Computer Science Faculty Members
Baker, Polly
Education Details
| BS: | Psychology Cornell University 1974 |
| MS: | Education Syracuse University 1977 |
| PhD: | Computer Science University of Ill. |
Research Interests
Dr. Baker's research is in exploring the design and application of sophisticated, highly interactive visual environments for data exploration and learning. Prior to joining Indiana's Pervasive Technology initiative, Polly spent many years at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois, where she worked with scientists to define and develop custom solutions for advanced visualization problems. She provided leadership and direction as the Center's Associate Director for the Visualization and Virtual Environments group, and as Division Director for the Data, Mining, and Visualization Division. Dr. Baker is the author of several widely used texts in computer graphics. Dr. Baker earned a BA in Psychology at Cornell University, a MS in Education from Syracuse University, and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Chen, Jake Yue
Education Details
| BS: | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Peking University 1995 |
| MS: | Computer Science and Engineering University of Minnesota Twin Cities 1997 |
| PhD: | Computer Science and Engineering University of Minnesota Twin Cities 2001 |
Research Interests
Dr. Chen conducts active research in the area of bioinformatics, scientific data management and data mining, functional genomics, proteomics, and systems and network biology. Since 2002, he has successfully obtained funding from institutional, foundation, federal, and international sources as principle investigator (PI) or co-PI, bringing in more than 10 grants and combined value of $7.2 million to support research and education efforts in large interdisciplinary research teams. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals, conference proceedings, or academic books. He is an IEEE senior member and chairs of several local, regional, and national professional organizations dedicated to bio-computing. Dr. Chen earned his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2001.
Durresi, Arjan
Education Details
| PhD: | Polytechnic University of Tirana |
Research Interests
Dr. Durresi's research interests include Network Architectures (specifically, creating the architecture for the next generation of the Internet), Heterogenous Wireless ad hoc and Sensor Networks, Quality of Service Routing Protocols, Traffic Management, Grid Computing, Performance Evaluation and Testing, among others. He has published over fifty papers in journals and over seventy papers in conference proceedings, and five book chapters. He also has over thirty contributions to standardization organizations such as IETF, ATM Forum, ITU, ANSI and TIA. He is the PI of three NSF funded research projects. His research has also been funded by the States of Ohio and Louisiana, as well as university and industry sources. Dr. Durresi has served as an editor and on editorial boards of several high-impact journals in his field. He joined the Department in 2007 as an Associate Professor. He earned his PhD in Telecommunication and Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University of Tirana in 1993.
Fang, Shiaofen
Education Details
| BS: | Mathematics Zhejiang University China 1983 |
| MS: | Applied Mathematics Zhejiang University China 1986 |
| PhD: | Computer Science University of Utah 1992 |
Research Interests
Dr. Fang is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. In addition, he directs the
Center for Visual Information Sensing and Computing (VISC).
Prof. Fang received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Utah
in 1992, and MS and BS degrees in Mathematics from Zhejiang University, China in
1986 and 1983, respectively. His primary research interest is in Visualization, Biomedical Imaging, Computer Graphics, and Geometric Modeling. Prof. Fang has published over 50 research papers in scientific journal and international conferences, and holds a US patent based on his work on Hardware-Assisted Voxelization. His research has been primarily funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Nation Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the Indiana University Strategic Directions Initiative. He has also served in several NSF review panels and in the program committees of many international conferences.
Liang, Yao
| Position: | Associate Professor |
| Mail: |  |
Education Details
Research Interests
Dr. Yao Liang joined the Department in 2007 as an Associate Professor. His research interests include Adaptive Network Control and Resource Allocation, Wireless Sensor Networks, Network Quality of Service, Multimedia Networks, Machine Learning, and Data Management and Integration, among many others. His research is and has been funded by agencies such as NASA, NSF, and NOAA. Dr. Liang earned his PhD in Computer Science from Clemson University in 1997.
Mukhopadhyay, Snehasis
Education Details
| BE: | Electronics and Telecommunications Jadavpur University 1985 |
| ME: | Systems Science and Automation Indian Institute of Science 1987 |
| MS: | Electrical Engineering Yale University 1991 |
| PhD: | Electrical Engineering Yale University 1994 |
Research Interests
Associate Professor Mukhopadhyay has served as an Associate Director of the Bioinformatics Program in the IU School of Informatics ? Indianapolis from 2000 to 2006, and currently conducts research in the areas of Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Control, Neural Networks, Multi-Agent Systems, and Biocomputing. Dr. Mukhopadhyay holds degrees from Jadavpur University, India and the Indian Institute of Science, India as well as Master of Science and Ph.D. (1994) degrees in electrical engineering from Yale University. He is a National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient.
Olson, Andrew
Education Details
| BS: | Mathematics University of Wyoming Laramie |
| MS: | Mathematics University of Wisconsin Madison |
| PhD: | Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Washington University St. Louis |
Research Interests
Associate Professor Mukhopadhyay has served as an Associate Director of the Bioinformatics Program in the IU School of Informatics ? Indianapolis from 2000 to 2006, and currently conducts research in the areas of Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Control, Neural Networks, Multi-Agent Systems, and Biocomputing. Dr. Mukhopadhyay holds degrees from Jadavpur University, India and the Indian Institute of Science, India as well as Master of Science and Ph.D. (1994) degrees in electrical engineering from Yale University. He is a National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient.
Palakal, Mathew
| Position: | Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, IU School of Informatics at IUPUI |
| Mail: |  |
| Phone: | 317-274-9735 |
| Url: | http://regen.cs.iupui.edu/ |
Education Details
| BS: | Computer Science Concordia University Montreal 1979 |
| MS: | Computer Science Concordia University Montreal 1983 |
| PhD: | Computer Science Concordia University Montreal 1987 |
Research Interests
Dr. Palakal holds a B.S., an M.S., and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He is currently the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the School of Informatics, Professor of Computer Science in the School of Science and the Director of Informatics Research Institute where he is leading numerous industry and community related projects. He is currently working on problems related to information management in the field of life sciences. Dr. Palakal has developed a system called BioMap that generates methods for analysis of biological data such as identifying biological pathways, providing computerized support for disease targeting and new drug discovery using biomedical literature documents. Dr. Palakal has served as PI or Co-PI on over 20 different research grants and received over $14.68M in external funding from sources such as NIH, NSF, IMLS, Eli Lilly & Co., Indiana 21st Century Grant, and Delco. He has published over 100 manuscripts in peer reviewed venues and given more than 30 invited presentations. He served as proposal reviewer for NSF and NIH and currently serves on the editorial board for a major international Bioinformatics Journal and on the Conference Committee of an International Conference related to Bioinformatics since 2004.
Pradhan, Meeta
| Position: | Research Assistant Professor |
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| Phone: | 317-274-9746 |
Education Details
| B.S.: | Chemical Engineering University of Nagpur 1989 |
| M.S.: | Chemical Engineering University of Bombay 1993 |
| M.S.: | Chemical Informatics Indiana University Indianapolis 2004 |
| Ph.D. : | Chemical Engineering University of Bombay 1999 |
Research Interests
Dr. Pradhan's research is in the area of understanding of the metabolic pathway and the enzyme function - Machine Learning and Statistical Methods are being used to identify the relationship between the structure of biological network and its function. These methods would help to identify the functional motifs in the pathway network. Enzyme Classification Database is used to understand the network motifs. Alternative pathways to reduce the cost function will be developed as an outcome of this research
Raje, Rajeev
Education Details
| BE: | Electrical Engineering University of Bombay 1984 |
| MS: | Computer Engineering Syracuse University 1994 |
| PhD: | Computer Science Syracuse University 1994 |
Research Interests
Currently serving as Associate Chair and head of the Graduate Committee, Associate Professor Dr. Rajeev Raje is active in the areas of Distributed Computing, Component-Based Programming, and Software Engineering. Dr. Raje earned his BE (Electrical Engineering) from the University of Bombay in 1984 and his MS and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University in 1994. His current and past research has been supported by the US Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, the Microsoft Corporation, the Eli Lilly and Company, and the Indigo Foundation. He has authored or co-authored more than 90 research publications in various forums, has been a speaker on many different occasions, and also has acted as an organizer for conferences and workshops. He has received numerous awards, including the School of Science Teaching Award, the IUPUI Trustee's Teaching Award, the J. N. Tata Scholarship, and the Anandrao Pandit Scholarship. Dr. Raje is a member of the ACM and IEEE.
Tuceryan, Mihran
Education Details
| BS: | Computer Science and Engineering Massachusetts institute of Technology 1978 |
| PhD: | Computer Science University of Illinois 1980 |
Research Interests
Associate Professor Dr. Mihran Tuceryan holds a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1986) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1978). His areas of expertise include Computer Vision, Image Processing, and Pattern Recognition. His recent research interests include augmented reality, video analysis for marketing applications, and distributed tracking. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a regular member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).
Xia, Yuni
Education Details
| BS: | Computer Science Huazhong University of Science and Technology 1996 |
| MS: | Computer Science Purdue University 2002 |
| PHD: | Computer Science Purdue University 2005 |
Research Interests
Dr. Xia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer & Information
Science at IUPUI, working in the areas of Databases and Datamining, especially for constantly evolving data such as spatial-temporal data and sensor data. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China in 1996, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Xia is also active in Medical Informatics. She serves as the co-chair for the first ACM workshop on Health Information and Knowledge Management (HIKM).
Zheng, Jiang Yu
Education Details
| BS: | Computer Science Fudan University 1983 |
| MS: | Control Engineering Osaka University 1987 |
| PhD: | Control Engineering Osaka University 1990 |
Research Interests
Dr. Zheng earned his B.S. degree from Fudan University, China, in 1983, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Osaka University in Japan in 1987 and 1990, respectively. He was with ATR Communication Systems Research Laboratory as a research associate from 2000-2003. He then worked at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan, from 1993 to 2001 as an associate professor. He specializes in the areas of image, vision, graphics, virtual reality, multimedia, and the internet. His current research interests include 3D Modeling, Dynamic Image Processing, scene representation, digital museums, and combining vision with graphics and human interface. Dr. Zheng received 1991 Best Paper Award from the Information Processing Society of Japan for generating the world's first digital panoramic image. He also received the Excellent Paper Award from the Japan Society of Art and Science in 2000 for his development of a graphics tool to extract human motion from video. He is a senior member of IEEE, and adjunct professor in Beijing University, China.
Zou, Xukai
Education Details
| BS: | Computer Science Zhengzhou University 1983 |
| MS: | Computer Science Huazhong University of Science and Technology 1986 |
| PhD: | Computer Science University of Nebraska Lincoln 2000 |
Research Interests
Assistant Professor Dr. Xukai Zou received his Ph.D. from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) and Zhengzhou University (China) respectively, all in Computer Science. His research is in Applied Cryptography, Communication Networks and Security, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, and Grid Computing. He has published three books and over twenty peer-reviewed articles in security-related topics. Dr. Zou is a recipient of the U.S. NSF Cyber Trust Awards and the co-author of the two recent Books "Secure Group Communication over Data Networks" (Springer, 2004) and "Trust and Security in Collaborative Computing" (World Scientific, 2006). Dr. Zou is a Program Chair and a Program Committee Member for a number of international conferences and serves on the Editorial Board and as a reviewer for many international journals and conferences.
