Faculty
Research Areas Computational Biology Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Computational Neuroscience Economics & Computation Game Theory Generative AI & Large Language Models (LLMs) Natural Language and Conversational AIs Theoretical Computer Science Algorithms Complexity
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Professional Experience
The Donovan Family Professor of Computer Science, 2017 – UC Berkeley, 1996-2017, where he was the C. Lester Hogan Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor, National Technical University of Athens, 1981-1988 Papadimitriou has also taught at Harvard, MIT, Athens Polytechnic, Stanford, and UC, San Diego
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, National Academy of Engineering (2002) Fellow, Association for Computer Machinery (2001) Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2001)
Honors & Awards
IEEE John von Neumann Medal, 2016 EATCS Award, 2015 Gödel Prize, 2012, along with Elias Koutsoupias Elected to US National Academy of Sciences, 2009 IEEE Computer Society Charles Babbage Award, 2004 Knuth Prize, 2002 John von Neumann Theory prize, 2024 (shared with Mihalis Yannakakis)
Research Areas Functional Biomaterials Tissue Engineering Stem Cells Piezoelectric Materials
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Professional Experience
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2022- present Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 2020-2022 Professor, Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 2011-2020 Director of the Graduate Program, Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 2012-2016 Associate Professor (with Tenure), Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 2006 –2011 Interim Chairperson, Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 2009 (one year) Consultant for various biomedical companies, 2006 - present Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 2001 – 2006 Senior Development Engineer, Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2000-2001 Development Engineer II/Project Leader, Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1999-2000
Professional Affiliations
Biomedical Engineering (BMES), member since 2006, fellow in 2017 Co-Chair of Annual Meeting, 2022 Secretary, 2022-2024 Board of Directors, 2019-2021 Awards Committee, 2016-2019 Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), member since 2000 Member of the Awards and Recognition Committee, 2019-2021 Chair of BORN (Black Orthopaedic Research Network), 2024-present Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) – member since 2014 Member of the Nominating Committee, 2016-2019 Society for Biomaterials, member since 1996
Honors & Awards
National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow, 2021 2019 Coretta Scott King Award, National Society of Black Engineers, NJIT Chapter 2018 George Bugliarello Prize, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society 2018 Constance A. Murray Diversity Award, NJIT Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Fellow, 2017 Thomas Edison Patent Award, 2017 2016 Technology Rising Star Award, 21st Women of Color STEM Conference National Science Foundation (NSF) Workshop on Biomaterials, Invited Attendee, 2016. 12th Annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative - Collective Behavior: From Cells to Societies. Invited Attendee, 2014 New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Award – 2013 New Jersey Institute of Technology Excellence in Research Prize and Medal - 2013 Global Grand Challenges Meeting (National Academy of Engineering) Invited Attendee, 2013 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellow, 2013 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) – Educational Leadership Award, 2013 Coulter Foundation Translational Award - Phase II, 2011 Coulter Foundation Translational Award - Phase I, 2010 The Grio’s Top 100 (msnbc.com) - 2009 Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee (nominated by the Governor of Connecticut), Member, 2008-2014 40 Under 40 to Watch in 2008, Black Enterprise magazine, 2007 National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Program Committee, 2006 National Academy of Engineering, 2005 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Invited Attendee 2005 Standout Scholar, Black Issues in Higher Education People to Watch in 2005, The Star Ledger - 2005 Outstanding Scientist Award from the NJ Association for Biomedical Research - 2004 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) - 2003 National Science Foundation Early CAREER Development Award - 2003 Solomon R. Pollock Research Award, University of Pennsylvania – 1999
Education
PhD, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania MSE, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University BS, Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Research Areas Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Mitigation Structural Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Earthquake Engineering
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Professional Experience
Lecturer in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2013- Principal Structural Engineer, General Electric-Hitachi Nuclear, 2023 Principal Engineer, Power Engineers, Inc., 2013-2018 Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, the Cooper Union, 2014-2018 Consulting Seismic Structural Engineer, URS Corporation (AECOM), 2010-2012 Adjunct Professor of civil engineering and engineering mechanics, Columbia University, 2008-2013 Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1998-2018 Principal Engineer, Burns and Roe, Inc., 1991-2010 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College, 1987–1990
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Civil Engineers American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Concrete Institute American Institute of Steel Construction
Education
PhD, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University MS, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University BS, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
Research Areas Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR) Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 Networked and Distributed Systems Robotics and Autonomous Systems Wireless, Embedded & Sensor Systems Sensor Systems Mobile Health
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Education
PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara MS, Computer Science, Peking University MS, Computer Science, Wuhan University
Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2022- Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2018 - 2022 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2013 - 2018
Honors & Awards
UBICOMP 10-Year Impact Award, UBICOMP, 2024 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2019 ACM SIGMOBILE Rockstar Award, ACM SIGMOBILE, 2019 N2Women: Rising Stars in Networking and Communication, N2Women, 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2017 NSF CAREER Award, 2016 Google Faculty Research Award, 2014
Research Areas Security and Privacy Data Management Software Systems Computer Architecture and Engineering Networks and Distributed Systems Cloud Computing Data Privacy Operating Systems Scalable Data Systems Cybersecurity Sustainable Computing (Green Computing) Hardware Accelerators Networking
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Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023- Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2019-2023 Senior Vice President of Email Protection, Barracuda Networks, 2016-2019 CEO and co-founder, Sookasa (Acquired by Barracuda Networks), 2012-2016
Honors & Awards
ACM CIDR Best Paper Award, 2024 Usenix OSDI Jay Lepreau Best Paper Award, 2022 NSF CAREER Award, 2022 Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, 2021 Usenix Security Distinguished Paper, 2019 ACM EuroSys Best Poster Award, 2018 SC Rising Star Award, 2017 Usenix ATC Best Student Paper, 2013 Sohnis Promising Scientist Award, 2011 Finalist, Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship, 2011 Leonard J. Shustek Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2010 Technion President's Honors List, 2009-2010
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University BS, Computer and Software Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Research Areas Applied Mathematics Mathematical Biology Biopolymer Dynamics Soft Condensed Matter Genetic Networks and Network Inference Machine Learning
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Professional Experience
Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University 2026- Chief Data Scientist, The New York Times, 2014-2026 Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, and Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2), Columbia University 2006-2026 Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, and Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2), Columbia University, 2001-2006 Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor, Courant Institute, NYU, 1998-2001
Honors & Awards
2014 American Physical Society Fellow 2014- Chief Data Scientist, The New York Times 2011-2014 Selected as mentor for TechStars NYC 2011 Selected among 25 “People to watch in Silicon Alley” (Crains) 2010 Selected among 100 “Silicon Alley Insiders” (Business Insider) 2007 Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award, SEAS, Columbia University
Education
PhD, Theoretical Physics, Princeton University BA, Physics, Columbia College
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Vision and Robotics Computational Neuroscience Natural Language and Conversational AIs
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Professional Experience
Professor, Columbia University, Computer Science, 2021- Amazon Scholar, 2021- Research Director, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligene, 2018-2021 Professor, University of Toronto, Computer Science, 2009-2021 Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Computer Science, 2001-2009 Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Computer Science, 2000-2001 Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Psychology & Computer Science, 1996-2000
Professional Affiliations
Advisory Board, Neural Information Processing Society (NeurIPS) Steering Committee, ACM Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (FaCCT) Conference
Honors & Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian AI Association, 2023 Test of Time Award, ICML, 2023 AI Chair, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (2020) Pioneers of AI, NVIDIA (2016)
Education
PhD, Computer Science, University of Toronto MS, Computer Science, University of Toronto BA, History and Science, Harvard University
Research Areas Chemistry and Physics of Atmospheric Aerosol Particles and Ice in the Environment Atmospheric Chemistry Air Quality Climate
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Professional Experience
Associate professor of chemical engineering, Columbia University, 2012–2019 Assistant professor of chemical engineering, Columbia University, 2007–2012
Professional Affiliations
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) American Chemical Society (ACS) American Geophysical Union (AGU)American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Honors & Awards
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023 Mellichamp Emerging Leaders Lecturer, U.C. Santa Barbara, 2018 Kenneth T. Whitby Award (AAAR), 2015 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2009-2014 ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator, 2009 NASA Earth System Science Fellow, 2000-2003
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, MIT MS, Chemical Engineering Practice, MIT BS, Chemical Engineering, Caltech
Research Areas Human Factors Design of Displays and Controls Robotics
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Professional Experience
Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University, 2014–present Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1996-2014 Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995-1996 Research Engineer, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, 1992-1995
Professional Affiliations
Explorers Club Association of Space Explorers
Honors & Awards
Honorary Doctorate, Hofstra University, 2018 Columbia Community Impact Outstanding Community Service Award, 2017 NY Times Bestselling Author, 2016 Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association Egleston Medal, 2011 Star of the Italian Solidarity (Italian Knighthood), 2011 NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 2010 NASA Spaceflight Medal, 2002, 2009
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineer's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS, Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS, Industrial Engineering, Columbia Engineering
Research Areas Mechanobiology Biomechanics Cell and Tissue Engineering Cell and Tissue Biomechanics Regenerative Medicine Fluid Mechanics Mechanics Soft Tissue Engineering Thermodynamics Computational Mechanics Physical Chemistry
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Professional Experience
Andrew Walz Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2013- Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2011-2014 Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2002- Vice-Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 1999-2002 Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 1998–2002 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1996–2002 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 1991-1996
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE) U.S. National Committee on Biomechanics (USNCB)
Honors & Awards
H.R. Lissner Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017 OARSI Basic Science Award, Osteoarthritis Research Society International, 2013 Columbia Engineering Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, 2012 Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2002 YC Fung Young Investigator Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1997
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University MS, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University BS, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
Research Areas Security and Privacy Software Systems Networks and Distributed Systems Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Networked and Distributed Systems Operating Systems Programming Languages Trustworthy Computing Cybersecurity
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Professional Experience
Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2021– Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2013–2021 EMC-Endowed Chair Professor Group (Adjunct), Tsinghua University, 2013–2016 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2008–2013 Technical Consultant, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, 2008-2012
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Advanced Computing Systems Association (USENIX) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Honors & Awards
SEAS-KFAI Generative AI and Public Discourse Research Award, 2024 Best Paper Award of the Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research (CIDR), 2024 Google Cyber NYC Faculty Research Award (three awards), 2023 Best Paper Award of the Sixteenth USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI), 2022 Columbia Center of Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT) Award (with Amazon), 2022 Best Paper Award of the USENIX Annual Technical Conference, 2021 IEEE Young Experts in Services Computing (YESC) Student Paper Award, 2020 Facebook Faculty Research Award, 2020 CACM Research Highlight, 2019 Rock Star Award, Association of Chinese Scholars in Computing, 2019 J.P. Morgan Faculty Research Award, 2019 DiDi Faculty Research Award, 2019 Cybersecurity Awareness Worldwide Applied Research US-Canada Competition, 2nd place for DeepXplore, 2018 Best Paper Award of the 26th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP), 2017 Google Faculty Research Award, 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship, 2012 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program (AFSOR YIP) Award, 2012 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (NSF CAREER) Award, 2011 Best Paper Award of the Sixth USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI), 2004
Education
PhD, Computer Science, Stanford University MS, Computer Science, Stanford University BS, Computer Science, Tsinghua University
Research Areas Data Analytics Decision Analysis Optimization Resource Allocation Service Systems Stochastic Modeling and Simulation Algorithmic Fairness Business Analytics Large-scale Optimization Urban Logistics Non-profit & Public Sector Operations Management
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Professional Affiliations
Member, Mechanism Design for Social Good (MD4SG) Member, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Member, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Member, The Tau Beta Pi Association – Engineering Honor Society
Education
PhD, Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University MSc, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of South Florida BS, Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University