Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineer New Faculty 2024–25
2024-2025

New faculty

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University are set to welcome over 50 new faculty members during the 2024–25 academic year.

These accomplished professionals, hailing from prestigious universities, cutting-edge laboratories and innovative industry sectors around the globe, bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Fulton Schools. As they contribute to the expansion of the largest university engineering program in the nation, they will also significantly enhance the breadth and impact of the educational and research initiatives within the school.

This growth allows for a wider range of courses, specialized electives and updated curricula that reflect the latest advancements in engineering and allows students to customize their experience more closely to their interests and career goals.

These specialists join an already outstanding community of students, researchers and entrepreneurs as the Fulton Schools continue to grow. Together, they will drive forward ASU’s mission to tackle the most pressing challenges of our time and create transformative solutions for society

School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering

Amulya Sai Reddy Kanthala

Instructor, Biomedical engineering

Design, electronics and coding

Deborah Keller

Deborah Keller

Professor of Practice, biomedical engineering

Biodesign, surgery, innovation, research and program development

Asif Salekin

Asif Salekin

Assistant Professor, Biomedical engineering

Mobile health, human-centered AI and sensing, which is focused on fairness, privacy, security, and reliability.

Becky Wachs

Becky Wachs

Associate Professor, Biomedical engineering

Neural engineering, chronic musculoskeletal pain, models and biomaterials

School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence

Bharatesh Chakravarthi

Bharatesh Chakravarthi

Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer science and engineering

Computer vision and generative artificial intelligence, human activity analysis, motion capture systems, virtual reality

Lacy Greening

Lacy Greening

Assistant Professor, Industrial engineering

Logistics and transportation system design and operation; transportation network design; supply chain sustainability and resiliency

Vivek Gupta

Vivek Gupta

Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering

Natural language processing, large language models reasoning, semi-structured data, information synchronization, commonsense and knowledge integration

Deniz Berfin Karakoc

Deniz Berfin Karakoc

Assistant Professor, Industrial engineering

Food supply chains, infrastructure networks, operations research, geographic information sciences

In Jung Kim

In Jung Kim

Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer science and engineering

Security and privacy in internet of things sensors, human-computer interaction, smart city transportation sharing systems, data analysis, cloud computing

Yeonjung Lee

Yeonjung Lee

Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer science and engineering

Social network dynamics, addressing critical societal issues through advanced computational methods

Jaron Mink

Jaron Mink

Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering

Human factors in security and privacy, trustworthy machine learning, system security

Ozgur Ozmen

Ozgur Ozmen

Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering

Security and privacy, systems security, cyberphysical systems security, security and privacy of emerging computing platforms

Tejasvi Parupudi

Tejasvi Parupudi

Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer science and engineering

Machine learning, biomedicine and wearable devices

Zahra Sadri-Moshkenani

Zahra Sadri-Moshkenani

Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer science and engineering

Model-based software engineering, software and cyberphysical systems verification and validation, machine learning

Lindsay Sanneman

Lindsay Sanneman

Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering

Human-centered explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and AI transparency; AI alignment; robotics and human-robot interaction; human factors; future of Work

Bing Si

Bing Si

Associate Professor, Industrial engineering

Statistical modeling (high-dimensional, multi-modal, multi-level, heterogeneous data); machine learning (transfer learning, federated learning, unsupervised learning); precision medicine (facilitate disease diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring); population health (mitigate health disparities, improve care delivery, promote public health)

Chenkai Weng

Chenkai Weng

Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering

Applied cryptography, information security and privacy, privacy-enhancing techniques

Ben Zhou

Ben Zhou

Assistant Professor, Computer science and engineering

Controllable and trustworthy natural language processing and artificial intelligence; generalizable reasoning and learning schemes with human cognitive processes; neural-symbolic approaches for complex reasoning

Baoyu Zhou

Baoyu Zhou

Assistant Professor, Industrial engineering

Large-scale continuous optimization, constrained stochastic optimization, non-smooth optimization, derivative-free optimization, optimization methods for machine learning

School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Deliang Fan

Deliang Fan

Associate Professor, Electrical engineering

Efficient artificial intelligence hardware and algorithms, digital chip design and secure and trustworthy AI systems

Taejoon Kim

Taejoon Kim

Associate Professor, Electrical engineering

Wireless communications, signal processing and optimization

Shan Lin

Shan Lin

Assistant Professor, Electrical engineering

Surgical robotics, medical devices and autonomous systems

Chanyeop Park

Chanyeop Park

Associate Professor, Electrical engineering

High voltage and power electronics, circuit breakers, functional composites and electronics packaging

Tuyet-Trang "Snow" Lam Piel

Tuyet-Trang “Snow” Lam Piel

Professor of Practice, Electrical engineering

Signal processing, video compression, neural networks, visual analytics

Md Mobashir Hasan Shandhi

Md Mobashir Hasan Shandhi

Assistant Professor, Electrical engineering

Developing digital health technologies

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou

Associate Professor, Electrical and computer engineering

Game theory, reinforcement learning, resource management, network economics, wireless networks, smart grid

Shaofeng Zou

Shaofeng Zou

Associate Professor, Electrical engineering

Reinforcement and machine learning, signal processing and information theory

School of Integrated Engineering

Bahar Memarian

Bahar Memarian

Assistant Teaching Professor, Integrated engineering

Engineering education, human factors engineering and the role of AI in higher education

Joana Marie Sipe

Joana Marie Sipe

Assistant Professor, Integrated engineering

Microplastics and the breakdown of polymer materials in the environment and their effects on human health

School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks

Zhengtao Gan

Zhengtao Gan

Assistant Professor, Manufacturing engineering

Synchrotron ​radiation experiments, multi-phase multi-physics computational modeling, and machine learning-based digital ​twins

Xiangyu Guo

Xiangyu Guo

Assistant Professor, Manufacturing engineering

Optical fabrication and testing, laser interferometry and stereo vision

Mostafa Yourdkhani

Mostafa Yourdkhani

Associate professor, manufacturing and robotics and autonomous systems

Composite materials and structures, advanced manufacturing, multifunctional materials, additive manufacturing

Xi Yu

Xi Yu

Assistant Professor, Manufacturing engineering

Multi-robot systems, autonomy in extreme environments and autonomous systems

School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Derek B. Boland

Derek B. Boland

Professor of Practice, Beavers-Ames Chair of Heavy Construction

Transportation engineering, project management and construction management

Angeli Jayme

Angeli Jayme

Assistant Professor, Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering

Tire-pavement interaction, asphalt concrete, pavement structural mechanics, pavement rehabilitation and preservation, energy harvesting and advanced mobility

Matthew Landsman

Matthew Landsman

Assistant Professor, Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering

Water quality; water chemistry; polymer membranes, including reverse osmosis, nanofiltration and ultrafiltration; and physical and chemical treatment processes

Shiva Pooladvand

Shiva Pooladvand

Assistant Professor, Civil engineering

Advancing construction automation, and smart construction safety through incorporating intelligent human-machine interaction, immersive environments (VR/AR/MR/AV), artificial intelligence (AI), sensing technologies, data-driven methods and human factors.

David Rosowsky

David Rosowsky

Foundation Professor of Engineering

Structural engineering, risk and reliability, wind and earthquake engineering

Siyuan Song

Siyuan Song

Associate Professor, Construction engineering

Construction safety and health, workforce development, AI in construction, engineering education

Tiezheng Tong

Tiezheng Tong

Associate Professor, Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering

Desalination and water purification

Yanbing Wang

Yanbing Wang

Assistant Professor, Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering

Traffic flow modeling and simulation; traffic state estimation; and vehicle control and traffic smoothing

Xiang “Jason” Zhang

Xiang “Jason” Zhang

Assistant Professor, Construction management

Data-driven modeling of building energy performance, building simulation, building-integrated photovoltaics and environmental building evaluation and design

The Polytechnic School

Cole Joslyn

Cole Joslyn

Assistant Professor, Engineering

Action research, qualitative methods and methodologies (e.g., participatory methods, case study, autoethnography)

Sami Mian

Sami Mian

Assistant Teaching Professor, Information technology

Robotics, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, UAV systems, Internet of Things and smart cities

Cameron Rennacker

Cameron Rennacker

Assistant Teaching Professor, Graphic information technology

Graphic design, product design, photography, marketing, advertising and business

Malle Schilling

Malle Schilling

Assistant Professor, Engineering programs

The intersection of rurality, engineering education, and equity and access; community engagement; systems thinking

Justin Shewell

Justin Shewell

Assistant Teaching Professor, Information technology

Computer-assisted language learning, language teaching methodology, computer-based testing and assessment, instructional materials development, internet-based distanced learning, web programming and application development

benjie wilhelm

benjie wilhelm

Assistant Teaching Professor, Graphic information technology

Brand design, brand strategy and design for social change

Daricia Wilkinson

Assistant Professor, Human systems engineering

Human-computer interaction, online safety, responsible AI

Qiaoning “Carol” Zhang

Qiaoning “Carol” Zhang

Assistant Professor, Human systems engineering

Human-AI collaboration, human-robot interaction, human factors in automated vehicles, user experience design