Affiliates

Infrastructure Systems Faculty

Valentine Aalo
Valentine Aalo, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering and Computer Science
CEECS

Phone: 561.297.3485
Faculty Website Valentine Aalo, Ph.D.
Email: aalo@fau.edu
Bassem Alhalabi
Bassem Alhalabi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS

Phone: 561.239.1849
Faculty Website Bassem Alhalabi, Ph.D.
Email: alhalabi@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Embedded Systems

Gabriel Alsenas
Gabriel Alsenas
Program Manager
Division of Research
SNMREC

Phone: 561.297.0954
Faculty Website Gabriel Alsenas
Email: galsenas@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Ocean Energy

Madasamy Arockiasamy
Madasamy Arockiasamy, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
Civil, Env. and Geomatics Engineering

Phone: 561.297.3434
Faculty Website Madasamy Arockiasamy, Ph.D.
Email: arockias@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Constructed Infrastructure

Ionut Cardei
Ionut Cardei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS

Phone: 561.297.3401
Faculty Website Ionut Cardei, Ph.D.
Email: icardei@cse.fau.edu

Research Expertise: Wireless Networking; System Design

Mihaela Cardei
Mihaela Cardei, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS

Phone: 561.297.3459
Faculty Website Mihaela Cardei, Ph.D.
Email: mcardei@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Wireless Networking, Wireless Sensor Networks, Combinatorial Optimization in Wireless Networks, Network Protocols and Algorithm Design

Mohammad Ilyas
Mohammad Ilyas, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
College of Engineering & Computer Science

Phone: 561.297.3426
Faculty Website Mohammad Ilyas, Ph.D.
Email: ilyas@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Sensors

Evangelos Kaisar
Evangelos Kaisar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering and Computer Science
Civil Engineering

Phone: 561.297.4084
Faculty Website Evangelos Kaisar, Ph.D.
Email: ekaisar@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Transportation

Taghi Khoshgoftaar
Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS/Eng&CS

Phone: 561.297.3994
Faculty Website Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D.
Email: khoshgof@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Data Mining and Machine Learning

Fernando Koch
Fernando Koch, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Faculty Website Fernando Koch, Ph.D.
Email: kochf@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Collaborative Intelligence, Multi-Agent Systems, and Generative AI

Hassan Mahfuz
Hassan Mahfuz, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Professor
Engineering and Computer Science
Ocean & Mechanical Engineering

Phone: 561.297.3483
Faculty Website Hassan Mahfuz, Ph.D.
Email: hmahfuz@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Nanomaterials, Structures

Imad Mahgoub
Imad Mahgoub,Ph.D.
Tecore Professor
Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Phone: 561.297.3458
Faculty Website Imad Mahgoub,Ph.D.
Email: mahgoubi@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Smart Mobile Computing, Vehicular Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks

Mehrdad Nojoumian
Mehrdad Nojoumian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS

Phone: 561-297-3411
Faculty Website Mehrdad Nojoumian, Ph.D.
Email: mnojoumian@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Security & Privacy

Daniel Raviv, Ph.D.
Daniel Raviv, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Phone: 561.297.2773
Faculty Website Daniel Raviv, Ph.D.
Email: ravivd@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Real-Time Vision-Based Robotic Systems,Intelligent Transportation Systems

Zvi Roth
Zvi Roth, Ph.D.

Engineering and Computer Science
CEECS
Phone: 561.297.3471
Faculty Website Zvi Roth, Ph.D.
Email: rothz@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Control

Khaled Sobhan
Khaled Sobhan, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
Civil Engineering

Phone: 561.297.3473
Faculty Website Khaled Sobhan, Ph.D.
Email: ksobhan@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Geotechnical/Infrastructure

Ramesh Teegavarapu
Ramesh Teegavarapu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
CEGE

Phone: 561.504.7502
Faculty Website Ramesh Teegavarapu, Ph.D.
Email: rteegava@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Data Minings, Sensor Network Optimization, Radar Data

Tsung-chow Su
Tsung-chow Su, Eng.Sc.D
Professor and Graduate Advisor
Engineering and Computer Science
Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Phone: 561.297.3869
Faculty Website Tsung-chow Su, Eng.Sc.D
Email: su@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Fluid Mechanics, Fluid/Structure Interaction

Tsung-chow Su
Xingquan Zhu, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Phone: 561.297.3452
Faculty Website Xingquan Zhu, Ph.D.
Email: xzhu3@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Data Mining and Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Bioinformatics

Yan Yong
Yan Yong, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Phone: 561.297.3445
Faculty Website Yan Yong, Ph.D.
Email: yongy@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Structures

Marine and Environment Faculty

Edgar An
Edgar An, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
Ocean & Mechanical Engineering

Phone: 561.297.2792
Faculty Website Edgar An, Ph.D.
Email: pan@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Underwater Robotics, Artificial Intelligence

John Baldwin
John Baldwin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Science
Biology

954.236.1151
Faculty Website John Baldwin, Ph.D.
Email: jbaldwin@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Population Genetics / Conservation

William Baxley
William Baxley, M.A., PE
Chief Engineer
SNMREC

Phone: 561.297.2391
Email: wbaxley1@fau.edu

Pierre-Philippe Beaujean
Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, Ph.D.
Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Phone: 561.297.5345
Faculty Website Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, Ph.D.
Email: pbeaujea@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Signal Processing, Sonar Systems Design, Communication Navigation Systems, Transducer Design

Laurent Cherubin
Laurent Cherubin, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Ocean Modeling and Bio-physical processes

772.242.2314
Faculty Website Laurent Cherubin, Ph.D.
Email: lcherubin@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling & Bio-physical Processes

Oscar Curet, Ph.D.
Oscar Curet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 561.297.1560
Faculty Website Oscar Curet, Ph.D.
Email: ocuret@fau.edu

Megan Davis
Megan Davis, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Administration & Operations

772.242.2298
Faculty Website Megan Davis, Ph.D.
Email: mdavi105@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Development of Aquaculture Species for Food and Stock Enhancement

Manhar Dhanak
Manhar Dhanak, Ph.D.
Professor & Director
Engineering and Computer Science
OME/SeaTech

954.924.7242
Faculty Website Manhar Dhanak, Ph.D.
Email: dhanak@fau.edu

Esther Guzman
Esther Guzman, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Cancer Cell Biology

772.242.2452
Faculty Website Esther Guzman, Ph.D.
Email: eguzman9@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Cancer Immunology; research focusing on finding marine natural products that have the potential to be novel therapeutics against cancer

Javad Hashemi
Javad Hashemi, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
OME

Phone: 561.297.3438
Faculty Website Javad Hashemi, Ph.D.
Email: jhashemi@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Materials

Mingshun Jiang
Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Ocean Dynamics & Modelling

772.242.2254
Faculty Website Mingshun Jiang, Ph.D.
Email: jiangm@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Ocean Modeling and Observations

Stephen Kajiura
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Science
Biology

Phone: 561-297-2677
Faculty Website Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.
Email: kajiura@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Sensory Biology of Fishes

Myeongsub (Mike) Kim, Ph.D.
Myeongsub (Mike) Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 561.297.3442
Faculty Website Myeongsub (Mike) Kim, Ph.D.

Research Expertise: Microfluidic Sensors, Optical Diagnostic Techniques, Energy Systems (oil and gas), Thermal-fluid Sciences

Marguerite Koch-Rose, Ph.D.
Marguerite Koch-Rose, Ph.D.
Energy Systems Engineer
Division of Research
SNMREC

Phone: 561-297-3325
Faculty Website Marguerite Koch-Rose, Ph.D.
Email: mkoch@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Ocean Energy

Brian LaPointe
Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Marine Ecosystem Health

772.242.2276
Faculty Website Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.
Email: blapoin1@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Algal Physiology and Biochemistry, Seagrass and Coral Reef Ecology, Eutrophication, Marine Bioinvasions and Marine Conservation

J. William Louda
J. William Louda, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Environmental Biogeochemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Environmental Sciences

Phone: 561.297.3309
Faculty Website J. William Louda, Ph.D.

Research Expertise: Water Quality (Nutrients), Algal Blooms, Microalgal Community Assessment, Pigment-based Chemotaxonomy of Microalgal Communities

Dan Meeroff
Dan Meeroff, Ph.D.
Associate Chair and Professor
Engineering and Computer Science
Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering

Phone: 561.297.3099
Faculty Website Dan Meeroff, Ph.D.

Aditya Nayak, Ph.D.
Aditya Nayak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
772.242.2427
Faculty Website Aditya Nayak, Ph.D.
Email: anayak@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Ocean Instrumentation, Coastal Processes, Turbulence, Marine Particle Dynamics, Biophysical Interactions

Gregory O’Corry-Crowe
Gregory O’Corry-Crowe, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Population Biology & Behavioral Ecology

772.242.2628
Directory Website Gregory O’Corry-Crowe, Ph.D.
Email: gocorryc@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Combining Molecular Genetic Analysis with Field Ecology to study the molecular and behavioral ecology of marine apex predators,the effects of ecosystem and climate change on upper trophic levels

Bing Ouyang
Bing Ouyang, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Ocean and Engineering Technology

772.242.2205
Faculty Website Bing Ouyang, Ph.D.
Email: bouyang@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Application of Compressive Sensing Theory in Underwater Imaging Applications, computer vision in underwater laser imaging applications, real-time environmental monitoring and events detection, application of electro-optic imaging numerical model and deconvolution technique in image enhancement and pulse resolution improvements

Colin Polsky
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Director
Science
Center for Environmental Studies

954.236.1104
Faculty Website Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Email: cpolsky@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Environmental Studies

Shirley Pomponi
Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Marine Biomedical & Biotechnology Research

772.242.2449
Faculty Website Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.
Email: spomponi@fau.edu
Verma Siddartha, Ph.D.
Verma Siddartha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
954.924.7202
Faculty Website Verma Siddartha, Ph.D.
Email: mtwardowski@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Machine Learning in Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence Modelling and Large Eddy Simulation, Fluid Mechanics of Collective Behavior, Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing

Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Biological Oceanography
Email: jsullivan@fau.edu
Joshua Voss
Joshua Voss, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Marine Ecosystem Health

772.242.2538
Faculty Website Joshua Voss, Ph.D.
Email: jvoss2@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Coral Reef Resources, Tracking and Predicting the Impacts of Coral Stressors on Reef Ecosystems

Paul Wills
Paul Wills, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Aquaculture

772.242.2454
Faculty Website Paul Wills, Ph.D.
Email: pwills2@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Aquaculture of Finfish for Food and Stock Enhancement and Development of New Fish Species for Aquaculture

Amy Wright
Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Natural Products Chemistry

772.242.2459
Faculty Website Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Email: awrigh33@fau.edu

Research Expertise: Marine Natural Products with Potential Use as Human Therapeutic Agents, primarily discovery of compounds with anticancer properties and agents useful against neurodegenerative disease, malaria and tuberculosis

Zhixiao Xie
Zhixiao Xie, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Geosciences and Professor
Science
Geosciences

Phone: 561.297.2852
Faculty Website Zhixiao Xie, Ph.D.
Email: xie@fau.edu

Research Expertise: GIS/Remote Sensing

Health and Behavior Faculty

Waseem Asghar
Waseem Asghar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
CEECS

Phone: 561.297.3728
Faculty Website Waseem Asghar, Ph.D.
Email: wasghar@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Biosensors

Elan Barenholtz
Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator and Lab Director
Science
Psychology/Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences

Phone: 561.297.3433
Faculty Website Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Email: elan.barenholtz@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Visual Recognition

David Binninger
David Binninger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Phone: 561-297-3323
Faculty Website David Binninger, Ph.D.
Email: binninge@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Role of oxidative damage to protein in aging

Deguo Du
Deguo Du, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: (561)-297-0094
Faculty Website Deguo Du, Ph.D.
Email: ddu@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
biochemistry and molecular biophysics

Sarah Du
Sarah Du, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
OME

Phone: 561.297.3441
Faculty Website Sarah Du, Ph.D.
Email: edu@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Biosensors and Microfluidics

Erik D. Engeberg
Erik D. Engeberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering & Computer Science
Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Phone: 561.297.0530
Faculty Website Erik D. Engeberg, Ph.D.
Email: eengeberg@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Sensor Design, Robotics and Prosthetics

Kevin Kang
Kevin Kang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Science
OME

Phone: 561.297.3943
Faculty Website Kevin Kang, Ph.D.
FAU Kang Biomaterials Group
Email: kangy@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Tissue Engineering

Michael Maniaci
Michael Maniaci, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Science
Psychology

Phone: 561.297.3305
Faculty Website Michael Maniaci, Ph.D.
Email: mmaniaci@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Close Relationships; Social Interaction

Andrew Oleinikov
Andrew Oleinikov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University.
Phone: (561) 297-4424
Faculty Website Andrew Oleinikov, Ph.D.
Email: aoleinikov@health.fau.edu
Paul Peluso
Paul Peluso, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor
Education
Counselor Education

Phone: 561.297.3625
Faculty Website Paul Peluso, Ph.D.
Email: ppeluso@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
Mathematical Modeling of Therapeutic relationship

Terentis
Andrew Terentis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: (561) 297-0653
Faculty Website Andrew Terentis, Ph.D.
Email: terentis@fau.edu

Research Expertise:
development of Raman spectroscopy as a cancer probe

Xupei Huang
Xupei Huang, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Phone: (561) 297-2443
Faculty Website Xupei Huang, Ph.D.
Email: xhuang@health.fau.edu

Research Expertise:
treatment of cardiomyopathies and heart failure

Wu Jang-Yen
Wu Jang-Yen, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Science
Phone: (561) 297-0167
Faculty Website Wu Jang-Yen, Ph.D.
Email: jwu@health.fau.edu
Juan Zevallos
Juan Zevallos, Ph.D.

Education
Counselor Education
Chair and Associate Professor
(561)305-348-7630
Email: juzevall@fiu.edu