AI, Computing & Data Science
Data scientists manage, mine, and analyze big data across multiple disciplines—and use computational thinking to gain new knowledge and solve real-world problems of high complexity. UMassD faculty focus on integrating mathematics and computer science with disciplines such as business, engineering, healthcare, planning, science, and sociology.
![Iren Todorova Valova](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/college-of-engineering/cis-dept/Valova_Iren_004.jpg?text=fallback320)
Research
Research interests
- Artificial intelligence
- Brain modeling
- Data mining
- Expert Systems
- Image processing
![Maricris Mayes](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/arts-and-sciences/chemistry/Maricris-mayes.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 311B
508-999-8420
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Research
Research interests
- Quantum Chemistry
- Computational Chemistry and Material Science
- Machine Learning in Chemistry
- Self-Assembly of Materials
- Photochemistry
![Ming Shao](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/computer-science/ming-shao-20161026-daniel-shao-dac-003-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Director of the Marine & UnderSea Technology Research Program (MUST)
Computer & Information Science
Dion 303A
508-910-6893
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Research
Research interests
- Predictive modeling
- Adversarial machine learning
- Continual and incremental machine learning
- Robust and multi-view representation learning
- Health informatics
![Ming Shao](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/computer-science/ming-shao-20161026-daniel-shao-dac-003-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Research
Research interests
- Predictive modeling
- Adversarial machine learning
- Continual and incremental machine learning
- Robust and multi-view representation learning
- Health informatics
![Yuchou Chang](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Yuchou-CHANG-22.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 317B
508-999-8475
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Research
Research interests
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Pattern Recognition
- Biomedical Imaging
- Intelligent Robotics
- Brain-Computer Interface
- Statistical Signal Processing
![Bharatendra Rai](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/charlton/180406-rai-bharatendra-tjc-002.jpg?text=fallback320)
Professor / Chairperson
Decision & Information Sciences
Charlton College of Business 326
508-910-6434
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Research
Research interests
- Business analytics & data mining
- Big data research
- Reliability prediction
- Six-sigma
- Quality & reliability engineering
![Gokhan Kul](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Gokhan-KUL-17.jpg?text=fallback320)
Research
Research interests
- Cybersecurity
- Database Systems
![Jiawei Yuan](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Jiawei-Photo-1a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 308A
508-999-8299
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![Lance Fiondella](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/180206-fiondella-lance-raa-002.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Science & Engineering 209B
508-999-8596
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Research
Research interests
- Autonomous systems
- Software and system security
- Software processes
- Transportation network vulnerability
- Prognostics and health management
![Lance Fiondella](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/180206-fiondella-lance-raa-002.jpg?text=fallback320)
Director
Cybersecurity Center
Science & Engineering 209B
508-999-8596
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Research
Research interests
- Autonomous systems
- Software and system security
- Software processes
- Transportation network vulnerability
- Prognostics and health management
![Ruolin Zhou](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Ruolin-ZHOU-39-2.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Science & Engineering 209A
508-910-6922
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Research
Research interests
- Software Defined Radio based Cognitive Radio/Radar
- Security of Intelligent Embedded Systems
- Wireless Embedded System on SoC-FPGA
- Dynamic Spectrum Access
- Data Analytics
![Alfa Heryudono](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/arts-and-sciences/mathematics/aheryudono.jpg?text=fallback320)
Research
Research interests
- Radial basis function methods
- Spectral and pseudospectral methods
- Tear film dynamics
- Numerical conformal mapping
- Mathematical problems in industry
![Bo Dong](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/arts-and-sciences/mathematics/Bo-Dong2.jpg?text=fallback320)
Research
Research interests
- Numerical analysis and scientific computing
- Finite element methods, discontinuous Galerkin methods
![Robert Fisher](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/physics/RobertFisherAndStudents_0042a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Research
Research interests
- Fundamental Physics of Turbulent Flows
- Scientific Computing
- Star Formation and the Physics of the Interstellar Medium
- Type Ia Supernovae
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Research
Research interests
- Gravitational wave data science
- Discontinuous Galerkin methods
- Large-scale Scientific Computation
- Computational general relativity and fluid dynamics
- Numerical analysis
![Sigal Gottlieb](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/arts-and-sciences/mathematics/Sigal-Gottlieb2.jpg?text=fallback320)
Research
Research interests
- My research interests are numerical analysis and scientific computing. Specifically, I am interested in high-order numerical methods for simulation of hyperbolic PDEs with shocks.
- WENO, spectral, and pseudo spectral methods, as well as strong stability preserving time discretizations.
- Reduced basis methods for solving PDEs with many parameters.
- Weighted essentially non-oscillatory methods
![Yanlai Chen](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/arts-and-sciences/mathematics/Yanlai-Chen.jpg?text=fallback320)
Chief Research Officer
Office of Research & Innovation
Foster Administration 008B
508-999-8827
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Research
Research interests
- Numerical Analysis, scientific computing, computational partial differential equations
- Dimension reduction, model order reduction, reduced order modeling
- Uncertainty quantification, fractional-order partial differential equations
- Data mining, machine learning, image processing, neural networks
- high performance computing
![Firas Khatib](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/college-of-engineering/cis-dept/Khatib_Firas_008a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 307A
508-999-8265
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Research
Research interests
- Bioinformatics
- Citizen Science
- Computational Biology
- Distributed Computing
- Protein Structure Determination/Prediction & Design
![Hua Fang](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Hua-Fang.jpg?text=fallback320)
Professor
Computer & Information Science
Violette Research 220B
508-910-6411
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Research
Research interests
- Machine learning/ statistical learning/ pattern recognition
- Computational statistics
- Behavioral trajectory pattern recognition in longitudinal studies
- Wireless health
![Yanlai Chen](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/arts-and-sciences/mathematics/Yanlai-Chen.jpg?text=fallback320)
Chief Research Officer
Office of Research & Innovation
Foster Administration 008B
508-999-8827
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Research
Research interests
- Numerical Analysis, scientific computing, computational partial differential equations
- Dimension reduction, model order reduction, reduced order modeling
- Uncertainty quantification, fractional-order partial differential equations
- Data mining, machine learning, image processing, neural networks
- high performance computing