Stevens Institute of Technology has welcomed 33 new full-time faculty members to its Hoboken campus for the 2022-2023 academic year, part of the university’s ongoing effort to build on its reputation as a home for high-impact research and serve an expanding and increasingly accomplished student body.
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These researchers and teachers, recruited from prestigious institutions, bring to Stevens a wealth of knowledge plus teaching and research experience in a range of disciplines. They represent yet another large influx of faculty as the university continues carrying out its mission of applying technology toward innovative solutions to the most challenging problems of our time.
Among the faculty members are Dr. Eve Riskin, who will serve as Dean for Undergraduate Education in addition to joining the faculty as a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Jennifer Kang-Mieler, who is chairing the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science.
“Our new faculty members are joining Stevens at an exciting time — Stevens’ reputation is on the rise as we continue to make significant strides toward our strategic goal of inspiring, nurturing and preparing students for an increasingly complex and technology-centric world,” said Dr. Jianmin Qu, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. “These talented new faculty were chosen after far-ranging searches, and I am confident that they will contribute to our dynamic culture of innovation and excellence in research and teaching.”
Below are this year’s new faculty members:
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and ScienceAbrar Alrumayh, Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer SciencePh.D.: Temple UniversityRecent Affiliation: Temple UniversitySpecialization: Security and privacy of audio-based systems; smart health systems
Paola DiMarzio, Teaching Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical BiologyPh.D.: State University of RomeRecent Affiliation: Stevens Institute of TechnologySpecialization: Viral-host interactions; immunopathogenesis
Hua (Julia) Fang, Professor, Computer Science (joins January 1, 2023)Ph.D.: Ohio UniversityRecent Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and UMass MedicalSpecialization: Machine learning/statistical learning; behavioral trajectory pattern recognition
Sarah Goodman, Teaching Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials SciencePh.D.: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRecent Affiliation: The Dalton SchoolSpecialization: Electron microscopy; organic optoelectronics
Jonggi Hong, Assistant Professor, Computer Science (joins January 1, 2023)Ph.D.: University of Maryland, College ParkRecent Affiliation: Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research InstituteSpecialization: Human-computer interaction; machine learning; accessibility
Kazi Lutful Kabir, Teaching Assistant Professor, Computer SciencePh.D.: George Mason UniversityRecent Affiliation: George Mason UniversitySpecialization: Computational biology and bioinformatics; data mining; machine learning
Jennifer Kang-Mieler, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical EngineeringPh.D.: Northwestern UniversityRecent Affiliation: Illinois Institute of TechnologySpecialization: Blood flow, drug delivery and imaging related to retinal vascular diseases
Karim Karam, Teaching Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental and Ocean EngineeringPh.D.: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRecent Affiliation: Stevens Institute of TechnologySpecialization: Infrastructure planning; infrastructure construction engineering and management
Benjamin Leinwand, Assistant Professor, Mathematical SciencesPh.D.: University of North Carolina, Chapel HillRecent Affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel HillSpecialization: Networks (temporal; dense weighted; multilayer)
Nikhil Muralidhar, Assistant Professor, Computer SciencePh.D.: Virginia TechRecent Affiliation: Virginia TechSpecialization: Artificial intelligence; machine learning; data science and analytics; cybersecurity and privacy
Jacek Ossowski, Teaching Associate Professor, Computer SciencePh.D.: New York UniversityRecent Affiliation: Franklin Templeton (formerly QS Investors, LLC)Specialization: Machine/deep learning; reinforcement learning; probability; stochastic processes
Michel Ouendeno, Teaching Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringPh.D.: Florida Institute of TechnologyRecent Affiliation: Florida Institute of TechnologySpecialization: Information processing; pattern recognition
Zahra Pournorouz, Teaching Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringPh.D.: University of Texas, ArlingtonRecent Affiliation: Tarleton State UniversitySpecialization: Nanofluid technology; synthetic oil thermal performance enhancement; molecular dynamics simulation
Eve Riskin, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Stevens Dean for Undergraduate EducationPh.D.: Stanford UniversityRecent Affiliation: University of WashingtonSpecialization: Image processing; signals and systems; communications
Tewodros (Teddy) Zewde, Teaching Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringPh.D.: Syracuse UniversityRecent Affiliation: Wichita State UniversitySpecialization: Wireless communication and networking; PMU and smart grid security
School of Systems and EnterprisesAmro M. Farid, Humphreys Chair ProfessorPh.D.: University of CambridgeRecent Affiliation: Dartmouth UniversitySpecialization: Electrified transportation, industrial energy management and interdependent smart city infrastructures.
Nafiseh Ghorbani‐Renani, Teaching Assistant ProfessorPh.D.: University of OklahomaRecent Affiliation: Stevens Institute of TechnologySpecialization: Mathematical modeling, network optimization, infrastructure risk, supply chain risk and energy efficiency of smart cities
Ali Yassine, Teaching ProfessorPh.D.: Wayne State UniversityRecent Affiliation: New York Institute of TechnologySpecialization: Complex networks and machine learning
School of BusinessXinying (Violet) Chen, Assistant Professor, Analytics and Information SystemsPh.D.: Carnegie Mellon UniversityRecent Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon UniversitySpecialization: Fairness and ethics in the application of optimization and artificial intelligence to support decisions
Justine Hervé, Assistant Professor, EconomicsPh.D.: Fordham UniversityRecent Affiliation: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentSpecialization: Labor economics, applied and computational microeconomics, applied econometrics
Joon Hoo Kong, Assistant Professor, AccountingPh.D.: Fordham UniversityRecent Affiliation: Fordham UniversitySpecialization: Corporate disclosures, executive compensation, auditing, corporate social responsibility and compliance, the role of social media, data analytics
Choudur Lakshminarayan, Teaching Professor, Information SystemsPh.D.: University of TexasRecent Affiliation: Teradata LabsSpecialization: Mathematical statistics, applied mathematics, machine learning, algorithms
Jingrui (Victoria) Li, Assistant Professor, FinTechPh.D.: West Virginia UniversityRecent Affiliation: Tulane UniversitySpecialization: Asset pricing, fintech, investments, derivatives
Hyewon Oh, Assistant Professor, MarketingPh.D.: University of Illinois Champaign-UrbanaRecent Affiliation:Specialization: Consumer well-being
Sibel Ozgen, Assistant Professor, ManagementPh.D.: Florida International UniversityRecent Affiliation: Florida International UniversitySpecialization: Strategic leadership and responsible behavior, creativity and entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence–human interaction
Steven Taylor, Teaching Associate Professor, FinTech; Chief Research Officer, CRAFT CenterPh.D.: SUNY Stony BrookRecent Affiliation: New Jersey Institute of TechnologySpecialization: Quantitative finance
Ryan Wynne, Teaching Assistant Professor, AccountingPh.D.: Baruch College CUNYRecent Affiliation: Baruch College CUNYSpecialization: Impact of economic policy uncertainty on non-GAAP reporting
Haoying (Howie) Xu, Assistant Professor, ManagementPh.D.: University of Illinois ChicagoRecent Affiliation: University of Illinois ChicagoSpecialization: Leadership, workplace relationships, workplace emotions
College of Arts and LettersMichelle Burke, Teaching Assistant Professor, Freshman ExperiencePh.D.: University of CincinnatiRecent Affiliation: Stevens Institute of Technology
Samran Dayal, Assistant Professor, LiteraturePh.D.: New York UniversityRecent Affiliation: New York University
Katheryn Detwiler, Teaching Assistant Professor, Science and Technology StudiesPh.D.: The New School for Social ResearchRecent Affiliation: Stevens Institute of Technology
Christian Jurlando, Teaching Assistant Professor, Freshman ExperiencePh.D.: University of PennsylvaniaRecent Affiliation: Stevens Institute of Technology
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