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Lyle School of Engineering



Office of the Academic Dean

Nader Jalili, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Ali Beşkök, Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Ph.D. Education, George R. Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Kathy Hubbard, Assistant Dean for Student Success and Inclusive Excellence

Nancy Huff, Executive Assistant to the Dean

Rebecca Lothringer, Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Strategic Enrollment

Dinesh Rajan, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum Innovation, Cecil and Ida Green Chair of Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ben Zoghi, Associate Dean for Advanced Studies and Industrial Partnerships, Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor of Engineering Innovation

Administration

Adel Alaeddini, Executive Director for the Research Innovation Center for Digital and Human-Augmented Manufacturing, O’Donnell Foundation Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Jessica Burnham, Director of Human Centered Design and Innovation Program, Clinical Assistant Professor

Misti Compton, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Student Records

Jim Dees, Executive Director of Student Experience and Scholarship

Natalie Hunter, Executive Assistant

Maya Jhangiani, Director of Development

Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Co-Executive Director of the Hart Institute of Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Vin and Caren Prothro Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Stephanie Murray, Executive Assistant

Sukumaran V.S. Nair, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Office, Director of the AT&T Center for Virtualization, University Distinguished Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Seth Orsborn, Director of Deason Innovation Gym, Clinical Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Mitchell A. Thornton, P.E., Executive Director of Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Cecil H. Green Chair of Engineering

Todd Wright, Director of Facilities

Lyle Faculty

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

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

Adel Alaeddini, O’Donnell Foundation Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Executive Director for the Research Innovation Center for Digital and Human-Augmented Manufacturing, Ph.D., Wayne State University

Jennifer (Ginger) Alford, Clinical Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Iowa

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

Kenneth Berry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Pepperdine

Ali Beşkök, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Ph.D. Education, George R. Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Princeton

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

Elena V. Borzova, Clinical Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Jessica Burnham, Clinical Assistant Professor, 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, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Rice

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

Yangling Chang, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

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

Justin Childress, Clinical Assistant Professor of Design and Innovation, M.F.A., Texas A&M

Corey Clark, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, J. Lindsay Embrey Trustee Professor, Ph.D., Texas (Arlington)

Carlos E. Davila, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

Ali H. Dogru, Herman Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

Scott C. Douglas, Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringAssociate Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Chief Innovation Officer, Ph.D., Stanford

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

Diana Easton, Clinical Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Department of Operations Research and Engineering Management Associate Chair, Ph.D., SMU

John H. Easton, Clinical Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Chair, Ph.D., Alabama (Birmingham)

Maya El Dayeh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

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

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

John Evers, Senior Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Eng.D., SMU

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

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

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

Ping Gui, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, Cecil and Ida Green Chair of Engineering, Ph.D., Delaware

Mehak Gupta, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Delaware

Michael Hahsler, Clinical Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

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

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

Labiba Jahan, Clinical Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Florida International University

Nader Jalili, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Ph. D., Connecticut

Hamidreza Karbasian, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Concordia University (Montreal)

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, Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, D.E., SMU

Rong Kou, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Laboratory Operations and Safety, Ph.D., Tulane University

Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vin and Caren Prothro Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Co-Executive Director of the Hart Institute for Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Ph.D., Texas (Arlington)

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

Eric C. Larson, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor in Engineering Innovation, 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

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

Elizabeth G. Loboa, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ph.D., Stanford

Sanjaya Lohani, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Tulane

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

Nicos Makris, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 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, Department of Computer Science Associate Chair, Ph.D., Pittsburgh

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

Gholamreza Moghimi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Sukumaran V.S. Nair, P.E., University Distinguished Professor for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Office, Director of the AT&T Center for Virtualization, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

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

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

Seth Orsborn, Clinical Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Deason Innovation Gym, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon

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

Egawati Panjei, Clinical Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Ilias Papailias, Research Assistant Professor, Ph.D., National Technical University (Athens)

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

Kasilingam Periyasamy, Clinical Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Concordia University (Montreal)

Ohad Perry, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Columbia

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 EngineeringAssociate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum Innovation, Cecil and Ida Green Chair in Engineering, Ph.D., Rice

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

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

Kelyn Rola, Clinical Assistant Professor, Ed., SMU

Saeed Salehi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Herman Brown Chair in Engineering, Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology

Amin Salehi-Khojin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, William T. Solomon Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Clemson

Klyne Smith, Clinical Associate Professor of Computer Science, D.Eng., SMU

Janille Smith-Colin, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, J. Lindsay Embrey Chair in Civil Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Kathleen Smits, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, William T. and Gay Solomon Endowed Professor in Engineering and Global Development, Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines

Brett Story, Associate 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, Executive Director of Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security, 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 (College Park)

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

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

Chen Wang, Associate Professor of Computer Science, O’Donnell Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Rutgers

Donghai Wang, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The Brown Foundation Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Tulane University

Jianhui Wang, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mary and Richard Templeton Centennial Chair of Electrical, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

James R. Webb, Clinical Professor, Program Director of the Manufacturing Management Program, DM, University of Maryland (University College)

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

Xihao Xi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Nurcan Yuruk, Clinical Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Arkansas (Fayetteville)

Jessie Zarazaga, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Jia Zhang, Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, Interim Chair,​ Cruse C. and Marjorie F. Calahan Centennial Chair in Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)

Ben Zoghi, Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor of Engineering Leadership, Associate Dean for Advanced Studies and Industrial Partnerships, Ph.D., Texas A&M

Lyle Emeritus Faculty

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

William Milton Gosney Jr., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)

Richard Helgason, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, 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., Professor Emeritus 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, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

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

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

Stephen A. Szygenda, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Ph.D., Northwestern

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

Batur Aluskan, Adjunct Lecturer of Operation, Research and Engineering Management, M.S., Florida (Gainesville)

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

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

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

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

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

Hakki C. Cankaya, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

Shaibal Chakrabarty, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science; 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

Purva Chawla, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MLA, Penn

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

Eric B. Cluff, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU

Christopher Colaw, Adjunct Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Executive Director for Industrial Partnerships Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU

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

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

Crystal Dyll, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.Ed., University of North Texas

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

John (Jack) Furlong, P.E., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MSCE, Texas (Arlington)

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

Christopher Hill, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., North Dakota State

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

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

Qiguo Jing, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., California (Riverside)

Adreana Julander, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations, Research and Engineering Management, M.S., SMU

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

Farzad Kamalzadeh, Adjunct Professor of Operations, Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

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

Courtney Kelly, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., SMU

Patrick Kennedy, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.A., Penn State

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

Pratyusha Kiran, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Rama Koganti, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., Eastern Michigan

Bhalaji Kumar, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., M.B.A., The University of Dallas

Dan Lawrence, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, DBA, University of Dallas

Mehedy Mashnad, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois

Steven D. McCauley, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., Texas Tech

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

Emily McIntosh, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

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

Angela Steffen Meyer, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Theodore Moise, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph. D., Yale

Jason Moore, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph. D., SMU

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

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

James Oliver, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Ohio State

Steven Pelosi, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., Michigan (Ann Arbor)

Robert Pikna, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A., University of Dallas

Leonid Popokh, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., Texas (Dallas)

Alex Radunsky, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Jon D. Rauscher, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Colorado State

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

Gloria Ruiz, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., SMU

Ardas Sabuncuyan, P.E., Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University

Hosam Salman, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

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

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

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

Kamakshi Sridhar, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., MIT

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

Justin Steadman, Adjunct Lecturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., SMU

Kexu Sun, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Patricia A. Taylor, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Matthew Tonnemacher, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Philip Turner, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., University of North Texas

Laura Vu, 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

Mikel Wilkins, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.S. North Carolina State

Philip Wrage, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. UT Southwestern Medical Center