Reseach Faculty

 

li

Dr. Lin Li
Professor, Dean of College of Engineering

Research Interests:
Bio-inspired Soil Improvement, Sustainable Infrastructure Materials
Geoenvironmental Engineering, and STEM Education

Contact Info:
(615)963-5401 (Office), (615) 963-5397 (Fax),  lli1@tnstate.edu

Akbar

Dr. Mohammad Akbar
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering 

Research Interests:
Computational Fluid Dynamics, HVAC Design for Buildings, Thermal Fluid Systems Design, Hurricane Storm Surge Model, Micro/Mini Channel Flow, Gas Turbine Film Cooling, Particulate Flow, Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation Turbulence Modeling, Solar Energy, and MPI-based Parallel Model Development

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-xxxx (Office), (615) 963-5496 (Fax),  makbar@tnstate.edu

Nasr

Dr. Kamal Al Nasr
Associate Professor of Computer Science 

Research Interests:
Structural Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Machine Learning, Algorithms for Biological Problems, Image Processing and Feature Extraction, and Cryo-Electron Microscopy

Contact Info:
(615) 963-5848 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax),  kalnasr@tnstate.edu 

Armwood

Dr. Catherine Armwood
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies 

Research Interests:
Engineering Education and Workforce Development of Diverse Populations, Mechanical Behavior of Cementitious Materials, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historical and Existing Structures, and Resilience of Infrastructure Subjected to Extreme Events 

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5416 (Office), (615) 963-5397 (Fax),  carmwood@tnstate.edu

Beane

Dr. Carlos Beane
Associate Professor of Industrial Technology

Research Interests:
Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Physical Systems, Digital Twice Technologies, Mechatronics, Data Science, Robotics, Networked Control Systems, and STEM Education.

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5368 (Office), (615) 963-5376 (Fax),  cbeane@tnstate.edu

Bodruzzaman

Dr. Mohammad Bodruzzaman
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
Signal/Image Processing, and Neural Network Applications

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5367 (Office), (615) 963-2165 (Fax),  mbodruzzaman@tnstate.edu

Chimba

Dr. Deo Chimba
Professor of Civil Engineering 

Research Interests:
Highway Safety Analysis and Modeling, Traffic Operations & Management, Simulations, Planning, Incident Management, Freight Logistics, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Application of Statistics, Public/Mass Transportation, and Non-Motorized Studies  

Contact Info:
(615) 963-5430 (Office), (615) 963-5902 (Fax),  dchimba@tnstate.edu

Erdemir

Dr. Erdem Erdemir
Associate Professor of Computer Science

Research Interests: 
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Machine Learning for Robotics 

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5872 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax), eerdemir@tnstate.edu

Fasoro

Dr. Abiodun Fasoro
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Interests: 
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), MEMS Packing, Materials Characterization, Fatigue and Creep Studies of Specialty Metal Alloys, Fractography, and STEM Education

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5429 (Office), (615) 963-5496 (Fax), afasoro@tnstate.edu

Habibi

Dr. Mohammad Habibi
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Interests: 
Automation, Control and Intelligent Manufacturing, Cyber Physical Systems, Regenerative Energy, and Multifunctional Materials

Contact Info: 
(615) 963- 5248 (Office), (615) 963-5496 (Fax), mhabibi@tnstate.edu

Hasan

Dr. Kamrul Hasan
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
Cyber-Physical and Computer Network Systems and Security, Software Enabled Network Security, Machine Learning, and Applied Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity

 Contact Info: 
(615) 963- 7539 (Office), (615) 963-2165 (Fax), mhasan1@tnstate.edu

Hamidzadeh

Dr. Hamid Hamidzadeh
Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Interests:
Multi-Body Dynamics, Vibration Engineering, Structural Dynamics, System Identifications, Wave Propagation, Nonlinear Dynamics, Passive and Active Damping Treatments, Modal Analysis of High-speed Rotating Discs, Computational Mechanics, Vibrations of Composite Cylinders, Soil Dynamics, Soil-Foundation Structural Interaction, and Biomechanics

Contact Info: 
(615) 963- 5387 (Office), (615) 963-5496 (Fax), hhamidzadeh@tnstate.edu

Hong

Dr. Liang Hong
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
Wireless Communications, AI/Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, and Signal Processing

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5364 (Office), (615) 963-2165 (Fax),  lhong@tnstate.edu

Gardiner

Dr. Andrea Gardiner 
Assistant Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering

Research Interests:
Solid Waste, Materials Recycling, Decision Making, Stakeholder 
Engagement, Environmental Justice, Environmental Permitting, and Remediation   

Contact Info:
(615) 963-5428 (Office), (615) 963-5413 (Fax), agardine@tnstate.edu

Ghosh

Dr. Sagnika Ghosh
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
Smart/Micro Grid Systems Cyber Security Control, Electric Vehicle Charging Systems, Cyber-Physical Systems, Renewable Energy Storage Systems, Hybrid Power Systems Quality Control, Power Electronics and System Stability, and Engineering Economics

Contact Info:
(615) 963-5362 (Office), (615) 963-2165 (Fax),  sghosh1@tnstate.edu 

Keel

Dr. Lee-Hyun Keel
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
Control Systems, Cyber-physical Systems, and Uncertainties and Robustness of Dynamic Systems

Contact Info:
(615) 963-1611 (Office), (615) 963-2165 (Fax),  lkeel@tnstate.edu

McCurry

Dr. Charles McCurry
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Research Interests:
Human and Machine Teaming, Cyber-Human Systems, Human and System Integration, Data Fusion, Decision-Making Architectures, Control, and Intelligent Control Systems  

Contact Info:
(615) 963-2160 (Office), (615) 963-2165(Fax), cmccurry@tnstate.edu

Miao

Dr. Heh Miao
Assistant Professor of Computer Science 

Research Interests:
Wireless Sensor Network Modeling, Bioinformatics Computing, Computer Simulation, and Data Visualization  

Contact Info:
(615) 963-1521 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax),  hmiao@tnstate.edu 

Mu

Dr. Richard Mu
Research Professor and Associate Director of Advanced Materials

Research Interests:
Nano and meso-structure fabrication of metals, semiconductors, ferroelectric polymers, materials synthesis by functional design, multifunctional materials for sensing, energy conversion, transport and storage.

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5527 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax),   rmu@tnstate.edu 

Onyebueke

Dr. Landon Onyebueke
Professor, Interim Chair of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Interests:
Design Methodologies (Probabilistic, Deterministic, and Axiomatic), Optimization, and Simulation-based Design

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5425 (Office), (615) 963-5496 (Fax),  lonyebueke@tnstate.edu 

Painter

Dr. Roger Painter
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Interests:
Process Control, and Bioremediation

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5388 (Office), (615) 963-5902 (Fax),  rpainter@tnstate.edu

Parthasarathy

Dr. Ranganathan Parthasarathy
Assistant Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering

Research Interests:
Chemo-mechanical Modeling of Polymers, Chemical and Mechanical Characterization of Polymers, Multi-stability in Tensegrity Structures, Optimization of Lattice Structures, and Molecular Dynamics to Continuum Bridging

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-6910 (Office), (615) 963-5902 (Fax), ,  rparthas@tnstate.edu

Rogers

Dr. Tamara Rogers
Associate Professor of Computer Science

Research Interests:
Human-Robot Interaction, Social Robotics, and Signal Processing Hardware

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-1520 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax),  trogers3@tnstate.edu 

Samad

Dr. Manar Samad
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Research Interests:
Machine Learning, Deep Neural Networks, Computer Vision, and Biomedical Engineering

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5877 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax), msamad@tnstate.edu

Sekmen

Dr. Ali Sekmen
Professor, Chair of Computer Science

Research Interests:
Machine Learning, Approximation Theory, and High-Dimensional Data Analysis

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5712 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax),  asekmen@tnstate.edu

Shao

Dr. Guifeng Shao
Associate Professor of Computer Science

Research Interests:
Web-based Application Development, Relational Databases, Natural Language Processing, Image Processing, and Pattern Recognition

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5874 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax),  gshao@tnstate.edu 

Shirkhodaie

Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie
Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Director of Research, College of Engineering

Research Interests: 
Multi-modality EO/IR Sensing/Imaging, Machine Learning/AI, Deep and Reinforcement Learning, Sensor Data/Information Fusion, Intelligent Manufacturing Control, Flexible Robotics, Autonomous Cooperative Robotic Systems, Visual Inspection and Quality Control, Machinery Diagnostics and Prognostics, and Augmented and Virtual Reality Environments 

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-4924 (Office), (615) 963-5496 (Fax), ashirkhodaie@tnstate.edu

Yao

Dr. Fenghui Yao
professor of Computer Science

Research Interests:
Machine Learning and Data Science, Intelligent robots, Computer Architecture, Computer Vision, and Image Processing

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5875 (Office), (615) 963-5847 (Fax), fyao@tnstate.edu

Zein-Sabatto

Dr. Saleh Zein-Sabatto
Professor, Interim Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Cybersecurity, Intelligent Control Systems, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Sensors, and Information Fusion

Contact Info: 
(615) 963-5369 (Office), (615) 963-2165 (Fax), mzein@tnstate.edu

liu

Dr. Cindy (Shihui) Liu
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Research Interests:
Soil Improvement through Innovative Technology, Bio-inspired Material Development, Construction Materials, Soft Soil, smart constructures.

Contact Info:
(615) 963-5419 (Office), (615) 963-5902 (Fax), sliu1@tnstate.edu

wang

Dr. Zufeng Wang
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering

Research Interests:
Advanced controls for HVAC optimal operation, Grid-interactive efficient buildings, Virtual fan/pump flow meter at AHUs, Energy model of VFD-motor-fan/pump systems

Contact Info:
(615) 963-5416 (Office), (615) 963-5902 (Fax), zwang@tnstate.edu

choi

Dr. Youngjae Choi
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering

Research Interests:
Earthquake and Structural Engineering, Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures, Integrated Material and Structural Design, 3D Concrete Printing, Infrastructure Materials, and Prestressed Concrete

Contact Infor:
(615)-963-2262 (Phone), (615)-963-5413 (Fax), ychoi1@tnstate.edu

 

   

 

 

 

 






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