Faculty

Research Areas

  • Computing Systems
  • Cryptography
     

Research Areas

  • Construction Engineering and Management
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Smart Cities (Infrastructure)
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
     

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Consultant – Skanska Inc. – New York, MAY 2014 – Present
    • Consultant – HAKS – New York, FEB 2017 – Present
    • Consultant – Dentons – New York, JAN 2016 – AUG 2016
    • Advisor – STV Inc. – New York, JAN 2012 – MAY 2012
    • Global Real Estate Developer – JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, MAY – AUG 2008 
  • Professional Affiliations

    World Economic Forum – Expert Network
    Smart City Works (Accelerator) – Advisory Board
    CG/LA Inc. (www.cg-la.com) – Advisory Board
    Columbia University Middle East Research Center – Faculty Steering Committee
    AAAEA (www.aaaea-tristate.com) – Board of Trustees
    AECOM Arabia Academy – Advisory Board
    BADER for Entrepreneurship in Jordan – Review Committee
    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Member
    Jordanian Engineers Syndicate – Member 

  • Honors & Awards
    • Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching Nominee; Finalist 11 from among 700 nominations and 5,000 faculty members, 2016.
    • Columbia University, Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, School of Engineering, Columbia University, 2014.
    • Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects Scholarship Award, Chicago, Illinois, 2009
    • Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects Scholarship Award, Chicago, Illinois, 2008
    • Teaching/Research Assistantship and Tuition Scholarship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005 to 2009 

Research Areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Wind Engineering
  • Advanced Materials
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Sustainable Transportation Technology
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Bio-Inspired Design
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Dynamic Behavior of Structures
  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials
  • Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
  • Smart Materials
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Energy, Mineral, and Materials
  • Energy Storage Systems
  • Energy System Economics
  • Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
  • Sustainable Engineering and Design
  • Sustainable Production of Earth Mineral and Metal Resources
  • Zero/Low-Carbon Energy Resources
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
  • Sustainable Energy Systems
  • Sustainable Materials
  • Sustainable Water
  • Heat Transfer
  • 2D Materials
  • Energy Harvesting (Conversion) and Storage
  • Smart Materials and Structures
  • Space Engineering
  • Materials Characterization
  • Materials Design and Engineering
  • Materials for Energy
  • Materials Modeling and Simulation
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Sustainable Materials

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, January 2013 – Present
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, July 2008 – December, 2012
    • Civil Engineer, Transportation Laboratory, California Department of Transportation, October 2006 – July 2008
    • Software Engineer, Risk Electronic Science & Technology Co. Ltd., China, October 1998 – July 1999
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
    • Society of Engineering Science (SES)
    • United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM)
    • The International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • Honors & Awards
    • NSF Career Award, NSF CMMI - Structural Materials and Mechanics, “Energy in sustainable infrastructure – multi-scale/physical approach to a novel hybrid solar roofing panel”, 2010-2015.
    • The Second Best Scientific Paper for 2012 in the International Journal "Road Materials and Pavement Design” - H.M. Yin, B. Lai, Viscoelastic modeling and characterization of zeolite modified asphalt binder considering phase transformation and air void interaction, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 13, 279-299, 2012. 

Research Areas

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Solid-State Physics
  • Biophysics
  • Photonics and Optics
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Quantum Materials
  • Soft Matter
  • Advanced Materials

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, Jan. 1 2013 – present
  • Honors & Awards
    • 2015 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award (DARPA YFA)
    • 2016 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (ONR YIP) Award
    • 2017 DARPA Director’s Fellowship

Research Areas

  • Software Systems
  • Computer Architecture and Engineering
  • Networks and Distributed Systems
  • Cloud Computing
  • Networked and Distributed Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Scalable Data Systems
  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2023-
    • Software Engineer, System Research Group, Google, 2022-2023
  • Honors & Awards
    • Google Machine Learning & Systems Junior Faculty Award, 2025
  • Education
    • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
    • MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
    • BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Research Areas

  • Security and Privacy
  • Software Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Privacy
  • Programming Languages
  • Trustworthy Computing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Trustworthy AI

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Microsoft Research, Corporate Vice President
    • Carnegie Mellon University, President’s Professor of Computer Science
    • Carnegie Mellon University, Head of Computer Science Department
    • National Science Foundation, Assistant Director of Computer and Information Science and Engineering
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Board Member, Council Member, and Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • Fellow, Association of Computing Machinery
    • Fellow, IEEE
  • Honors & Awards
    • Formal Methods Europe Fellowship Award, 2024
    • Honorary Doctor of Technology, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden, 2020
    • Hero of Computer Science, Computer Science Department, University of York, 2020
    • Columbia College of Dental Medicine Birnberg Research Award, 2018.
    • Microsoft Executive Briefing Center Hero Award, 2017.
    • Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Service Award, 2014.
    • SIGSOFT Retrospective Paper Award, 2012.
    • Computing Research Association Distinguished Service Award, 2011.
    • Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi.
  • Education
    • PhD, Computer Science, MIT
    • SM, Computer Science, MIT
    • SB, Computer Science, MIT

Research Areas

  • Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Safety & Reliability
  • Structural Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Resilience and Risk Analysis
  • Smart Cities (Infrastructure)
  • Sustainable Transportation Technology
  • Dynamics and Vibrations
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Dynamic Behavior of Structures
  • Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
  • Nonlinear Mechanics
  • Smart Materials

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Civil Engineers
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • International Association of Structural Control and Monitoring
  • Honors & Awards
    • Fellow, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute 2013
    • ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, 2008
    • National Science Foundation CAREER award, 2002
  • Professional Experience
    • Professor, Columbia University, July 2010 to present
    • Chair, Smart Cities Center of the Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2013 - present
    • Director of Research, Robert A.W. Carleton Laboratory, Columbia University, 2013 - present
    • Associate Professor, Columbia University, July 2003 to June 2010
    • Assistant Professor, Columbia University, July 1998 to June 2003

Research Areas

  • Neuroengineering
  • Bioelectronics
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Medical Devices and Systems
  • Brain-Machine Interfaces

Additional Information

  • 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

Additional Information

  • 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

Research Areas

  • Economics & Computation
  • Game Theory
  • Web3 & Blockchain
  • Cryptoeconomics
  • Algorithms
  • Optimization

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Professor, Department of Computer Science, Columbia University, January 2019–present.
    • Head of Research, a16z crypto, January 2022–present.
    • Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, London School of Economics, September 2017–August 2018.
    • Professor, Department of Computer Science and (by courtesy) Management Science and Engineering,
    • Stanford University, February 2017–December 2018.
    • Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and (by courtesy) Management Science and
    • Engineering, Stanford University, September 2011–January 2017.
    • Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford Uni- versity, September 2004–August 2011.
  • Honors & Awards
    • ACM Fellow, 2024
    • Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, 2021
    • FOCS Test of Time Award, 2020
    • INFORMS Lanchester Prize, 2019
    • Fellow of the Game Theory Society, 2019
    • Guggenheim Fellowship, 2017
    • Stanford Tau Beta Pi Teaching Honor Roll, 2017
    • Kalai Prize in Game Theory and Computer Science, 2016
    • Social Choice and Welfare Prize, 2014
    • EATCS-SIGACT G ̈odel Prize, 2012
    • ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award, 2009
    • Shapley Lecturer, Third World Congress of the Game Theory Society, 2008
    • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2007
    • ONR Young Investigator, 2007–2010
    • Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 2006–2008
    • International Congress of Mathematicians Invited Speaker, 2006
    • INFORMS Optimization Prize for Young Researchers, 2003
    • Mathematical Programming Society’s Tucker Prize, 2003
    • ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention, 2002
    • Danny Lewin Best Student Paper Award, STOC 2002
  • Education
    • PhD, Computer Science, Cornell University
    • MS, Mathematics, Cornell University
    • MS, Computer Science, Stanford University
    • BS, Applied Mathematics, Stanford Universoty

Research Areas

  • Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning
  • Algorithmic Statistics

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2017-
    • Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2013-2017
  • Honors & Awards
    • National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellow, 2017
    • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Computer Science, 2016
    • IEEE Intelligent Systems “AI’s 10 to Watch”, 2016
  • Education
    • PhD, Computer Science, University of California, San Diego
    • MS, Computer Science, University of California, San Diego
    • BS, Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Economics & Computation
  • Financial Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Blockchain (Web3.0)
  • Cryptoeconomics
  • Digital Finance & Technology
  • Energy & Power
  • Financial Technology

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Full Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2024–Present
    • Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2019–2023
    • Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2014–2018
    • Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, 2013–2014
    • Visiting Assistant Professor, Swiss Institute of Finance, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, June – July 2011
    • Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University 2010–2013
    • Full-time Associate, Derivatives Analysis, Goldman Sachs International, London, U.K., 2009 – 2010
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Econometric Society, International Association for Quantitative Finance
    • Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
    • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
    • Bachelier Finance Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • JP Morgan AI Faculty Research award, 2019
    • NSF CAREER award, 2018
    • Bar-Ilan Prize for research in financial mathematics, 2016
    • Institute for New Economic Thinking Award, 2013–2014
    • Marie Curie fellowship, 2003–2004
  • Education
    • PhD, Computer Science, California Institute of Technology
    • Minor, Applied and Computational Mathematics, California Institute of Technology
    • MS, Computer Science,  California Institute of Technology
    • BS, Computer Science, University of Rome "La Sapienza"