Faculty Directory by Department

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Science Building Room 115
trevorcaughlin@boisestate.edu
Trevor Caughlin’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Areas: Forest Landscape Restoration, Spatial Ecology, Seed Dispersal, Landscape Ecology, Remote Sensing, Statistical Methods in Ecology, Tropical Forests, Human Ecology, Transdisciplinary Research

Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Science Building Room 111
(208) 426-4625
erichayden@boisestate.edu
Eric J. Hayden’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: CMSE, Computer Science, Data Science
Research Areas: RNA Evolution, Molecules for Use in Biomedical and Biotechnical Fields

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Director, Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Program
Science Building Room 103
(208) 426-2921
denisewingett@boisestate.edu
Denise Wingett’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Immunology and Inflammatory Disease, Nanomaterials and Biological Response, New Drug Development

Associate Professor, Business and Economics Department
MBEB Room 3205
(208) 426-3346
kellychen@boisestate.edu
Kelly Chen’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Area: Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Health Economics, Education Economics, Welfare

Professor, Business and Economics Department
MBEB Room 2258
(208) 426-3308
michailfragkias@boisestate.edu
Michail Fragkias’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Areas: Applied Economics, Urbanization and Sustainability

Assistant Professor, Business and Economics Department
MBEB Room 3211
(208) 426-1468
RafaelRibas@boisestate.edu
Rafael Ribas’ Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Areas: Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Causal Inference, Impact Evaluation of Public Policies, Firm Performance, Finance, Labor Markets

Professor and Director of SEnS-GPS, Civil Engineering Department
ERB Room 3133
(208) 426-4827
arvinfarid@boisestate.edu
Arvin Farid’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Multiscale Multiphase Numerical Modeling

Professor, Civil Engineering Department
ERB Room 3135
(208) 426-1430
mkhanal@boisestate.edu
Mandar Khanal’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Advanced Traffic Management, Connected and Automated Vehicle Systems Advanced Travel Forecasting Methods

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department
ERB Room 4147
(208) 426-3774
mojtabasadegh@boisestate.edu
Mojtaba Sadegh’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Data Science
Research Areas: Geospatial Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Wildfire-Climate-Humans Nexus

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department
ERB Room 4143
(208) 426-3783
yanglufrank@boisestate.edu
Yang Lu’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Computational Multiscale/Multiphysics Modeling, Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Materials, Sustainable and Durable Cementitious Materials, Infrastructure Materials, Renewable Energy Materials, Critical Infrastructure Systems Resilience

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
SCNC Room 316
(208) 426-3000
olivieroandreuss@boisestate.edu
Oliviero Andreussi’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Data Science, Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Physical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Multiscale Models and Software, Solvent Effects in Chemistry/Bio/Materials, Materials for Electrochemistry and Catalysis

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
SCNC Room 319
(208) 426-3964
owenmcdougal@boisestate.edu
Owen McDougal’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Natural Products, Food and Dairy Chemistry, Toxicology

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
ERB 3125
(208) 426-2260
lisawarner@boisestate.edu
Lisa Warner’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Structural Biochemistry, Protein Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Spectroscopy

Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 251
(208) 426-5768
tandersen@boisestate.edu
Tim Andersen’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 356
(208) 426-5053
stevencutchin@boisestate.edu
Steve Cutchin’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Data Science
Research Areas: Scientific Data Visualization, Immersive Environments, Serious Games, High Performance Computing, Multi-terabyte data visualization

Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 350
(208) 426-5782
gabydagher@boisestate.edu
Gaby Dagher’s Profile

Currently advising or accepting new Computing Ph.D. Students

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Cybersecurity, Applied Cryptography, Data Mining, Cloud Computing

Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 360
(208) 426-4022
nasireisty@boisestate.edu
Nasir Eisty’s Personal Profile

Currently advising Computing PhD students

Emphasis Area: Computer Science
Research Areas: Empirical Software Engineering, Research Software Engineering, Software Quality Assurance, and Software Engineering Education

Professor and Chair, Computer Science Department
Graduate Coordinator, Computer Science Master Program
CCP Room 363
(208) 426-5783
jerryfails@boisestate.edu
Jerry Fails’ Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Data Science
Research Areas: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Child-Computer Interaction, Participatory Design with Children, Online Search for Children, Privacy & Security For Children, XR for Children, Analyzing and Making Sense Of Data/Information (for Children), Informal Science Experiences For Children, Fitness Technologies For Children

Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 355
(208) 426-3821
ajain@boisestate.edu
Amit Jain’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Election Cybersecurity, Parallel Algorithms and High Performance Computing, Large Scale Data Analysis, Distributed Systems

Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 254
(208) 426-5731
caseykennington@boisestate.edu
Casey Kennington’s Profile
Information for Prospective Advising

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Data Science
Research Areas: Natural Language Processing, Dialogue Systems, Human Robot Interaction

Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 347
(208) 426-2499
minlong@boisestate.edu
Min Long’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Area(s): Scientific Computing, Hydrodynamics, Machine Learning, Astrophysics, Astroinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Nuclear Material

Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 252
(208) 426-5766
hodamehrpouyan@boisestate.edu
Hoda Mehrpouyan’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science
Research Areas: Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Cyber-Physical Systems, Security and Privacy, Safety and Failure Resilience Modeling to Complex Engineering Systems

Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
Co-Director of Computing Ph.D. Program
CCP 349
(208) 426-2492
edoardoserra@boisestate.edu
Edoardo Serra’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, AI/ML application Cyber and National Security

Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
USB 208B
(208) 426-4030
elenasherman@boisestate.edu
Elena Sherman’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Computer Science
Research Area: Software Engineering, Statics and Dynamics Program Analysis, Program Testing, Decision Procedures

Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 348
(208) 426-5766
Francesca Spezzano’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Data Science
Research Areas: Social Network Analysis and Mining, Data Science, Information Diffusion, National Security, Databases

Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
CCP Room 247
(208) 426-3034
jhyeh@boisestate.edu
Jyh-haw Yeh’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computer Science, Cybersecurity
Research Area: Computer Security, Applied Crypto, Network and Cloud Security and Privacy, Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department
City Center Plaza 354
(208) 426-2487
junzhuang@boisestate.edu
Jun Zhuang’s Profile

Currently accepting new Computing PhD students

Emphasis Area: Computer Science
Research Areas: Graph Machine Learning, Quantum Machine Learning

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
MEC Room 202B
(208) 426-5715
kurtiscantley@boisestate.edu
Kurtis Cantley’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Neuromorphic Engineering, Neural Systems and Interfaces, Electronic Materials and Devices

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
MEC Room 202E
(208) 426-1020
haochen@boisestate.edu
Hao Chen’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Statistical Signal and Image Processing, Communications

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
MEC Room 202G
(208) 426-4803
omiyahassan@boisestate.edu
Omiya Hassan’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Areas: AI-Assisted Biomedical System Design, AI/Machine Learning-based Hardware Architecture Design, Real-Time Embedded System Design, Design and Engineering for Humanity, Low-Power Integrated Circuit Design, Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
MEC Room 202F
(208) 426-3711
nrafla@boisestate.edu
Nader Rafla’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Programmable Chips, Embedded & Microprocessor-Based System Design, Hardware Architectures

Associate Professor, Geosciences Department
ERB Room 4151
(208) 426-2903
lejoflores@boisestate.edu
Alejandro N. Flores Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Data Science
Research Area: Climate and Weather Modeling in Mountain Regions, Hydrologic Remote Sensing, Hydrologic Modeling, Ecohydrology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Professor, Geosciences Department
ERB 4153
(208) 426-2933
nancyglenn@boisestate.edu
Nancy Glenn’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Area: Terrestrial Remote Sensing and Image Processing, Remote Environment Sensing, Dryland Ecology, Geological Engineering

Professor, Geosciences Department
ERB Room 3157
(208) 426-2959
JeffreyBJohnson@boisestate.edu
Jeffrey Johnson’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Area: Acoustic Methods For Volcanology, Eruptive Processes, Volcano Monitoring

Associate Professor, Geosciences Department
ERB Room 3155
(208) 426-1416
hpmarshall@boisestate.edu
Hans-Peter Marshall’s Profile

Emphasis Area(s): CMSE, Data Science
Research Area(s): Geophysics & Glaciology, Data Fusion And Remote Sensing For The Cryosphere

Associate Professor, Human-Environment Systems
ERB 4139
(208) 426-2935
jodibrandt@boisestate.edu
Jodi Brandt’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Area: Environmental Sustainability, Drought Adaptation, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, Policy Impact Analysis and Ecosystem Services.

Assistant Professor, Human-Environment Systems Department
ERB Room 4133
(208) 426-4251
vickenhillis@boisestate.edu
Vicken Hillis’ Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Data Science
Research Area: Human-environment Systems Modeling and Data Visualization, Evolutionary Ecology, Anthropology, Behavioral Economics

Associate Professor and Director, Materials Science and Engineering Department
MCMR Room 310B
(208) 426-5681
ericjankowski@boisestate.edu
Eric Jankowski’s Profile

Research Lab Presentation 

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Data Science
Research Area: Thermodynamics Applications, Molecular Simulation, Sustainable Energy, Soft Matter, Composite Materials

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Co-Director, Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering
MCMR Room 310C
(208) 426-5669
lanli@boisestate.edu
Lan Li’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Area: Theoretical and Computational Materials Science

Professor, Mathematics Department
MB Room 237A
(208) 426–2896
liljanababinkostova@boisestate.edu
Liljana Babinkostova’s Personal Website

Emphasis Area: Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Cryptography, Cryptanalysis and Side-Channel Analysis, Privacy-Preserving Computing and Game Theory

Associate Professor, Mathematics Department
MB 241A
(208) 426-3386
donnacalhoun@boisestate.edu
Donna Calhoun’s Personal Website

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Applied Numerical Analysis and Computational Mathematics

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
MB Room 222B
junagoo@boisestate.edu
Juna Goo’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Areas: Semi-Parametric Estimation, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Functional Data Analysis, Measurement Error Model

Associate Professor/Associate Chair, Mathematics Department
MB Room 235C
(208) 426-2653
ukaiser@boisestate.edu
Uwe Kaiser’s Profile

Lightning Talk

Emphasis Area: Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Topology, Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Elementary Number Theory

Associate Professor, Mathematics Department
MB Room 222A
(208) 426-1123
kyungdukko@boisestate.edu
Kyungduk Ko’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Areas: Long Memory Processes, Wavelet-Based Modeling, Bayesian Statistics

Assistant Professor, Mathematics Department
MB Room 233B
(208) 426-1168
michalkopera@boisestate.edu
Michal Kopera’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Computational Mathematics, Ocean and Atmospheric Modeling, High-Performance Computing, Numerical Methods

Professor, Mathematics Department
MB Room 140A
(208) 426-2432
jmead@boisestate.edu
Jodi Mead’s Personal Website

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Data Science
Research Areas: Inverse problems, Data Assimilation, Computational Algorithms, Geoscience

Assistant Professor, Mathematics Department
MB Room 245B
mperlmutter@boisestate.edu
Michael Perlmutter’s Personal Website

Emphasis Area: Computer Science
Research Areas: Geometric Deep Learning, Graph Neural Networks, Wavelet-based Methods, Applied Harmonic Analysis

Distinguished Professor, Mathematics Department
(208) 426-1356
mscheepe@boisestate.edu

Emphasis Area: Cybersecurity
Research Areas: Set Theory, Game Theory, Cryptology, Elementary Algebra, Combinatorics and Number Theory, Algorithmic Phenomena in Nature

Professor, Mathematics Department
Co-Director, PhD in Computing
MB Room 140
(208) 426-4674
gradywright@boisestate.edu
Grady Wright’s Profile

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Data Science
Research Areas: Computational Math, Scientific Computing, Numerical Methods for PDEs, Approximation Theory, Mathematics of Data Science, Computational Geosciences, Mathematical Biology

Professor, Mathematics Department
(208) 426-2802
zubik@diamond.boisestate.edu
Barbara Zubik-Kowal’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Area: Computational and Applied Mathematics

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
RUCH 209
(208) 426-2115
daicongda@boisestate.edu
Daicong Da’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Mechanistic Data Science, Computational mathematics, Computational Materials Science and Engineering, Structural Engineering, Manufacturing and Machinery, Thermal Science

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Department
RUCH Room 206
(208) 426-4027
clarefitzpatrick@boisestate.edu
Clare Fitzpatrick’s Profile

Emphasis Area(s): Computational Math Science and Engineering
Research Area(s): Computational Biomechanics

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Department
RUCH Room 232
(208) 426-4193
mahmoodmamivand@boisestate.edu

Emphasis Areas: Computational Math Science and Engineering, Data Science
Research Areas: Computational Materials Science, Microstructural Mediated Materials Design, Energy Materials, Functional Materials

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Ruch 233
(208) 426-2388
aykutsatici@boisestate.edu
Aykut Satici’s Profile

Emphasis Area: Computational Mathematics Science and Engineering
Research Areas: Geometric Mechanics and Control Theory of Mechanical Systems, Multi-Agent Robotic Systems and Cooperative Manipulation, Control of Robots in Contact with the Environment and/or Humans

Associate Professor, Physics Department
MPCB Room 426
(208) 426-3723
bjackson@boisestate.edu
Brian Jackson’s Profile

Lightning Talk

Emphasis Area: Data Science
Research Areas: Astronomy, Exoplanet Time-series Analysis, Astrophysical Modeling