Researchers
Welcome! We hope that this can be a landing spot for contacting researchers studying AI at WSU. This is a growing list currently being compiled. At present, it has more than 40 AI researchers spanning over multiple colleges and multiple campuses.
| Name | Areas of Interest | |
|---|---|---|
| Adesope, Olusola Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology olusola.adesope@wsu.edu | • Cognitive and pedagogical underpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources especially studies of the effects of artificial intelligence on learning • Use of systematic reviews and meta-analyses for advancing evidence-based practices • Instructional principles and assessments in STEM education |
| Boyd, Amanda Strategic Communication Program amanda.boyd@wsu.edu | • Science communication • Public perceptions of new technology and energy systems • Community engagement |
| Broschat, Shira School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science bcb.eecs@wsu.edu | • machine learning • microbiology applications • antimicrobial resistance |
| Cai, Ruiying School of Hospitality Business Management ruiying.cai@wsu.edu | • Customer interaction with artificial intelligence enabled service devices • Customer acceptance of artificial intelligence in service delivery • Customer perceptions and attitudes toward integrating artificial intelligence into service experience |
| Cook, Diane School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science djcook@wsu.edu | • AI foundations • Machine learning • Biomedical informatics |
| Dasgupta, Nairanjana (Jan) Department of Mathematics and Statistics dasgupta@wsu.edu | • Statistics • Data analytics • Bioinformatics |
| Deng, Yong) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering yong.deng1@wsu.edu | • Pavement • Data analysis • System identification |
| Doppa, Jana School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science jana.doppa@wsu.edu | • AI foundations • Machine learning • Data-driven science and engineering |
| Dubey, Anamkia School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science anamika.dubey@wsu.edu | • Power system optimization and control • Distributed energy resources • Machine learning |
| Ficklin, Stephen Department of Horticulture stephen.ficklin@wsu.edu | • Agricultural systems • Molecular biosignatures • Machine learning |
| Fritz, Roschelle "Shelly" College of Nursing shelly.fritz@wsu.edu | • Developing health monitoring smart homes for adults • AI used in the delivery of healthcare • AI ethics |
| Gebremedhin, Assefaw WSU AI Point of Contact School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science assefaw.gebremedhin@wsu.edu | • Data science and AI • Graph algorithms and network science • Cyber security, energy systems and bioinformatics |
| Ghandi, Mona School of Design and Construction mona.ghandi@wsu.edu | • Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in design and Machine Learning (ML) in the built environment • Enhancing well-being through the use of AI in design of spaces and cyber-physical systems • Emotive and Performative Intelligent Architecture |
| Ginn, Tim Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering tim.ginn@wsu.edu | • Calibration of models of environmental fluid mechanics and solute transport • Identification of memory functions for compartment models • Physics-informed neural networks |
| Gupta, Subhanshu School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science subhanshu.gupta@wsu.edu | • Multi-parameter optimization problems for large-scale antenna arrays, mixed-signal circuits and systems, and radio transceivers. • Temperature-scalable multi-stage decision making for high data-rate links from cryogenic temperatures to room temperatures. |
| Gursoy, Dogan School of Hospitality Business Management dgursoy@wsu.edu | • Consumer acceptance of artificially intelligence in service delivery • Impact of anthropomorphic features of artificially intelligent service robots on consumer acceptance • Customer acceptance of artificially intelligent robotic device use in hospitality services |
| Harkness, John Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience john.harkness@wsu.edu | • Biomedical image analysis • Tissue and cell analysis • Machine learning |
| Hoang, Nghia School of Engineering and Computer Science trongnghia.hoang@wsu.edu | • Stochastic optimization for machine learning • Robust machine learning and its application to computer vision tasks • Conformal prediction |
| Holder, Larry School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science holder@wsu.edu | • AI foundations • Graph mining • Smart environments |
| Johnson, Richard Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship richard.d.johnson@wsu.edu | • AI, Big Data & Decision-Making • Technology & Human Resource Management • Anthropomorphism & Interface Design |
| Kalyanaraman, Ananth School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ananth@wsu.edu | • Computational genomics • Graph algorithms • High performance computing |
| Karkee, Manoj Department of Biological Systems Engineering manoj.karkee@wsu.edu | • Agricultural automation • Machine vision • Sensing technologies |
| Khot, Lav Ramchandra Department of Biological Systems Engineering lav.khot@wsu.edu | • Agricultural automation • Remote sensing • Crop physiology |
| Kim, Dave School of Engineering and Computer Science kimd@wsu.edu | • Manufacturing process monitoring • Composite manufacturing • AI in engineering education |
| Kirkpatrick, Alex Center for Sustaining Ag and Nat Resources alex.kirkpatrick@wsu.edu | • Public engagement with science and technology • Human-AI interaction • Diffusion of AI innovations |
| Lee, Ji Yun Civil & Environmental Engineering jiyun.lee@wsu.edu | • AI-driven data analytics • Stochastic modeling and simulation of natural hazard • Risk analysis and assessment |
| Lofgren, Eric Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health eric.lofgren@wsu.edu | • Computational epidemiology • Antimicrobial resistant infections • Modeling |
| Main, Doreen Department of Horticulture dorrie@wsu.edu | • Crop genomics • Crop genetics • Breeding |
| Makin, David Alan Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology dmakin@wsu.edu | • Criminal justice • Complex social interaction • Machine learning |
| Natesan, Senthil Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences senthil.natesan@wsu.edu | • Computer-aided drug design • Integral membrane proteins (GPCRs and Ion channels) • Membrane lipids |
| Nguyen-Truong, Connie College of Nursing c.nguyen-truong@wsu.edu | • Advocacy and action-oriented coalitions • Micronesian Islanders • Community-based smart health technology adoption and data |
| Pappu, Hanu Department of Plant Pathology hrp@wsu.edu | • Virus diseases of horticultural crops • Plant pathology • Biotechnology |
| Rajagopalan, Kirti Department of Biological Systems Engineering kirtir@wsu.edu | • Hydrological impact of global change • Biophysical modeling • Water and agriculture |
| Rotolo, Thomas Department of Sociology rotolo@wsu.edu | • Voluntary Associations/Volunteering • Social Networks • Quantitative Methodology/Statistics |
| Sankaran, Sindhuja Department of Biological Systems Engineering sindhuja.sankaran@wsu.edu | • Agricultural automation • Remote sensing • Crop phenotyping |
| Schulz, Noel School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science noel.schulz@wsu.edu | • Power engineering and AI applications • Microgrids • Women in leadership and engineering |
| Sekhar, Praveen School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science praveen.sekhar@wsu.edu | • Sensors and Machine Learning • Antennas and Machine Learning • Broadening Participation in Engineering |
| Skinner, Michael K School of Biological Sciences skinner@wsu.edu | • Deep Learning Pathology • Hybrid Deep Learning-Machine Learning • Molecular Prediction in Epigenetics |
| Solmaz, Amiri College of Medicine, IREACH solmaz.amiri@wsu.edu | • Incorporating ML with geospatial analysis • ML-based algorithms incorporating SDOH to predict health outcomes • ML for urban development |
| Tang, Juming Department of Biological Systems Engineering jtang@wsu.edu | • Food engineering • Thermal processing • Heat and mass transfer in food processing |
| Vaughan, Joseph The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering jvaughan@wsu.edu | • Air quality • Computational methods • Modeling |
| Venkatasubramanian, Mani School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science mani@wsu.edu | • Stability theory of nonlinear systems • Power system oscillation monitoring • Synchrophasors |
| Yan, Yan School of Engineering and Computer Science yan.yan1@wsu.edu | • Stochastic optimization for machine learning • Robust machine learning and its application to computer vision tasks • Conformal prediction |
| Zhang, Qin Department of Biological Systems Engineering qinzhang@wsu.edu | |
| Wang, Haifeng Civil and Environmental Engineering haifeng.wang@wsu.edu | • Damage identification and condition assessment • Data-driven simulation of wind hazards • Performance-based wind design of structures |
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