Management Team

Han Liu

Han Liu

Center Director, Orrington Lunt Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Professor of Statistics, Northwestern University
Goldie Guillen

Goldie Guillen

Operation Director, Director of Operations in Northwestern Engineering’s Center for Centers, Northwestern University
Jane Sun

Jane Sun

Operational Assistant, Department of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Holly Wang

Holly Wang

Technical Assistant, Department of Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University

Steering Committee

Wei Chen

Wei Chen

Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Wilson-Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design, Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
Vicky Kalogera

Vicky Kalogera

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics, Northwestern University
Samir Khuller

Samir Khuller

Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science, Northwestern University
Erik Luijten

Erik Luijten

Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
Jorge Nocedal

Jorge Nocedal

Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Director of Center for Optimization and Statistical Learning, Northwestern University

Members

Our members include initial seed participants from the center and the Midwest Research Coordination Network (RCN) for Foundation Models and Generative AI. As we continue to grow, we are expanding our community. We welcome you or someone you recommend to join us. Please contact us to learn more about becoming a part of our community.

Nabil I Alshurafa

Nabil Alshurafa

Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University
Mustafa Bilgic

Mustafa Bilgic

Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science, Director of Masters in Artificial Intelligence Program, Director of Machine Learning Laboratory, Illinois Institute of Technology
Rajeev Bukralia

Rajeev Bukralia

Associate Professor in Department of Computer Information Science, Graduate Coordinator in Department of Computer Information Science, Minnesota State University
Vipin Chaudhary

Vipin Chaudhary

Department Chair in Department of Computer and Data Science, Kevin J. Kranzusch Professor in Department of Computer and Data Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
Myra B. Cohen

Myra B. Cohen

Professor in Department of Computer Science, Lanh and Oanh Nguyen Chair in Software Engineering, Iowa State University
John Femiani

John Femiani

Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Miami University-Oxford
Tim Hansen

Tim Hansen

Harold C. Hohbach Endowed Associate Professor in Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University
Ibrahim Volkan Isler

Ibrahim Volkan Isler

Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
Aggelos K. Katsaggelos

Aggelos K. Katsaggelos

Joseph Cummings Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of the Image and Video Processing Lab, Codirector of the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts, Northwestern University
Diego Klabjan

Diego Klabjan

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Director of Master of Science in Machine Learning and Data Science Program, Director of the Center for Deep Learning, Northwestern University
Parisa Kordjamshidi

Parisa Kordjamshidi

Associate professor of computer science and engineering, Michigan State University
Wei Le

Wei Le

Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University
Honglak Lee

Honglak Lee

Professor of computer science and engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Senior VP and Chief Scientist in LG AI Research
Yong Jae Lee

Yong Jae Lee

Associate Professor in Department of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bo Li

Bo Li

Neubauer Associate Professor of Computer Science and Data Science, University of Chicago
Daniel W. Linna Jr.

Daniel W. Linna Jr.

Director of Law and Technology Initiatives, Northwestern University
Chenyang Lu

Chenyang Lu

Fullgraf Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine, Director of AI for Health Institute, Washington University in St. Louis
Matey Neykov

Matey Neykov

Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Northwestern University
Rahul Singh

Rahul Singh

Professor of Computer Science, Inaugural Emeriti-Faculty Fellow, University of Iowa
Huan Sun

Huan Sun

Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering Innovation Scholar, Ohio State University
George K. Thiruvathukal

George K. Thiruvathukal

Professor of computer science, chairperson of computer science, Loyola University Chicago
Xiu-Feng Wan

Xiu-Feng Wan

Professor in Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Professor in Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Professor in Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri
Dashun Wang

Dashun Wang

Professor of Management and Organizations, Director of the Center for Science of Science and Innovation, Co-director of the Ryan Institute on Complexity, Northwestern University
Changhui Yan

Changhui Yan

Professor of Computer Science, Graduate Coordinator of Computer Science , North Dakota State University
Da Yan

Da Yan

Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science, Indiana University Bloomington
Raymond A. Yeh

Raymond A. Yeh

Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
Tong Zhang

Tong Zhang

Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Brian Ziebart

Brian Ziebart

Professor in Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago