New Faculty

Samira Ghayekhloo

Samira Ghayekhloo LecturerPhD, computer engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, 2016 Expertise: Artificial intelligence, data mining, machine learning Samira Ghayekhloo joins the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering as a lecturer....

Vijay Suthar

Vijay Suthar LecturerPhD, electrical engineering, Stanford University, 1990 Expertise: Software engineering, data communication, data analytics Vijay Suthar is joining the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI - formerly CIDSE) as a lecturer to focus on...

Katerina Stefanaki

Katerina Stefanaki LecturerPhD, civil engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2017 Expertise: Experimental mechanics, control and structural dynamics Teaching engineering has been a major life goal for Katerina Stefanaki. “In my view, the main mission of...

Steven Millman

Steven Millman Professor of practicePhD, electrical engineering, Stanford University, 1990 Expertise: Digital design “Digital design is fun.” This is the message Steve Millman wishes to impart to his students as he joins the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy...

Michael Machas

Michael Machas LecturerPhD, chemical engineering, Arizona State University, 2019 Expertise: Metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, molecular dynamics, engineering design Fresh off of earning his doctoral degree, Michael Machas is excited to take on the...

Barry Kutz

Barry Kutz LecturerMS, construction management, Arizona State University, 2019 Expertise: Construction management with a focus on preconstruction and design phase processes After 30 years in the construction industry, Barry Kutz decided to retire and give back “to the...

Ali Can Kucukozyigit

Ali Can Kucukozyigit LecturerPhD, engineering management and systems engineering, Old Dominion University, 2019 Expertise: Risk management, systems engineering, engineering management “What can go wrong?” is a question Ali Kucukozyigit urges all of his students to...

Mark Huerta

Mark Huerta LecturerPhD, engineering education systems and design, Arizona State University, 2019 Expertise: Engineering education research, human-centered design, humanitarian engineering, biomedical engineering As an ASU undergraduate, Mark Huerta co-founded and led...

Michael Findler

Michael J. Findler LecturerPhD, human factors engineering, Wright State University, 2011 Expertise: Software engineering Michael J. Findler is a Sun Devil at heart. A former student of Arizona State University, he looks forward to joining the School of Computing and...

Michael Cirillo

Michael Cirillo LecturerMBA, University of Maryland University College, 2012 Expertise: Aviation, air traffic management Michael Cirillo comes to Arizona State University with 41 years of experience in aviation and aerospace, having been an air traffic controller and...

Maria Chavez-Echeagaray

Maria Chavez-Echeagaray LecturerPhD, computer science, Arizona State University, 2018 Expertise: Affective computing, engineering education, user experience, human behavior, human-computer interfaces For Maria Elena Chavez-Echeagaray, the opportunity to have an impact...

Apollo Arquiza

Apollo Arquiza LecturerPhD, biological and environmental engineering, Cornell University Expertise: Design and simulation of biomedical devices, modeling of biomedical processes, thermodynamics, advanced life support for space exploration Apollo Arquiza brings a...

Jia Zou

Jia Zou Assistant professorPhD, computer science, Tsinghua University, 2008 Expertise: Database systems, systems for big data and machine learning For Jia Zou, her passion for scientific research was solidified the day she entered an international mathematical contest...

Ruijie Zeng

Ruijie Zeng Assistant professorPhD, civil and environmental engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017 Expertise: Hydrology, water resources management, numerical simulation, coupled natural-human systems Ruijie Zeng’s hometown played a big role in...

Yingzhen Yang

Yingzhen Yang Assistant professorPhD, electrical and computer engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 Expertise: Statistical machine learning, deep learning and theoretical computer science Yingzhen Yang became interested in engineering when he...

Tianfang Xu

Tianfang Xu Assistant professorPhD, civil engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 Expertise: Numerical simulation of groundwater flow and solute transport, groundwater sustainability, uncertainty quantification and applications of machine...

Kuei-Chun (Mark) Wang

Kuei-Chun (Mark) Wang Assistant professorPhD, bioengineering, University of California, 2012 Expertise: Vascular bioengineering, mechanobiology, nanotherapeutics for cardiovascular diseases Kuei-Chun (Mark) Wang had several options on where to start his faculty...

Troy McDaniel

Troy McDaniel Assistant professorPhD, computer science, Arizona State University, 2012 Expertise: Haptic perception, haptic interface design, affective haptics, robotics, human-computer interaction, smart cities, machine learning Troy McDaniel is passionate about how...

Ayan Mallik

Ayan Mallik Assistant professorPhD, electrical engineering, University of Maryland, 2018 Expertise: Power electronics, energy conversion, optimization and reliability studies of power electronic systems Ayan Mallik sees his responsibility as an educator as more than...

Xiangjia (Cindy) Li

Xiangjia (Cindy) Li Assistant professorPhD, industrial and systems engineering, University of Southern California, 2019 Expertise: Multi-scale additive manufacturing process development and design methodologies Xiangjia (Cindy) Li has long been drawn to the...