The Center for Data Sciences (DataS) focuses on the research of data science education, algorithms, mathematics, and applications. DataS fosters interdisciplinary collaborations by bringing together diverse faculty and students from varied disciplines to discover new knowledge and exciting research opportunities in the field of data sciences.
Center Resources
- Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Machines Engineering (PRIME) Lab
- Office space and computing for graduate students and a large test facility for mobile robotics and UAV sensor development
- Four dedicated compute nodes on MTU Superior, a shared high performance computing cluster
Center Director
Timothy Havens
- Director, Great Lakes Research Center
- Director, Institute of Computing and Cybersystems
- William and Gloria Jackson Professor
- thavens@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3115
- GLRC 307
Center Members
- Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Technologies
- jearcher@mtu.edu
- Walker 328
Research Interests
- Communication, Culture, and Technology
- Human Machine Communication
- Haptic Media Studies
- Science and Technology Studies
- Sensory Studies
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Faculty Advisor, Robotic Systems Enterprise
- jpbos@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3161
- EERC 236
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Atmospheric optics
- Statistical optics
- Quantum optics
- Image and Signal Processing
- Autonomous vehicles and vehicular networks
- Industrial automation and controls
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- Director, Data Science Graduate Program
- lebrown@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3472
- Rekhi Hall 307
Area of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Data Mining and Data Science
- Applications of AI and ML to Energy (microgrids, power systems), Health, and other domains
- Associate Dean, College of Business
- Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Data Science
- mwbuche@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3440
- Academic Office Building 105
Teaching Interests
- Information Systems/Technology Management
- IT Project Management
- Business Intelligence
- User-Centered Design
Research Interests
- Impact of IS/IT change on end users
- Management of IS/IT workers
- Computer Anxiety and Computer Self-Efficacy
- Mentoring using Information Communication Technology (ICT)
- Various de facto Standards (i.e. Information Technology Infrastructure Library – ITIL)
- Associate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Witte Family Endowed Faculty Fellow in Mining Engineering
- schatte1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2516
- Dow 601
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Mine Planning and Design under Uncertainties
- Production monitoring and automated control using image sensors
- Multi-point and multi-scale geostatistics
- Mine safety, reliability, and occupational risk modeling
- Statistical and artificial intelligence modeling
Teaching Interests
- Mine Planning and Design
- Geostatistics and Mineral Resource Estimation
- Systems Engineering
- Reliability and Safety Engineering
- Blasting and Fragmentation
- Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- tanchen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2866
- EERC 711
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Legged Locomotion
- Applied Control
- Rehabilitation Robotics
- Collaborative Robots
- Learning-based Control
- Assistant Professor of Accounting, College of Business
- Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Accounting/Finance
- judai@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3267
- Academic Office Building 126
Teaching Interests
- Accounting Systems
- Accounting Analytical Methods
- Business Database Management
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Faculty member of Center for Data Sciences at the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
- Faculty member of the Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- susantag@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2689
- MEEM 829
Postdoctoral Research Experience
- Duke University, Durham
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Technical University of Catalunya, Barcelona
Research Expertise
- Bayesian Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quantification
- Scientific Machine Learning
- Computational Solid Mechanics
- Materials Modeling
- Biomedical Imaging and Inverse Problems
- Assistant Professor, Physics
- egiusarm@mtu.edu
- Fisher Hall 111
Research Interests
- Cosmology
- Neutrinos Cosmology
- Large-scale structure and Cosmic Microwave Background radiation
- Dark energy and dark matter models
- Machine Learning applied on cosmological Challenges
- Computer vision and deep learning
- Bayesian analysis
- Predictive Modeling
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Advisor, Korean Student Association
- sjhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2897
- M&M 403
Research Interests
Research Interests
- Mechanobiology
- Traction force by a living cell
- Cell adhesion and migration
- Image data modeling
- Machine learning
- BioMEMS
"The true picture of the past whizzes by. Only as a picture, which flashes its final farewell in the moment of its recognizability, is the past to be held fast."
—Walter Benjamin “On the Concept of History”
—Walter Benjamin “On the Concept of History”
- Associate Professor of Digital Media, Humanities
- Communication, Culture, and Media
- PEC Tech Forward/IPEC Director
- shristov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1084
- Walker 308
Specialties
- Visual Studies
- Algorithmic Culture
- Photography
- Critical Theory
- Associate Dean for Research, College of Computing
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- Associate Director, ICC
- dbkc@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1657
- Rekhi Hall 305
Research Interests
- Bioinformatics
- Data Science
- Machine Learning/Deep Learning
- High-performance Computing
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- vinhn@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3110
- MEEM 926
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Advanced manufacturing
- Industry 4.0
- Human-robot-machine interaction
- Physics-based/data-driven modeling
- Manufacturing process monitoring
- Industrial automation
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- Associate Chair, Computer Science
- Undergraduate Program Director, Computer Science
- nilufer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1641
- Rekhi Hall 309
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automated Planning and Scheduling
- Computer Science Education
- Student Persistence in STEM
- Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences
- Undergraduate Advisor (Business Analytics, Math + CS)
- ongbw@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3367
- Fisher 217
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Scientific computing
- Numerical PDEs
- Parallel Computing
- Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra
- Dimension Reduction
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- toommen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2045
- Dow Building 401
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Computer Methods in Geomechanics
- Computational Geoscience
- Remote Sensing for Geotechniques
- Geostatistics and Data Analysis
- Engineering Geology and Geoinformatics
Research Interests
- Liquefaction susceptibility evaluation at local and regional scales using in-situ measurements and remote sensing observations
- Estimating liquefaction induced damage such as lateral spread displacement
- Transportation Geotechniques
- Documenting earthquake induced damages, especially liquefaction using aerial/satellite images that are sensitive to surficial moisture
- Geotechnical asset monitoring
- Machine Learning
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- Affiliated Faculty, Computational Science & Engineering; ICC Center for Data Sciences
- spahedin@mtu.edu
- EERC 417
Areas of Expertise:
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Computer Vision
- Image and Video Processing
- Hyperspectral Image Analysis
- Remote Sensing
- Associate Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Senior Design Coordinator, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ajpinar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-0024
- EERC 731
Areas of Interest
- Machine Learning
- Signal and Image Processing
- Data Fusion
- Electronic Design
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Computing
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Member, Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
- narawash@mtu.edu
- Tel. 906-487-1611
- Office: EERC 411
Teaching Experience
- Programmable Logic Control (PLC)
- Digital Electronics
- Analog Electronics
- Image Processing
- Automatic Control Systems
- Instrumentation & Measurement
- Mechatronics Senior Design
- MATLAB Programming
Research Interests
- Image Processing;
- Autonomous Vehicles Perception;
- Mobile Robot Applications;
- Mechatronics;
- Applied Machine Learning.
- Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Optics
- Image reconstruction and processing
- Pattern recognition
- Adaptive and atmospheric optics
- Associate Professor, Social Sciences
- mdroulea@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2039
- AOB 205 (Spring 23' Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am-12pm)
Research Interests
- Interdisciplinary studies
- Social simulation (agent-based modeling)
- Policy analysis
- International relations
- Sustainability assessment
- Complex adaptive systems
- Norm evolution and social influence
- STEM education evaluation
- Research design and methods
- University Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- schulz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2754
- EERC 505
Areas of Interest
- Statistical signal processing
- Professor, Applied Computing
- Director, Mechatronics Graduate Program
- Director, FANUC Certified Industrial Robotics Training Center
- avsergue@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2258
- EERC 413
Research Interests
- Mechatronics Systems
- Industrial Robotics
- Industrial Robotic Vision Systems
- Automation and Controls
- Optics
- Image Processing
Teaching Interests
- Real-Time Robotics
- Industrial Robotic Vision Systems.
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
- Electrical Machinery
- Power Systems
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- zequnw@mtu.edu
- MEEM 925
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Design under uncertainty
- Uncertainty quantification
- Model calibration and validation
- Metamodeling
Research Interests
- Design for reliability and system resilience
- Prognostics and health management
- Design of engineered material systems
- Uncertainty management
"We are doing excellent job in describing how an individual gene functions, but not how life functions. Systems biology is to fill this gap."
- Professor
- Editor-in-Chief, Forestry Research (ForRes): https://www.maxapress.com/journal/forres
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Computer Science & Department of Mathematics
- hairong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1473
- Noblet Building 176
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Identification of genes regulating complex traits via systems biology approaches
- Gene expression data analysis
- Gene network construction and decomposition
- Developing software for mining large-scale biological data
- Genomics of wood formation
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- xyyuan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-4303
- Rekhi Hall 111
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Machine Learning
- Security and Privacy
- Cloud Computing
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- wenbinzh@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1087
- Rekhi 310
Areas of Expertise
- Ethical Artificial Intelligence
- Health Care
- Data Mining
- Interdisciplinary
- Assistant Professor, Health Informatics, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- whzhou@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2666
- Rekhi Hall 109
Teaching Interests
- Medical Informatics
- Medical Image Analysis
Areas of Expertise
- Image Processing and Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Medical Image Analysis
- Health Informatics
- Text Mining