Faculty and Staff | Case School of Engineering

Chair

Pedram Mohseni

Department Chair, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Creates next-generation, integrated instruments for neural engineering and point-of-care (POC) health diagnostics

Faculty

Alexis E. Block

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

M. Cenk Cavusoglu

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Director, Medical Robotics and Computer Integrated Surgery Laboratory

Develops next-generation medical robotic systems for surgery and image-guided interventions

Vira Chankong

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Develops rapid learning and optimization methods for intensity modulated radiation therapy, and develops new paradigm for combinatorial optimization

Zonghe Chua

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

I develop intelligent telerobotic systems that sense and reason about their operator to deliver smart multisensory feedback that enhances the human-robot system performance.

Gourav Datta

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Research broadly focuses on In-Sensor Computing, In-Memory Computing, Neuromorphic Computing, Embedded Machine Learning, Machine Learning for Smart Healthcare, and Efficient Multi-Modal Foundation Models.
Please visit my webpage at godatta.github.io.

Michael Fu

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Develops virtual environments and neural interfaces to improve human health after neurological injury

Mario Garcia-Sanz

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Bridges the gap between advanced control theory and energy, industrial and space applications

Evren Gurkan Cavusoglu

Associate Dean, Academics

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Develops dynamical models of biological systems to help improve treatment of complex diseases

Hossein Lavasani

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Electronics and Micro/Nano systems systems

Greg Lee

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Development of Robotic Systems

Pan Li

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Investigates big data computing and analytics, security and privacy, and their applications in complex systems and networks

Wei Lin

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Researches nonlinear control, time-delay systems, adaptive control, stochastic stability/control with applications to renewable energy, power systems and smart grid.

Steve Majerus

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Focusing on sensor medicine: using bio-sensors to refine treatment and restore lost function.

Behnam Malakooti

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Designs & develops models for industrial, operations, production/manufacturing systems, asymmetric risk analysis & predictions, decision making/behaviour types, artificial neural networks, interactive models, and multiple objective optimization.

Pedram Mohseni

Department Chair, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Creates next-generation, integrated instruments for neural engineering and point-of-care (POC) health diagnostics

M. Hassan Najafi

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Research broadly focuses on emerging digital design methodologies, artificial intelligence, stochastic and unary computing, hyperdimensional computing, edge computing, processing-in-memory, and computer architecture.

Chris Papachristou

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Designs and develops hardware and software for embedded systems and IoT devices

Daniel Saab

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Models and simulates digital systems, and verifies integrated circuit designs

Chris Zorman

Senior Associate Dean, Case School of Engineering

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Director, Microfabrication Laboratory

Co-Director, APT Center

Develops materials and processing techniques for microsystems, especially for challenging applications

Research Faculty

Soumyajit Mandal

Research Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Researches integrated circuits and systems, sensor physics, biomedical and bio-inspired electronics, measurement and instrumentation

Emeritus Faculty

Marc Buchner

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Director, Virtual Worlds Lab - Gaming and Simulation

Applies computer gaming technology and digital signal processing, especially VR and AR, to problem-solving in fields including psychology, nursing and medicine

Kenneth Loparo

Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Co-Director, Internet of Things Collaborative (IOTC)

Develop real-time data analytics and control algorithms for industrial, energy and physiological systems

Frank Merat

Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Wyatt Newman

Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Designs intelligent robots, machines and software for diverse applications

Administrative Staff

Brooke Berger

Student Affairs Coordinator,

Brooke, under the general direction of the Student Affairs Specialist, serves as an advocate for the students within the departments of Computer & Data Sciences (CDS) and Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering (ECSE) by providing general administrative assistance to contribute to a positive student experience.

Angela Estok

Grants Manager,

Angie serves as the financial and administrative manager for her assigned portfolio of research grants and contracts over both pre-award and post-award cycles within the departments of Computer & Data Sciences (CDS) and Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering (ECSE). This follows the full lifecycle of grants from the time of proposal submission through agency funding period, project performance period, and final project closeout.

Christine Hale

Student Affairs Specialist,

Christine serves as an advocate for the students within the department, providing assistance with general inquiries and leading engagement functions to contribute to a positive student experience.

Cynthia Hatcher

Chair's Assistant, CDS & ECSE

Cynthia provides support for the multiple internal and external associations and relationships between the chairs of the Computer & Data Sciences (CDS) and Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering (ECSE) departments and other entities. This includes the dean’s office of the engineering school, the academic and administrative units of the university, the students, the faculty, and others.

Lavanya Kalahasti

Procurement Clerk,

Lavanya serves as the research purchaser for the Computer & Data Sciences (CDS) and Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering (ECSE) departments, providing assistance with the daily purchasing operations. She also handles reimbursements and payment requests for the research portfolio.

Laura Kuhar

Department Coordinator,

Laura works directly with the chair, faculty and staff in the preparation and submission of appointment forms and visa applications for the Computer & Data Sciences and Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering Departments. She collaborates closely with outside departments including HR Engineering, HR Immigration, and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Engagement. She further manages the faculty search process and assists with general administrative department responsibilities.

Michelle Minter

Administration Director of Operations,

Responsible for the management of the overall finance and business operations for the Departments of Computer and Data Science (CDS) and Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering (ECSE) in the Case School of Engineering (CSE).

Maria Vokic

Grants Manager,

Maria serves as the financial and administrative manager for her assigned portfolio of research grants and contracts over both pre-award and post-award cycles within the departments of Computer & Data Sciences (CDS) and Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering (ECSE). This follows the full lifecycle of grants from the time of proposal submission through agency funding period, project performance period, and final project closeout.