University, 1984–1988 Assistant professor of electrical engineering, Columbia University, 1980–1984
Professional Affiliations
IEEE Society for Neuroscience
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the IEEE, 1993 IFIP/IEEE Dan Stokesberry Memorial Award for Distinguished Technical Contributions to the Growth of the Field of Network Management, 2003
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence Data Science Imaging Modeling & Simulation
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Education
PhD, Computer Science, Tel Aviv University MS, Computer Science, Tel Aviv University BS, Mathematics and Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
Research Areas Energy Systems Materials Science and Engineering Micro/Nanotechnology (MEMS) 2D Materials Energy Harvesting (Conversion) and Storage Micro and Nanoscale Engineering Smart Materials and Structures Quantum Materials Quantum Photonics Quantum Optics Quantum Device Design Optical Sensors
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2017- Facility Director, Imaging and Manipulation Facility, Molecular Foundry, LBNL (2011-2017) Senior Scientist, Imaging and Manipulation Facility, Molecular Foundry, LBNL, 2016-2017 Staff Scientist, Imaging and Manipulation Facility, Molecular Foundry, LBNL, 2006-2016
Honors & Awards
Chair and Organizer of the 2023 Gordon Research Conference on UCNPs 2023 Keynote Speaker, 20th International Conference on Luminescence (ICL) 2021 Plenary Speaker, SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego, CA 2019 Plenary Speaker, Ramanfest 2019, Oxford, UK 2018 Keynote Speaker, UpCon 18 Selected to 2014 LBNL/Haas Business School Emerging Leader Program 2013 LBNL Director’s Award for Exceptional Achievement 2013 R&D Magazine’s “R&D 100” Awardee 2003 NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, NIST Boulder (declined) 1998 Yale Applied Physics Special Fellowship
Education
PhD, Applied Physics, Yale University MS, Applied Physics, Yale University BA, Physics, U.C. Berkeley
Research Areas Neuroengineering Bioelectronics Bioinstrumentation Biomedical Imaging Medical Devices and Systems Analog Devices Electromagnetics Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems and Applications
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Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tuskegee University, 2024 - Research Scientist, High Field MR Lab Director, New York State, Nathan Kline Psychiatric Research Institute, 2017 - Director of Columbia MR Research Center, 2019 - Professor of Radiology (Physics), College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, 2016 - Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Columbia University, 2016 - Professor of Radiology (Physics), University of Minnesota, 2005-2016 Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of MInnesota, 2005-2016 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2005-2016 Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Minnestoa, 1999-2005 Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1999-2005 Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1999-2005 Research Scientist, New England Regional Primate Research Center : School of Medicine, Harvard University 1997-1999 Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard University, Harvard University, 1995-1999 Assistant in Physics, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1995-1999 Director of Engineering, Massachusetts General Hospital Martinos Center, 1995-1999 Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1994-1995 Chief Biomedical Engineer, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1989-1995 Radiofrequency Scientist, Techincal Systems, Philips Research Laboratory, Hamburg Germany, 1989-1993 Radiofrequency Research Engineer, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1984-1989 Electrical Design Engineer, Advanced Systems Division, Texas Instruments, Dallas 1982-1984 Co-op Engineer, Digital Electronics Design Division NASA, Kennedy Space Center: Digital Electronics Design Division, 1979-1982
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE)Senior Member, Senor Member Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Honors & Awards
Elected Board of Trustees, ISMRM Multiple Nominations for Gold Medal, ISMRM Quist-Henline Chair in Biomedical Research, University of Minnesota Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE) Elected Board of Trustees, ISMRM Twice nominated ISMRM Gold Medal 1993 Engineering and BME Outstanding Graduate Student awards, UAB Phi Beta Pi, Arts and Sciences Honor Society Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society Pi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics Honor Society
Education
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham BS, Electrical Engineering, Auburn University BS, Biology, Auburn University
Research Areas Mechanobiology Biomechanics Biomedical Imaging Cell and Tissue Biomechanics Personalized Medicine and Patient-Specific Modeling Women’s Health Technology (Maternal Health Technology)
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Professional Experience
Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2017-2023 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanics, Peking University Beijing, P. R. China, 1984-1988 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York, 1988-1989 Graduate Research Assistant, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Harvard University Medical School, 1990-1993 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of Michigan, 1993-1996 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1996-1998 Chair, Graduate Committee, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 1997-1999 Chair, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 1999-2003 Chair, ABET Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2004-2006 Associate Professor of Dental and Craniofacial Bioengineering (in Dentistry), College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, 2004-2007 Chair, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2009-2014 Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2017-2023
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Society for Mechanical Engineers Member, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Member, Orthopaedic Research Society Member, Biomedical Engineering Society
Honors & Awards
Class Award from the First National Youth Biomedical Engineering Conference of P. R. China., 1985 Graduate Fellowship, Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 1989 HST Graduate Fellowship, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, 1990 The New Investigator Recognition Award, Orthopaedic Research Society, 1992 Postdoctoral Trainee of National Institute on Aging, 1994 National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health, 1995 Marine Biological Laboratory Summer Course Fellowship, Marine Biological Laboratory, 1997 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1999 Funds for Talented Professionals (Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese Young Scholars), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2006 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2006 1000Plan Professorship, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, 2014 Fellow, International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies, 2016 Fellow, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2018 Fellow, American Society for Mechanical Engineers, 2018
Research Areas Skeletal Biology Genetics Physiology
Research Areas Neuroengineering Bioelectronics Bioinstrumentation Medical Devices and Systems Brain-Machine Interfaces
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Professional Affiliations
IEEE Society of Neuroscience
Honors & Awards
NSF CAREER Award, NSF, 2019 Sackler Convergence Award. Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Convergence of Biomedical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, 2015. Early Career Achievement Award, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBS), 2014 Best Poster Award, Kavli Futures Symposium: The Novel Neurotechnologies, 2014 NARSAD Young Investigator Award, The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 2014 Best Paper Award, 14th IEEE Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Tele-operator Systems (Haptic Symposium), 2006. Eric L. Adler fellowship in Engineering, McGill University, 2004-2006 The Principal’s Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll, McGill University, 2004-2006 Precarn Scholarship, Precarn Institute, Canada, 2003-2005 Outstanding Student Scholarship, Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, 1990, 1992.
Professional Experience
Associate professor of biomedical engineering, Columbia University, 2020– Secretary, biomedical engineering, Columbia University, 2020–2023 Assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Columbia University, 2013–2020 Research Scientist of biomedical engineering, Georgia Tech/Emory University, 2008-2012
Education
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University PhD, Robotics, Harbin Institute of Technology MS, Robotics, Harbin Institute of Technology BS, Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Electric Power
Research Areas Photonics Bioelectronics Biomedical Imaging Biomedical Optics Image Processing Women's Health Cardiovascular Imaging Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Professional Affiliations
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) Optica (OSA)
Honors & Awards
Columbia University Provost Teaching Scholar, 2022-2023 Columbia University Provost Service Award, 2022 SPIE Fellow, 2021 Optica Fellow, 2021 Election to the College of Fellows for American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2020 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2017 Rodriguez Family Junior Faculty Development Award, Columbia University SEAS, 2015 NSF CAREER Award, 2015 NIH DP2 New Innovators, 2014 MIT Technology Review: 35 Innovators under 35, 2013 Forbes 30 under 30 for Science and Healthcare, 2012
Professional Experience
Vice Dean of Engagement, Columbia Engineering, July 2023 - present Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, January 2018 - present Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, September 2012 – December 2017
Education
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University MS, Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology