Michael Hieb, PhD
Michael Hieb is a Research Professor at George Mason University’s Center for Excellence in C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence) and Cyber. He recently served at the DHS Science and Technology Directorate as a Senior Operations Research Analyst for a variety of programs including Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). For the last 20 years […]
Samuel A. Acuña, Ph.D.
Dr. Samuel Acuña is a biomechanical engineer interested in rehabilitation engineering and human-centered product design. He develops new technologies to address movement disorders that develop after injury, such as stroke, amputation, or traumatic brain injury. He is particularly interested in solving engineering problems for the hospital & health care industry with innovative and emerging technology, […]
Damon Dade, MBA
The primary focus of my research is the implementation of emerging technologies to mitigate known issues in society. Novel technology diffusion has the potential to help move several legacy industries to their next version via evolution based on new technology use cases. My current focus is on the healthcare industry and how emerging technologies can […]
Tanvir Arafin
I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Department of Cyber Security Engineering at George Mason University. I received my M.S. and Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2016 and 2018. My research explores security opportunities in emerging computer architecture, examines the weaknesses in autonomous […]
Keren Zhou
I am an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. Before joining GMU, I was a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI. I obtained my Ph.D. degree from Rice University, advised by Professor John Mellor-Crummey. Previously, I studied at Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Professor Guangming Tan’s PAA group. Prior to that, I […]
Lishan Yang
I am an assistant professor in the department of computer science at George Mason University. My research focuses on system reliability and GPU architecture.
Narendra Mangra
Narendra is a Principal at GlobeNet LLC and provides advisory and consulting services. across industry, government, and academia. His diverse experience spans strategy development, roadmap development, spectrum management, mobile network planning and system deployments, enterprise-wide modernization, program management, and education. He is an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason University. Narendra also leads several IEEE […]
Mahdi Hashemi, PhD
Research Focus We live amidst real-time data flows, with sensors measuring everything from air quality to traffic, with our own cell phones and social media yielding information about our whereabouts and activity levels, with buildings reporting on their own energy consumption and maintenance. The role of machine learning in smart cities is to provide a […]
Kenneth Nidiffer
Dr. Kenneth E. Nidiffer has over 59 years of government, industry, and academic experience in the field of software and systems engineering. Ken has successfully executed positions as Senior Vice-President at Fidelity Investments, Vice President of the Software and Systems Consortium, Director of Technical Operations/Engineering at Northrop Grumman Corporation, Principal Engineer at Carnegie Mellon’s Software […]
Xuesu Xiao, PhD
Dr. Xuesu Xiao is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. His research focuses on developing highly capable and intelligent mobile robots that are robustly deployable in the real world with minimal human supervision. Dr. Xiao has unique expertise evenly grounded in motion planning and machine learning, and vast […]
