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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Lyle School of Engineering: Faculty and Staff



Office of the Academic Dean

Marc P. Christensen, Dean, Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor of Engineering Innovation

M. Volkan Otugen, Senior Associate Dean, George R. Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering

Duncan L. MacFarlane, Associate Dean for Engineering Entrepreneurship, Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship

DeeDee Conway, Associate Dean of Operations

Jim Dees, Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Experience and Enrollment Management

Kathy Hubbard, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Administration

Mitchell Thornton, Executive Director of the Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security, Cecil H. Green Chair of Engineering

Eva Csaky, Executive Director of the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity

Richard Duschl, Executive Director of The Caruth Institute for Engineering Education and The Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education

Bruce Gnade, Executive Director of the Hart Center for Engineering Leadership

Duncan MacFarlane, Executive Director of the Hart Institute for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Associate Dean for Engineering Entrepreneurship, Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship

Sukumaran V.S. Nair, Director of the AT&T Center for Virtualization

LaDonna Moore, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Records

Maya Jhangiani, Director of Development

Teri Trevino, Business Manager

Becky Tiemann, Executive Assistant to the Dean

Lyle Faculty

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Khaled F. Abdelghany, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas

Mehrdad Aghagholizadeh, Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., University of Central Florida

Miju Ahn, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Jennifer Alford, Clinical Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., University of Iowa

Richard S. Barr, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Texas

Ali Beskok, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Princeton

Digvijay Boob, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Elena V. Borzova, Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Kevin Brenner, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Jessica Burnham, Director of Human Centered Design and Innovation, MFA, University of North Texas

Jerome K. Butler, P.E., University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Kansas

Joseph D. Camp, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Rice

Sila Çetinkaya, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Cecil H. Green Professor of Engineering, Department of Operations Research and Engineering Management Chair, Ph.D., McMaster

Frederick R. Chang, Professor of Computer Science, Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Distinguished Chair in Cyber Security, Department of Computer Science Chair, Ph.D., Oregon

Jung-Chih Chiao, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mary and Richard Templeton Centennial Chair of Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Marc P. Christensen, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor of Engineering Innovation, Ph.D., George Mason

Corey Clark, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Frank P. Coyle, Senior Lecturer of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Carlos E. Davila, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Texas

Scott C. Douglas, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Stanford

James G. Dunham, P.E., Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Stanford

Richard Duschl, Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education and Executive Director of the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, Ph.D., University of Maryland

Jennifer Lynn Dworak, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,  Ph.D., Texas A&M

John H. Easton, Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Alabama (Birmingham)

Maya El Dayeh, Lecturer of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Usama S. El Shamy, P.E., Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Gary A. Evans, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Mark E. Fontenot, Clinical Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Xin-Lin Gao, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison

Harsha Gangammanavar, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Ira Greenberg, Professor of Creative Computation, M.F.A., Pennsylvania

Ping Gui, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Delaware

Michael Hahsler, Clinical Associate Professor of Computer Science; Clinical Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Eojin Han, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Northwestern University

LiGuo Huang, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Southern California

Yildirim Hürmüzlü, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Drexel

Mohammad Khodayar, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

MinJun Kim, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Robert C. Womack Endowed Chair in Engineering, Ph.D. Brown

M. Scott Kingsley, Senior Lecturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering, D.E., SMU

Paul S. Krueger, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

José L. Lage, P.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Duke

Eric C. Larson, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Washington

Choon S. Lee, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Steven Lerner, Professor of Practice of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Princeton University

King-Ip (David) Lin, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D. University of Maryland (College Park)

Duncan L. MacFarlane, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship, Ph.D., Portland

Nikos Makris, Addy Family Centennial Professorship in Civil Engineering, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Theodore W. Manikas, P.E., Clinical Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Barbara S. Minsker, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor of Leadership and Global Entrepreneurship, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair, Ph.D., Cornell

Sukumaran V.S. Nair, P.E., University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Xu Nie, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Purdue

Eli V. Olinick, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

M. Volkan Otugen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, George R. Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Drexel

Behrouz Peikari, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Andrew N. Quicksall, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Ph.D., Dartmouth

Peter E. Raad, P.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Tennessee (Knoxville)

Dinesh Rajan, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair, Cecil and Ida Green Chair of Engineering, Ph.D., Rice

Prasanna Rangarajan, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Edmond Richer, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Ronald Rohrer, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Janille Smith-Colin, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Brett Story, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas A&M

Aurelie Thiele, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., MIT

Mitchell A. Thornton, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cecil H. Green Chair of Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Jeff Tian, P.E., Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Maryland

Wei Tong, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Brown

Halit Üster, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., McMaster

Jianhui Wang, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

James R. Webb, Professor of Practice of Mechanical Engineering, DM, University of Maryland (University College)

Sheila Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

David A. Willis, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Purdue

Jessie Zarazaga, Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MA, Cambridge University

Jia Zhang, Professor of Computer Science, Cruse C. and Marjorie F. Calahan Centennial Chair in Engineering, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Lyle Emeritus Faculty

H. Charles Baker, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Texas

James G. Dunham, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Stanford

Margaret H. Dunham, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Delores M. Etter, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., New Mexico

Richard Helgason, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Professor Emeritus of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

David B. Johnson, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Stanford

Radovan B. Kovacevic, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Montenegro (Yugoslavia)

Charles M. Lovas, P.E., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Notre Dame

David W. Matula, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Bijan Mohraz, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Paul F. Packman, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Syracuse

Panos E. Papamichalis, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Stephen A. Szygenda, P.E., Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Northwestern

Hal Watson, Jr., P.E., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Texas

Adjunct Faculty

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Note: The list of faculty adjuncts provided here is advisory only. In any given term, a particular adjunct may not be able to teach because of other commitments. This is especially true because many of SMU’s adjuncts are professionals and scholars who are in high demand.

Pelin Altintas-DeLeon, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Texas Tech

Phillip Andres, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A, Florida Institute of Technology

Bogdan V. Antohe, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU (MicroFab)

Karl J. Arunski, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S.E.E., Washington (Raytheon)

Leslie-Ann Asmus, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., George Mason University

Christian Ayala, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Veepsa Bhatia, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Delhi Technological University (Copper Mobile)

Robert L. Bell, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.E.E.E., Brigham Young (Lockheed Martin)

William D. Bell, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, D.E., SMU (U.S. Department of Defense)

Samir Bougacha, P.E. Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas (Parsons Brinckerhoff)

Andrew F. Bouma, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., Oklahoma State University 

Mark K. Boyd, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU (LCA Environmental)

David Brauchler, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Denver Brittain, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Ben A. Calloni, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Texas Tech (Lockheed Martin)

Hakki C. Cankaya, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science;  Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU (Masergy Communications)

Kristina Cannon, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Robert Casagrande, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.B.A., SMU

Shaibal Chakrabarty, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Sudipto Chakraborty, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (Texas Instruments Inc.)

Justin Childress, Adjunct Lecturer of Multidisciplinary Studies, MFA, Texas A&M University at Commerce

Isaac Chow, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Joseph R. Cleveland, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Iowa State (Samsung, retired)

Eric B. Cluff, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU (Abbott Labs)

Christopher Colaw, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU

Gretchen H. Coleman, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.B.A., Texas (Arlington)

Jennifer Cottingham, P.E., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.B.A., University of Dallas

Alfred Crouch, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSEE, University of Kentucky

Rickey Crum, Adjunct Professor of Design and Innovation, M. Arch., The University of Texas at Austin

Weiping Dai, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon (Trinity Consultants)

Vidroha Debroy, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D. UT Dallas

H. Elizabeth del Monte, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.Arch., Rice (Cameron MacAllister Group)

Roger O. Dickey, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Christina Donaldson, Adjunct Professor of Design and Innovation, M. Psychology, The University of Dallas

Long S. Dong, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU (Lockheed-Martin)

Diana Easton, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D, SMU (Navigating the Gray, LLC)

Aaron L. Estes, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Judy Sanchez Etchison, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., Texas A&M Commerce

Mohamed Ezzat, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

John Fattaruso, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Erik Gabrielsen, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Dilshan Godaliyadda, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Purdue University (Texas Instruments)

John R. Graham, III, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.B.A., Wright Statue (Technisource)

Liliana Hickman-Riggs, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., Texas (Dallas) (Becker)

Mark Hoffman, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Kenneth R. Howard, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.B.A., Saint Mary’s (Improving Enterprises)

Toby Huskinson, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., M.B.A,, SMU

Sina Iman, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S.C.E., SMU (CH2M)

Qiguo Jing, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D, SMU (Trinity Consultants, Inc.)

Levent Kaan, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Bhanu Kapoor, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU (consultant/owner, Mismasic)

Clark D. Kinnaird, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU (Texas Instruments)

Rama Koganti, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., Eastern State University (U.T. Southwestern)

FanRong Kong, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Bhalaji Kumar, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Senior M.S., University of Missouri-Kansas Citya and M.B.A., The University of Dallas (Frontier Communications)

John Lawrimore, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.B.A., University of Texas at Dallas

Karl C. Lewis, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, D.Eng., SMU (Perot Systems)

D. Kall Loper, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Michigan State

Mehedy Mashnad, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) (Walter P. Moore and Associates)

Matthew R. McBride, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Steven D. McCauley, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., Texas Tech (El Centro College)

James K. McCloud, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.B.A., Rollins

Lee D. McFearin, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

M. Wade Meaders, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU (Halliburton)

Freeman L. Moore, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., North Texas (Raytheon, retired)

Nomaan Mufti, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Datacenter Systems Engineering, Ph.D., University of Essex

Jason Moore, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph. D., Southern Methodist University (Raytheon)

Padmaraj M.V. Nair, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

William P. Nanry, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Texas (Lockheed Martin)

David J. Nowacki, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A., M.S., Louisiana State

James Olivier, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., The Ohio State University

David Olszewski, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Doctorate of Management, Walsh College (Raytheon

Robert Oshana, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Phillip Pace, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. , The University of Cincinnati (L3Harris Corporation)

Steven G. Pelosi, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., University of Michigan (Fujitsu)

Greg Radighieri, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hope Rasmussen, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.A., SMU

Jon D. Rauscher, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Colorado State (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

John Rhymer, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., Howe School of Technology Management (Citi)

Paris Rutherford, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.Arch in Urban Design., Harvard University (Catalyst Urban Development)

Matt Saari, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Mohammed Sayeed, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Brett Schulman, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., SMU (Clearplan)

Thomas F. Siems, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

Nandlal M. Singh, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, D.E., SMU (MinMax Technologies)

Stephen C. Skinner, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU (Bell Helicopter)

Klyne Smith, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, D.Eng., SMU

Peter Sorenson, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.A., Brigham Young University

Gheorghe Spiride, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU (Ericsson)

Kamakshi Sridhar, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sandvine)

Nagarajan Sridhar, Adjunct Professor of Datacenter Systems Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)

Dario Villarreal Suarez, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas (Toyota North America)

Patricia A. Taylor, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Allen D. Tilley, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A., SMU

Philip K. Turner, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., North Texas (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Xinyu (Edward) Wang, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

Andrew K. Weaver, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.A., Navy; M.P.A., Troy State

John Widhalm, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., SMU (Raytheon)

James C. Wilt, P.E., Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., M.B.A., SMU

Rumanda K. Young, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas (Arlington) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)