Faculty
Eric Ameres
- Sr. Lecturer
BS Computer and Systems Eng., RPI 1988 MS Computer and Systems Eng., RPI 2011 PhD Cognitive Science, RPI 2018
- ameree@rpi.edu
Kristin Bennett
- Associate Director of the IDEA
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1993
M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989
B.S., University of Puget Sound, 1985
- bennek@rpi.edu
Francine Berman
- Edward P. Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of Washington; M.A. in Mathematics from University of Washington; B.A. in Mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles
- bermaf@rpi.edu
Jonas Braasch
- Associate Professor/Associate Center Director
- braasj@rpi.edu
Curt Breneman
- Dean of the School of Science, Professor
Ph.D. in Chemistry at UC Santa Barbara (with an emphasis on Physical Organic and Computational Chemistry) 1987
- brenec@rpi.edu
Selmer Bringsjord
- Professor
PhD, Philosophy. Brown University
- brings@rpi.edu
Christopher D. Carothers
- Director, CCI
Ph.D., Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology, September 1997
- carotc@rpi.edu
Tianyi Chen
- Assistant Professor
Ph.D, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, 2019
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, 2017
B.S., Communication Science and Engineering, Fudan University, China, 2014
- chent18@rpi.edu
Jonathan S. Dordick
- Professor
Ph.D. Biochemical Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986), M.S. Biochemical Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983), B.A. Biochemistry and Chemistry (Brandeis University, 1980)
- dordick@rpi.edu
Stanley M Dunn
- Professor, Vice Provost, Dean Graduate Education
PhD, Vrije University te Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1993 PhD Computer Science, University of Maryland, 1985 MS Computer Science, Univeristy of Maryland, 1983 BS Electrical Engineering, Drexel University, 1979 BS Computer Science, Drexel University, 1979
- dunns6@rpi.edu
Peter Fox
- Tetherless World Constellation Chair
B.Sc. (Hons I), Monash University, Mathematics Ph.D. Monash University, Mathematics
- foxp@rpi.edu
Shekhar Garde
- Dean of School of Engineering, Elaine and Jack S. Parker Professor
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1997.
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Bombay, 1992.
- gardes@rpi.edu
Vivek Ghosal
- Department Head and Virginia and Lloyd W. Rittenhouse Professor
Ph.D., Economics, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1988
MA, Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India, 1983
- ghosav@rpi.edu
Juergen Hahn
- Professor & Department Head
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, (2002)
M.S., University of Texas at Austin, (1998)
Diploma, RWTH Aachen, Germany, (1997)
- hahnj@rpi.edu
James Hendler
- Tetherless World Senior Constellation Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science
Ph.D., Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Brown University
Sc.M., Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Brown University
M.S., Cognitive Psychology, Human Factors Engineering, Southern Methodist University
B.S., Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Yale University
- hendlj2@rpi.edu
Jose Holguin-Veras
- William H. Hart Chair Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin Transportation M.S., Universidad Central de Venezuala Transportation B.S., Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo Civil Engineering
- holguj2@rpi.edu
Robert Hull
- Henry Burlage Jr. Professor of Engineering and Director of Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems
Ph.D., Oxford University Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science; B.A., Oxford University Physics
- hullr2@rpi.edu
Jennifer M. Hurley
- Richard Baruch M.D. Career Development Chair
B.S. Molecular Biology and Politics, Juniata College (2004); Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Rutgers/UMDNJ (2009); P.Ph.D. Genetics and Biochemistry, Dartmouth (2015)
- hurlej2@rpi.edu
Johannes Goebel
- Director of EMPAC and Professor
- jeg@rpi.edu
Jason Nicholas Kuruzovich
- Academic Director of the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Information Systems, University of Maryland; B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Lafayette College
- kuruzj@rpi.edu
Jianjing Lin
- Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona
- linj17@rpi.edu
Deborah McGuinness
- Tetherless World Senior Constellation Chair
Ph.D., Knowledge Representation, Rutgers University
M.S., Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley
B.S., Computer Science, Duke University
B. A., Mathematics, Duke University
- mcguid@rpi.edu
Dorit Nevo
- Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; M.Sc. in Economics, Technion, Haifa, Israel; B.A. in Economics and Business Administration, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
- nevod@rpi.edu
Jennifer Pazour
- Associate Professor
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2011
M.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2008
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Mathematics Minor, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2006
- pazouj@rpi.edu
T. Ravichandran (Ravi)
- Irene and Robert Bozzone '55 Distinguished Chair, Professor of Information Systems, Associate Dean for Research
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; PG Diploma (Industrial and System Engineering) National Productivity Council, India; B.E. (Production Engineering) University of Madras, India
- ravit@rpi.edu
Rick Relyea
- David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair; Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project
Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan
M.S. Texas Tech Univ.
B.S. SUNY-ESF
- relyer@rpi.edu
Trevor Rhone
- Assistant Professor
Columbia University, New York, NY; Ph.D. Physics, 2012
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN; B.A. Physics, 2005
- rhonet@rpi.edu
Karyn Rogers
- Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, 2006
A.M. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, 2001
M.S. in Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 2001
A.B in Environmental Science & Public Policy and Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 1996
- rogerk5@rpi.edu
Johnson Samuel
- Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Mechanical Eng.) - University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign (2009)
- samuej2@rpi.edu
Donald Schwendeman
- Professor, Department Head
B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 1981
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, 1986
- schwed@rpi.edu
Patricia Search
- Director, Center for Global Communication+Design and Professor
M.A., Art, Goddard College
B.S., Art, Skidmore College
- searcp@rpi.edu
Mei Si
- Associate Professor
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Southern California
- M.S., Computer Science, University of Arizona
- M.A., Psychology, University of Cincinnati
- B.S., Psychology, Peking University (P. R. China)
- sim@rpi.edu
Susan L. Smith
- Lecturer
PhD, Philosophy, University at Buffalo
MA, Philosophy, University at Guelph
Hons B.Sc, Biology and Philosophy, McMaster University
B.Ed., University of Windsor
- smiths27@rpi.edu
Bolek Szymanski
- Claire & Roland Schmitt Distinguished Prof. of Computer Science
M.Sc. (Electronics) – Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland, 1973; Ph.D. (Computer Science) – The Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, 1976 Postdoc (Computer Science) - University of Aberdeen, U.K., 1979.network science
- szymab@rpi.edu
Tomek Strzalkowski
- Professor
- Ph.D. Computer Science, 1986, Simon Fraser University, Canada
- tomek@rpi.edu
Deepak Vashishth
- Director of Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor
Ph.D., University of London Biomedical Materials M.S., West Virginia University Mechanical Engineering B.S., Malviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Mechanical Engineering
- vashid@rpi.edu
William Wallace
- Yamada Corporation Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering Acting Department Head
PhD/MS, Management Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY and BChE, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
- wallaw@rpi.edu
Lirong Xia
- Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Computer Science, Duke University
M.A. Economics, Duke University
B.E. Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- xial@rpi.edu
Bulent Yener
- Director, Data Science Research Center
PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University in 1994.
- yener@rpi.edu
Mohammed J. Zaki
- Professor
B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics (dual), May 1993, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas M.S., Computer Science, May 1995, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Ph.D., Computer Science, July 1998, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- zakim@rpi.edu