Research Focus Area: Innovation in Computing

Omid Babaie Rizvandi, PhD

Omid Babaie Rizvandi, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
obabaierizvandi@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Energy | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Energy Systems & Integration | Harnessing Renewable Energy Sources | Innovation in Computing
Keywords: Algorithms | Energy Conversion | Energy Efficiency | Energy Storage | Energy Systems Modeling | Energy Systems Optimization | Energy Transition | Energy-Water Nexus | High Performance Computing | Low- and Zero-Carbon Energy | Machine Learning | Renewable & Alternative Energy Integration | Renewable Energy

Iris Bahar, PhD

Iris Bahar, PhD
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Computer Science
Department Head & Professor
ribahar@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Innovation in Computing | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Robotics for the Modern World | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce
Keywords: Embedded Systems | Engineering Educational Innovation | Environmental Policy | High Performance Computing | Human Robot Interaction | Interdisciplinary Education | Resource & Sustainability Policy | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Grasping & Manipulation | Robot Perception | Security & Privacy | Sustainable Resource Management

Ebru Bozdag, PhD

Ebru Bozdag, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Associate Professor
bozdag@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Mathematics for the Modern World | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Fundamental Physics | Innovation in Computing | Space Exploration & Resource Development
Keywords: Applied Mathematics | Data Science | Geophysical Modeling | High Performance Computing | Machine Learning | Modeling & Simulation | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Optimization Techniques | Planetary Geology | Plate Motions / Tectonics | Seismic Imaging | Seismology | Simulations | Space Exploration | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping | Uncertainty Quantification | Wave Phenomena

Micah Corah

Micah Corah
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Computer Science
Assistant Professor
micah.corah@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World
Keywords: Algorithms | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Cyber-Physical Systems | Environmental Monitoring | Machine Learning | Multi-Robot Systems | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control | Search & Rescue | Space Exploration | Uncertainty Quantification | Underground Safety

Katie Knaus, PhD

Katie Knaus, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
katherine.knaus@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Engineering at the Interface of Biology & Technology | Innovation in Computing
Keywords: Bioengineering | Biomechanics | Computational Biology | Medical Imaging | Modeling & Simulation | Simulations | Uncertainty Quantification

George Kontoudis

George Kontoudis
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Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
george.kontoudis@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development
Keywords: Cyber-Physical Systems | Data Science | Environmental Monitoring | Machine Learning | Medical Devices | Multi-Robot Systems | Networked Systems | Remote Sensing | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Grasping & Manipulation | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Planning & Control | Search & Rescue | Uncertainty Quantification

Eileen Martin, PhD

Eileen Martin, PhD
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Geophysics; Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Associate Professor
eileenrmartin@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Earth | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Earth & Planetary Processes | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Innovation in Computing
Keywords: Algorithms | Cyber-Physical Systems | Data Science | Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing | Geophysical Data Acquisition | Geophysical Modeling | Geospatial Data Analysis & Mapping | Geothermal Exploration & Energy Technologies | High Performance Computing | Modeling & Simulation | Seismic Imaging | Subsurface Imaging & Mapping

Stephen Pankavich, PhD

Stephen Pankavich, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Department Head & Professor
pankavic@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers | Fundamentals
Research Focus Areas: Advanced Mathematics for the Modern World | Basic Science Principles Investigated through Applied Computing | Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing
Keywords: Algorithms | Applied Mathematics | Computational Analysis | Computational Biology | High Performance Computing | Machine Learning | Mathematical Modeling | Modeling & Simulation | Multiscale Theory & Analysis | Partial Differential Equations | Self- & Directed Assembly | Simulations | Uncertainty Quantification

Estelle Smith, PhD

Estelle Smith, PhD
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Computer Science
Assistant Professor
estellesmith@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Environment | Foundations | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Ethics & Values | Innovation in Computing | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Robotics for the Modern World | Soil Health & Human Wellness
Keywords: Algorithms | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Data Science | Human Robot Interaction | Human-Centered Computing | Machine Learning

Tom Williams, PhD

Tom Williams, PhD
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Computer Science
Associate Professor
twilliams@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Foundations | Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Ethics & Values | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World
Keywords: Community-Based Research | Design Justice | Educational Tools & Technology | Engineering & Social Justice | Ethics in STEM | Human Robot Interaction | Human-Centered Computing | Multi-Robot Systems | Robot Architectural Design | Search & Rescue | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Space Exploration

Frances Zhu, PhD

Frances Zhu, PhD
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Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
frankie.zhu@mines.edu
Website
Affiliated Pillar(s): Frontiers
Research Focus Areas: Computing for Innovation | Innovation in Computing | Robotics for the Modern World | Space Exploration & Resource Development
Keywords: Algorithms | Applied Robotics | Computational Analysis | Cyber-Physical Systems | Data Science | Educational Tools & Technology | Embedded Systems | Environmental Monitoring | Human Robot Interaction | Intelligent Transportation | Machine Learning | Modeling & Simulation | Multi-Robot Systems | Robot Architectural Design | Robot Learning & Adaptive Systems | Robot Locomotion | Robot Perception | Robot Planning & Control | Search & Rescue | Simulations | Space Exploration | Space Mining Technologies | Space Power & Energy Systems | Space Resources Development | Space Sampling & Analysis | Spacecraft Design & Control | Systems for Extreme Environments | Uncertainty Quantification