Faculty

Research Areas

  • Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Multimedia Retrieval
  • Image Video Recognition
  • Multimedia Knowledge Extraction

Additional Information

  • Research Experience
    • Amazon Scholar, 2020-2022
    • Visiting faculty, Microsoft Research, Beijing, 2006
    • Visiting faculty, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, 2004-2006
  • Professional Experience
    • Dean, Columbia Engineering, 2022-
    • Interim Dean, Columbia Engineering, 2021-2022
    • Senior Executive Vice Dean, Columbia Engineering, 2015–2021
    • Senior vice dean of engineering, Columbia University, 2012–2015
    • Chief Technical Advisor, VidRovr Inc., 2016-
    • Chief Technical Advisor, Axon Image Inc., 2015-
    • Richard Dicker Chair Professor, Columbia University, 2011–
    • Professor of computer science, Columbia University, 2011–
    • Chair of electrical engineering, Columbia University 2007–2010
    • Professor of electrical engineering, Columbia University, 2002–2011
    • Associate professor of electrical engineering, Columbia University, 1997–2002
    • Assistant professor of electrical engineering, Columbia University, 1993–1997
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    • Fellow of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Honors & Awards
    • National Academy of Engineering, 2023
    • National Academy of Inventors, 2022
    • Academia Sinica, 2018
    • Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery, 2017
    • Honorary Doctorate, University of Amsterdam, 2016
    • Most Influential Scholar in the Field of Multimedia, AMiner, 2016
    • Great Teacher Award, The Society of Columbia Graduates, 2013
    • Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Signal Processing Society, 2012
    • Technical Achievement Award, ACM Special Interest Group in Multimedia, 2011
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2010
    • Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, IEE, 2009
    • Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research, 1998–2001
    • Career Award, National Science Foundation, 1995–1998
  • Selected Publications

    Liu, Wei, Jun Wang, Rongrong Ji, Yu‐Gang Jiang, and Shih‐Fu Chang. "Supervised hashing with kernels." In Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), IEEE Conference on, pp. 2074‐2081, 2012.

    Wu, Xiao‐Ming, Zhenguo Li, Anthony M. So, John Wright, and Shih‐Fu Chang. "Learning with partially absorbing random walks." In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), pp. 3077‐3085. 2012.

    Wang, Jun, Tony Jebara, and Shih‐Fu Chang. "Semi-supervised learning using greedy max‐cut." Journal of Machine Learning Research 14, no. Mar (2013): 771‐800.

    Ye, Guangnan, Yitong Li, Hongliang Xu, Dong Liu, and Shih‐Fu Chang. "Eventnet: A large scale structured concept library for complex event detection in video." In Proceedings of ACM international conference on Multimedia, pp. 471‐480. ACM, 2015.

    Borth, Damian, Rongrong Ji, Tao Chen, Thomas Breuel, and Shih‐Fu Chang. "Large‐scale visual sentiment ontology and detectors using adjective noun pairs." In Proceedings of ACM international conference on Multimedia, pp. 223‐232. ACM, 2013.

    Smith, John R., and Shih‐Fu Chang. "VisualSEEk: a fully automated content‐based image query system." In ACM international conference on Multimedia, pp. 87‐98. ACM, 1997. 

Research Areas

  • Neuroengineering
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Biomechanics
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Biosignals
  • Biomedical Image Analysis
  • Brain-Machine Interfaces
  • Drug Delivery
  • Personalized Medicine and Patient-specific Modeling
  • Wearable Devices

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • Acoustical Society of America
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
    • American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
    • IEEE Society for Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
    • IEEE in Engineering in Medicine and Biology
  • Honors & Awards
    • National Academy of Medicine, 2021
    • Bodossaki Foundation Award of Scientific Excellence in Applied Science, 2017
    • Fellow, Acoustical Society of America, 2017
    • Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2014
    • Nagy Award by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering – NIH, 2007
    • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2007
    • New Investigator Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2006
    • Young Investigator Award, Acoustical Society of America, 2002 
  • Professional Experience
    • Professor of Neurological Surgery, 2024-
    • Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016–
    • Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2014-
    • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2014-
    • Graduate Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015–2020
    • Associate Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2009–2013
    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2009–2013
    • Assistant Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2003–2009
    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2003–2009
    • Instructor, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2002-2003  

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • Co-Founder, Rover Diagnostics and Rover Labs, 2019-Present
    • Co-Founder, Harlem Biospace (biotech incubator started with NYC’s Mayor’s Office), 2013
    • Co-Founder and Chair of Scientific Advisory Board, Claros Diagnostics (sold in 2011 to OPKO Health, NYSE: OPK), 2004-2011
  • Honors & Awards
    • Inducted Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2016
    • Thiele Lectureship Award, University of Notre Dame, 2015
    • Kjeldgaard International Lectures in Molecular Biology, Aarhus Denmark, 2013
    • Runner-up, Wall Street Journal Innovation Award in Medical Devices, 2011
    • NASA Launch, one of ten innovators in human health and sustainability, 2010
    • MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35, 2010
    • Invited attendee, National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, UC Irvine
    • Wallace H. Coulter Early Career Award Phase II, 2008
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2008
    • Invited participant, National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering, Seattle, 2007
    • Walter H. Coulter Early Career Award, 2006
    • American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, 2006
    • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship (postdoc), 2004-2005
    • Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, 2002
    • Delegate, International Achievement Summit, Dublin, Ireland (1 of 200 graduate students in the world from all disciplines chosen to attend), 2002
    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowship, 1997-2002
    • National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship B, 1999-2001
    • National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship A, 1997-1999
    • Dean’s Silver Medal in Science, University of Alberta, 1997
    • Canada Scholar, 1993-1997
  • Professional Experience
    • Vice Provost for the Fourth Purpose and Strategic Impact, Columbia University, 2022-Present
    • Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016-Present
    • Faculty Co-Director of Entrepreneurship, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Columbia University, 2014-2023
    • Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2011-2016
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2005-2011

Research Areas

  • Bioelectronics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Biomaterials
  • Biosignals
  • Cell & Tissue Engineering
  • Medical Devices and Systems
  • Medical Robotics
  • 3D Printing and Biofabrication
  • Drug Delivery
  • Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technology
  • Personalized Medicine and Patient-specific Modeling
  • Point-of-Care Diagnostics
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Wearable Devices
  • Digital Health

Research Areas

  • Energy & Environment
  • Multiphase Flows
  • Granular Physics
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multiscale Modeling

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Particle Technology Forum)
    • American Physical Society (Division of Fluid Dynamics)
  • Honors & Awards
    • ONR Young Investigator Award, 2023
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2022
    • Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award, Columbia University SEAS, 2021
    • Columbia Provost’s Grants Program for Junior Faculty who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University, 2020
    • Sabic Young Professional Award from the AIChE for outstanding contributions to particle technology from an individual under 40, 2019
    • Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science, 2019
    • Danckwerts-Pergamon Prize for the best PhD thesis related to chemical engineering, University of Cambridge, 2015
    • Gates Cambridge Scholar, 2011-2014
  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Columbia University, 2023-Present
    • Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2018-2023
  • Education
    • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge
    • BS, Chemical Engineering and Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology