Faculty
Research Areas Security and Privacy Networks and Distributed Systems Cloud Computing Data Privacy Edge Computing Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 Networked and Distributed Systems Wireless, Embedded & Sensor Systems Cybersecurity Sustainable Computing (Green Computing) Communications Networking Smart Electric Energy (Smart Grids) Electric Vehicles Public Policy Multimedia Systems
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Professional Experience
Broadband Advisor, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), 2022- Technology Fellow, Senator R. Wyden, 2019-2020 Chief Technology Officer, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), January 2017– 2019 Senior Advisor for Technology, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), September 2016–December 2016. Technology Advisor, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), September 2014–August 2016. Chief Technology Officer, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), January 2012– August 2014. Engineering Fellow, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Sept. 2010–May 2011. Professor (tenured), Dept. of Computer Science and Dept. of Electrical Engineering (joint appointment), Columbia University. August 1996–. Department Vice Chair, 2002– 2003; Department Chair, 2004–2009. Researcher & Deputy Department Head, GMD Fokus (now Fraunhofer), Berlin, Germany. March 1994 - July 1996. Lecturer at Technical University Berlin. Consultant, 1994-1996 Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, January 1992 – June 1992. Research Assistant, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, July 1988 – September 1992. Research Assistant, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, January 1988 – July 1988. Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, September 1987 – July 1988.
Professional Affiliations
IEEE Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Honors & Awards
ACM SIGCOMM Award for Lifetime Contributions, 2022 Honorary Doctorate, University of Oulu, Finland (June 2022) IEEE CQR (Communication Quality and Reliability) Chairman’s Award 2019 IEEE Infocom 2018 Test of Time Paper Award for “An Analysis of the Skype Peer-to- Peer Internet Telephony Protocol” (with Salman Baset) IEEE Internet award, 2016 ACM Fellow, 2015 WCNC 2015, “Intelligent Content Delivery over Wireless via SDN”, best paper award. IEEE Communications Society Internet Technical Committee Distinguished Service Award, 2014 Internet Hall of Fame, 2013 GREE 2013 best paper award (“Wimax in the classroom: Designing a cellular networking hands-on lab”) 2011 Internet2 IDEA Award winner for ”Do You See What I See” tool (Kyung Hwa Kim, PhD Student) Region 1 William Terry Award for Lifetime Distinguished Service to IEEE Region 1 (2010) IPTComm 2010 best paper award (“Reliability and Relay Selection in Peer-to-Peer Communication Systems”) IMSAA-08 3rd best paper award for A New SIP Event Package For Group Membership Management in Advanced Communications VDE ITG Preis 2008 for Ubiquitous Device Personalization and Use: The Next Generation of IP Multimedia Communications CATT lifetime innovation award (Brooklyn Polytech University) (2007) Sputnik Innovator Award (2005) IEEE Fellow (2005) IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) Outstanding Service Award 2005 Internet Telephony 2004 Product of the Year Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Science and Technology (2004) VON Pioneer Award, 2000 IEEE Communication Society Lecturer, 1997 Nominated for ACM Best Dissertation award University of Massachusetts Graduate School Fellowship, 1990-1991 University Summer Research Fellowship, 1987 University Summer Research Fellowship, 1985 German Fulbright Scholarship, 1984 President Electrical Engineering Graduate Student Association, 1985-1986. Graduate Outstanding Service award, 1986 German National Scholarship Foundation (“Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”) Regional finalist German Young Scientists Competition (Jugend forscht)
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Cincinnati BS, Electrical Engineering and Economics, TU Darmstadt (Germany)
Research Areas Advanced Materials Sustainable Infrastructure Additive Manufacturing
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Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2013 – Present
Professional Affiliations
American Concrete Institute (ACI) American Ceramics Society (ACerS) International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM)
Honors & Awards
CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2017 Forbes’ 30 under 30: Science, 2015 Cements Division Early Career Award, American Ceramics Society, 2022
Education
PhD, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University MS, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University BS, Civil Engineering, Columbia University
Research Areas Bioinformatics Cell & Tissue Engineering Genomics and Computational Modeling Personalized Medicine and Patient-specific Modeling Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology Computational Biology Artificial Intelligence Causal Inference Biology
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Professional Affiliations
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2017- International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) 2020
Honors & Awards
Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, 2025. Early-Career Innovator in Science Award in Cancer Immunology, Takeda and the New York Academy of Sciences, 2024. Allen Distinguished Investigator Award, Allen Institute, 2023. NHGRI Award for Supporting Talented Early Career Researchers in Genomics (R01), 2023. CZI Science Leadership Award, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2022. NSF CAREER Award, 2022. Columbia Research Initiatives in Science & Engineering (RISE) Award, 2021. Tri-Institutional Breakout Prize for Junior Investigators, Weill Cornell Medicine, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2019. NIH NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), 2018. American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017. IBM Best Student Paper Award, New England Statistics Symposium (NESS), 2014. TEDMED Front Line Scholarship, 2014.
Professional Experience
Herbert & Florence Irving Associate Professor of Cancer Data Research, Columbia University, 2025 - present Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2025 - present Affiliated Faculty, Department of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2020 - present Affiliated Member, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2020 - present Member, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, 2020 - present Herbert & Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Cancer Data Research (in the Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics), Columbia University, 2020 - 2024 Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2020 - 2024 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mentor: Dr. Dana Pe’er, 2016 - 2019 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Dr. Dana Pe’er (moved to MSK), 2014 - 2016 Research Intern, Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, Dr. Bill Bolosky. Summer 2014 Visiting Researcher, Department of Statistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Dr. Edoardo Airoldi, 2013-2014 Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, Dr. James Galagan. 2010-2014
Education
PhD, Bioinformatics, Boston University MS, Electrical Engineering, Boston University BS, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Research Areas Computational Science and Engineering Numerical Analysis Partial Differential Equations Computational Fluid Dynamics Computational Solid Earth Science Computational Thermodynamics
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Honors & Awards
Society of Columbia Graduates' Great Teacher Award in Columbia College for the 2022/2023 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2022 Columbia Engineering Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award 2020 SEAS Alumni Teaching Award 2004 SEAS Kim Award 2004 DEES Outstanding Teaching Award 1998 & 2002 Marshall Scholar 1985
Professional Experience
Professor, DEES/APAM Columbia University, 2008 Associate Professor, DEES/APAM, Columbia University, 2000-2008 Storke-Doherty Lecturer, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 1997-1999
Research Areas Neuroengineering Biomedical Imaging Biosignals Biomedical Image Analysis Brain-Machine Interfaces Personalized Medicine and Patient-specific Modeling Wearable Devices Signal Processing Brain-Computer Interfaces
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Professional Affiliations
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Member, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Member, Association for Computing Machinery Member, Society for Neuroscience
Honors & Awards
Elected Fellow of IAMBE, 2023 DoD Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, 2019 Elected Fellow of the AAAS, 2016 Elected Fellow of the IEEE, 2012 Elected editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2011 Elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2009 Awarded Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, 2008 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2002 Sarnoff Technical Achievement Award, 1996
Professional Experience
Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023- Vice Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2020-2023 Visiting professor, University of Glasgow, 2015- Professor of biomedical engineering, Electrical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, 2012- Member, Graduate Group, Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, 2008- Visiting scientist, RIKEN Brain Sciences Institute, JAPAN, 2008 Director, Laboratory for Intelligent Imaging and Neural Engineering (LIINC), Columbia University, 2000- Associate professor of biomedical engineering and radiology, Columbia University, 2000-2012 Head, Adaptive Image & Signal Processing Group, Sarnoff Research Center, 1997-2000 Technology leader, Adaptive Image & Signal Processing, Sarnoff Research Center, 1996-1997 Member of technical staff, Sarnoff Research Center, 1994-1996
Research Areas Data Science Discrete Optimization Game Theory Mechanism Design Scheduling Theory
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Honors & Awards
Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2017. NSF Career Award, 2000.
Professional Experience
Vice-Chair, IEOR Department, Columbia University, 2015– Professor of industrial engineering and operations research, Columbia University, 2013- Associate professor of industrial engineering and operations research, Columbia University, 2005–2013 Assistant professor of industrial engineering and operations research, Columbia University, 2000–2005
Research Areas Computer Architecture and Engineering System-on-Chip Heterogeneous Computing Embedded Systems Open-Source Hardware Design Automation
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Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Honors & Awards
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award, 2010 Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2008 NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2006
Professional Experience
Professor of Computer Science and Chair of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2021- Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2017–2021 Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2009–2017 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2004–2008
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California at Berkeley MS, Engineering, University of California at Berkeley BS, Electrical Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Research Areas Chemical Reactions and Kinetics Biological and Life Science Engineering Bioprocess Engineering Chemical Reaction Engineering Energy Storage and Conversion Technology Environmental Engineering Gene and Drug Delivery Nanotechnology Sustainability Synthetic Biology Renewable Energy Biomolecular Engineering
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Professional Affiliations
Associate Editor, Biochemical Engineering Journal Consulting Editorial Board, AIChE Journal
Honors & Awards
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Outstanding Alumni Award, Engineering & Information Technology, 2021 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2016 James M. Van Lanen Distinguished Service Award, Biochemical Technology (BIOT) Division of the American Chemical Society, 2016 James D. Watson Investigator Program Award, New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR), 2005
Professional Experience
Chair, Chemical Engineering, Columbia Engineering, 2022- Vice Chair, Chemical Engineering, Columbia Engineering, 2019-2022 Professor, Chemical Engineering, Columbia Engineering, 2015- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2009-2015 Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2004-2009
Education
PhD, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University MS, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University BSE, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Research Areas Materials Science and Engineering Micro/Nanotechnology (MEMS) 2D materials Micro and Nanoscale Engineering Nanoelectronics
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Professional Affiliations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) American Physical Society (APS) Materials Research Society (MRS)
Honors & Awards
Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Materials Science, Clarivate, 2018-2024 Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Physics, Clarivate, 2014-2024 James P. McGroddy Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society, 2023 Fellow, American Physical Society, 2023 Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, 2015 Society of Columbia Graduates Great Teacher Award, 2014 Millikan Fellowship in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Caltech, 2000
Professional Experience
Director, Columbia MRSEC, 2014- Wang Fong-Jen Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015– Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2012- Associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2007-2012 Assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2003-2007
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 Data Analytics Supply Chain Management
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Professional Experience
Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University. 2022- Associate Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University. 2019- Adjunct Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University. 2018-2019 Consultant, Datastax Inc., 2018 - 2019 Managing Director, Doran Jones Inc. 2015 – 2017 Vice President, Barclays Capital Inc. 2009 - 2015 Senior Developer, GFI Group. 2008 – 2009 Associate Director, UBS. 2006 – 2007 Consultant, JP Morgan. 2000 – 2006 Senior Developer, Avesta Technologies Inc. 1997- 2000 Consultant, Morgan Stanley. 1994 – 1996 Associate, Booz Allen & Hamilton. 1991 – 1994 Adjunct Professor, New York University. 1990 - 1991
Professional Affiliations
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Education
PhD, Decision Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MBA, IIM Calcutta BTech, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Research Areas Energy Systems Building Design and Energy Conservation Applied Control Systems
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Professional Experience
Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom (2021-2022) Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom (2017-2021)
Professional Affiliations
Board Member, International Building Performance and Simulation Association (IBPSA) England Chapter (2021-2022) Conference Chair, Building Simulation and Optimisation Conference 2022, Loughborough, England Co-opted Board Member, IBPSA England Chapter (2019-2021)
Honors & Awards
UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Innovation Fellow (2018-2021) US NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Fellow (2011-2014)
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University MS, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln