Faculty

Research Areas

  • Data Management
  • Software Systems
  • Computer Architecture and Engineering
  • Design Automation
  • Edge Computing
  • Molecular Information Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Scalable data systems
  • Sensor Systems
  • Sustainable Computing (Green Computing)

Additional Information

  • Research Experience
    • Graduate research assistant, University of Washington, 2003-2008

     

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2015–
    • Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2009–2014
  • Professional Affiliations
    • IEEE
    • Association of Computing Machinery
  • Honors & Awards
    • Borg Early Career Award, Computing Research Association - Women, 2016
    • Faculty Research Award, Google, 2016
    • Top Picks in Computer Architecture, IEEE Micro, 2013, 2014, 2015
    • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2013

Research Areas

  • Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Algorithms
  • Sublinear Computation
  • Cryptography
  • Complexity Theory

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Chair of Computer Science, 2018-2021
    • Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2017–
    • Vice-Chair of Computer Science, 2012-
    • Interim chair of computer science, Fall 2015
    • Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2007-2016
    • Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2003-2006
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory (SIGACT)
  • Honors & Awards
    • Best Paper Award, 32nd Conference on Computational Complexity (CCC), 2017
    • Best Paper Award, 56th IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS), 2015
    • Presidential Teaching Award, Columbia University, 2013
    • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 2005
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2004
    • Best Paper Award, 18nd Conference on Computational Complexity (CCC), 2003

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2018 -
    • Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2013 - 2018
  • Honors & Awards
    • Best Paper Award, Signal Processing Journal (Elsevier), European Association for Signal
    • Processing, 2020
    • Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, 2017
    • Top 10% Paper Recognition, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, 2013
    • Notable Paper Award, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, 2011
  • Education
    • PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Duke University
    • BSEE, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Duke University

Research Areas

  • Intelligent Interactive Systems
  • Coordinate with User Actions
  • Beyond Spoken Languages
  • Including Non-verbal Behaviors
  • Achieve Effective and Natural Communications
  • Optimize Human-Machine Communication
  • Studies of Multimodal Sensing and Analysis
  • Speech and Natural Language Processing
  • Machine Learning
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Additional Information

Research Areas

  • Financial engineering
  • Game theory
  • Optimization
  • Stochastic modeling and simulation

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Activity Group on Financial Mathematics and Engineering (SIAG/FME)

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Economics & Computation
  • Financial Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Optimization
  • Resource Allocation
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Blockchain (Web3.0)
  • Business Analytics
  • E-commerce
  • Energy & Power
  • Financial Technology
  • Large-scale Optimization
  • Matching Platforms
  • Urban Logistics

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • Honors & Awards
    • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2000
    • President’s Gold Medal, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1993
  • Professional Experience
    • Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute, Columbia 2024 – present
    • Tang Family Professor of Operations, IEOR, Columbia Jan 2020 – present
    • Professor, IEOR, Columbia, 2010 – present
    • Associate Professor, IEOR, Columbia, 2006-10
    • Assistant Professor, IEOR, Columbia, 1998-2006
  • Education
    • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
    • MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
    • B. Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Research Areas

  • Safety & Reliability
  • Structural Engineering
  • Resilience and Risk Analysis
  • Smart Cities (Infrastructure)
  • Dynamics and Vibrations
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Dynamic Behavior of Structures
  • Nonlinear Mechanics
  • Stochastic Response Analysis
  • Reliability Assessment
  • Optimization
  • Uncertainty Modeling
  • Uncertainty Propagation
  • Time-Frequency Analysis
  • Wavelets
  • High-Dimensional Data Analysis
  • Sparse Representations
  • Compressive Sampling

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2019 - present
    • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2014 – 2019
    • Lecturer in Uncertainty and Engineering, University of Liverpool, UK, 2011-2014
  • Honors & Awards
    • Early Achievement Research Award, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR), 2025
    • Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2024
    • CAREER Awardee, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2018-2024
    • Junior Research Prize, European Assoc. of Structural Dynamics (EASD), 2014
    • Associate Editor, ASCE-ASME J. Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems
    • Editorial Board Member, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
    • Editorial Board Member, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
    • Editorial Board Member, Int. J. Non-Linear Mechanics
       
  • Education
    • PhD, Civil Engineering, Rice University
    • MS, Civil Engineering, Rice University
    • Diploma, Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Research Areas

  • Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Safety & Reliability
  • Structural Engineering
  • Resilience and Risk Analysis
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation 

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Vice Dean for Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2024 – present, Columbia University.
    • Santiago and Robertina Calatrava Family Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2007 – present, Columbia University.
    • Interim Chair of Earth and Environmental Engineering, July 2023 – December 2023, Columbia University.
    • Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, 2022 – present, Columbia University.
    • Department Chair of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2013 – 2019, Columbia University.
    • Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2002 – 2007, Columbia University. Associate
    • Professor (with tenure) of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, January 2002 – June 2002, Columbia University.
    • Associate Professor (with tenure) of Civil Engineering, 1997 – 2001, Princeton University.
    • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 1991 – 1997, Princeton University.
    • Research Associate, 1988 – 1991, Princeton University.
    • Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, June 1987 – January 1988, Columbia University.
  • Honors & Awards
    • Distinguished Research Award, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability, 2025.
    • Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024.
    • American Society of Civil Engineers, Distinguished Member, 2023.
    • Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow, 2014.
    • Society of Columbia Graduates Great Teacher Award, Columbia University, 2011.
    • Columbia University’s Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2009.
    • Columbia University’s Engineering School Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, 2003.
    • Princeton University's E-Council Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001.
    • American Society of Civil Engineers Walter Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, 1998.
    • International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability Junior Research Prize, 1997.
    • Princeton University's President's Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1995.
    • National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, 1992.
  • Education
    • PhD, 1987, Civil Engineering, Columbia University.
    • MS, 1984, Civil Engineering, Columbia University.
    • Diploma, 1982, Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens.
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Civil Engineers
    • International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Optimization
  • Risk Management
  • Stochastic Modeling and Simulation
  • Business Analytics
  • Large-scale Optimization

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2020–
  • Honors & Awards
    • Tweedie New Researcher Award, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 2026
    • Frontiers of Science Award in Mathematics, International Congress of Basic Science, 2024
    • Best Paper Prize, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science, 2024
    • Second Place Award, INFORMS Data Mining Challenge, 2023
  • Education
    • PhD, Operations Research, Princeton University
    • BS, Mathematics, Peking University

Research Areas

  • Neuroengineering
  • Bioelectronics
  • Mechanobiology
  • Biomechanics
  • Biosignals
  • Cell & Tissue Engineering
  • Cell and Tissue Biomechanics

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • Biomedical Engineering Society
    • Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
    • National Neurotrauma Society
    • Guest Associate Editor, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Special Issue: “Impact and Injury Biomechanics”, 2024
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Neurotrauma, 2016 –
    • Associate Editor, BrainMultiphysics, 2020 –President, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury, 2018 –
    • Council member, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury, 2012 –
    • Associate editor, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2012 –     
    • Review editor, Frontiers in Neurotrauma, 2011, 2012
    • Associate editor, BMC Neuroscience, 2010 – 2013
    • Advisory Board member, Engineering Conferences International, 2006-2013
  • Honors & Awards
    • Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2019
    • Elected President of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury, 2018
    • Elected Vice President of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury, 2015
    • Cover image, Journal of Neurotrauma for Hue, C.D., Cao, S., Haider, S.F., Vo, K. V., Effgen, G.B., Vogel, E.W., Panzer, M.B., Bass, C.R., Meaney, D.F., Morrison III, B., Blood-brain barrier dysfunction after primary blast injury in vitro, J. Neurotrauma, 2013, 30: 1652-1663.
    • Keynote speaker, annual meeting of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury, 2009
    • Invited speaker, annual National Neurotrauma Symposium, 2010
    • Invited speaker, annual National Neurotrauma Symposium, 2006
    • The Kim Award for Student-Faculty Involvement, Columbia Engineering, 2006
    • John Paul Stapp Best Paper Award in the Stapp Car Crash Journal for 2003
    • Richard Skalak Best Paper Award in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering for 2000
    • The S.R. Pollack Award for Excellence in Graduate Bioengineering Research, University of Pennsylvania, 1999
    • Biomedical Engineering Society Graduate Student Research Award, 1999
    • First Place, National Neurotrauma Society Student Competition, 1999
    • Biomedical Engineering Society Travel Award, 1999
    • National Neurotrauma Society Travel Award, 1999
    • Ashton Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-1997
  • Professional Experience
    • Vice Dean of Academic Programs, Columbia Engineering, 2024 –
    • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, NY, 2016 –
    • Vice Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Columbia Engineering, Columbia University, NY, 2014 – 2024
    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, NY, 2012 – 2016
    • Vice Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, NY, 2012 – 2014
    • Associate Professor (untenured) of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, NY, 2008 – 2012
    • Director, Neurotrauma and Repair Laboratory, Columbia University, NY, 2004
    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, NY, 2003 – 2008
  • Education
    • PhD, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
    • MSE, Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania
    • BS, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Dean of Engineering and Sciences Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, July 2023 - Present
    • Executive Director Center for Buildings, Infrastructure and Public Space, Columbia University, September 2018 – Present
    • Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Columbia University, September 2012 – Present
    • Professor, Department of Computer Science Columbia University, July 2009 – Present
    • Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering Columbia University, July 2009 – Present
    • Visiting Professor, Nankai University, China, September 2017 – present
    • Visiting Professor Tsinghua University, China, July 2013 – present
    • Visiting Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Cambridge University, UK, March 2014
    • Visiting Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Manchester University, UK, March 2014
    • Visiting Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Salford University, UK, March 2014
    • Guest Professor, Guizhou Institute of Technology, China, July 2013
    • Visiting Professor, UIUC, July 2009 – July 2012
    • Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, of Earth and Environmental Engineering, of Computer Science, Columbia University, July 2009–September 2012
    • Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, July 2009 – July 2012
    • Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering, Columbia University July 2009 – July 2012
    • Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Endowed Professor, UIUC, January 2008 - July 2009
    • Associate Provost, UIUC, January 2008 - July 2009
    • Faculty Affiliate, Beckman/UIUC, January 2008 - July 2009
    • Center Affiliate, NCSA/UIUC, August 2006 - July 2009
    • Professor, UIUC, August 2006 - July 2009
    • Senior Associate Dean, UIUC, January 2007 - May 2007
    • Associate Provost Fellow, UIUC, August 2006 -December 2007
    • Visiting Professor, Loughborough University, July 2006 - July 2007
    • Visiting Professor, EPFL, July 2006
    • W. E. O’Neil Faculty Scholar, UIUC, June 2003 - January 2008
    • Associate Professor, UIUC, June 2003 - August 2006
    • Visiting Associate Professor, UIUC, August 2002 - June 2003
    • Visitor, University of Sydney, August 1999
    • Associate Professor, MIT, July 1999 - June 2003
    • IESL Co-Director, MIT, September 1996 - June 2003
    • Gilbert W. Winslow Career Development Chair, MIT, September 1996-Sept. 1998
    • Assistant Professor, MIT, July 1995 - July 1999
    • Postdoctoral Associate, MIT(Central Artery), September 1994 - June 1995
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
    • National Academy of Construction
    • Chartered Institute of Building
    • Academia de Ciencias de la República Dominicana
    • Colegio Dominicano de Ingenieros, Arquitectos y Agrimensores (CODIA)
  • Honors & Awards
    • American Society of Civil Engineers President's Medal, 2024
    • Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023
    • Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020
    • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Peurifoy Construction Research Award, 2018
    • High-End Foreign Expert Program – Short Term, Beijing State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (Awarded but not Undertaken), 2018
    • Thousand Talents Program – Short Term from Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs (Awarded but not Undertaken), 2018
    • Member of the U.S. National Academy of Construction, 2016
    • Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic, 2016
    • CIOB (Chartered Institute of Buildings) International Outstanding Achievement Awards: Business Management, 2016
    • ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award, 2015
    • ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering Best Journal Paper Award, 2014
    • ASCE Construction Management Award, 2014
    • High-End Foreign Expert Program – Short Term, Beijing State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs; 2014 Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, 2014
    • ASCE James R. Croes Medal, 2013
    • International Conference in Construction Engineering and Project Management Best Paper Award, 2013
    • ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering Best Paper award, 2012
    • ASCE Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation (VIMS) Committee; Best Conference Paper Award, 2012
    • ASCE Construction Research Congress; First-Place Best Poster Award, 2012
    • ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management Best Journal Paper Award, 2011
    • FIATECH Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation Award Outstanding Researcher Category, 2011
    • ICCEPM-2011, Sydney, Australia Excellent Paper Award, 2011
    • Construction Industry Institute's Annual Conference; Best Poster Award by Ph.D. Student, 2010
    • 6th International Conference on Innovation in AEC, State College, PA; Best Student Paper Award for Ph.D. Student, 2010
    • Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professorship, 2009
    • ASCE Computing in Civil Engineering Award, 2008
    • Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Endowed Professor, 2008
    • Member, National Academies Committee on Advancing the Productivity and Competitiveness of the U.S. Construction Industry, 2008
    • Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research, 2007
    • Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Rice University, 2004
    • Plenary Speaker, National Academies Convocation on Facilitation Interdisciplinary Research, 2004
    • Caterpillar Lecture, University of Iowa (distinguished), 2003
    • Keynote Speaker, ASCE 2003 Convention, Information Technology in Civil Engineering Conference, 2003
    • Plenary Speaker, National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 2003
    • W. E. O'Neil Faculty Scholar, 2003-2007
    • White House PECASE Award, 1999-2003
    • NSF CAREER Award, 1999-2003
    • Cordell W. Hull New Initiatives in Engineering Education Award, 1998-1999
    • Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship, 1997-1998
    • James H. Ferry Fund Award, 1997-1998
    • Gilbert W. Winslow Career Development Chair, 1996-1998
    • ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering Best Paper Award, 1995
  • Education
    • ScD Civil Engineering Systems MIT 1994
    • SM Civil Engineering MIT 1991
    • Post-Graduate Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) UNPHU 1988
    • BS Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) UNPHU 1987 

Research Areas

  • Business Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Economics & Computation
  • Financial Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Optimization
  • Real Estate Technology
  • Resource Allocation
  • Supply Chain Management

  • Transportation and Logistics

     

Additional Information

  • Honors & Awards
    • Knight of the Legion of Honor, France's highest national distinction, in recognition of contributions to global higher education, July 2025
    • Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, awarded by His Majesty the King of Morocco for meritorious service and excellent civil conduct on Morocco's National Day, July 2015
    • Young Global Leader (YGL), World Economic Forum, 2013–2023
    • Egleston Distinguished Service Award, for exceptional achievement, leadership and contributions to the excellence of Columbia University, 2012
    • Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award, for outstanding performance in enhancing diversity in departmental, school and university programs at Columbia, and for marked commitment to diversity, in particular, as a mentor and advisor of women, 2010
    • Edward and Carole Kim Award for Faculty Involvement, for going above and beyond the call of duty to foster student success, Columbia University, 2007
    • Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, for dedication to teaching and devotion to mentoring students, 2005
  • Professional Experience
    • Dean of Academic Affairs and Global Partnerships, 2026-Present
    • Senior Vice Provost, 2022-2026
    • Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 2013–Present
    • Vice Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation, 2014–2021
    • Senior Vice Dean, 2011–2021
    • Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 2008–2012
    • Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 2003–2008