Research Focus Area: Innovation in Computing

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

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 | 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

Stephen Pankavich, PhD

Stephen Pankavich, PhD
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Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Professor and Department Head
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 | 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 | 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 | 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