Meet Our Faculty

Faculty

  • Mason associate professor Bernd-Peter Paris wears a black suit and blue shirt in his faculty profile
    Bernd-Peter Paris

    Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Research Interests: Computer Networks and Architectures, Statistical Signal Processing, Communications, Wireless and Optical Communications, Adaptive Signal Processing
  • Maryam Parsa wears a navy, sleeveless top in front of a neutral background in her faculty profile for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Maryam Parsa

    Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Research Interests: Neuromorphic learning, bio-inspired robotics, distributed learning, algorithm hardware co-design
  • This headshot of Art Pyster in front of a tree and wearing a blue shirt and tie with a black suit jacket for his faculty profile.
    Arthur (Art) Pyster

    Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research

    At Mason, Art Pyster is a professor of systems engineering, but his primary role is associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC).
  • Ali Raz stands in an office hallway wearing a dark-gray suit and light shirt in his faculty profile for Mason's Systems Engineering and Operations Research department
    Ali K. Raz

    Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research

    Research Interests: Defense and aerospace systems, system of systems/ multi-robots, information fusion, test, evaluation, and explainable AI
  • Mason Associate Professor Colin Reagle has mid-length brown hair and wears a plaid shirt and black tie in his faculty profile
    Colin Reagle

    Associate Chair of Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research Interests: Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Sustainable Energy Systems
  • Mason assistant professor Shani Ross wears a blue shirt in her faculty profile
    Shani Ross

    Assistant Professor and Associate Chair, Bioengineering, College of Engineering and Computing  

    Research Interests: Closed-loop neuroprosthesis, peripheral nerve stimulation for restoration of function, and deep brain stimulation
  • Sam Salem, professor in Mason's civil engineering, wears a light-blue shirt and black suit for his faculty profile
    Sam Salem

    Professor, Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing

    Research Interests: Accelerated construction of infrastructure, lean and green construction, project management, public-private partnerships, smart infrastructure, sustainable development, life cycle analysis, and infrastructure asset management.
  • Bernard Schmidt

    Instructor, Assistant Director MS Data Analytics Engineering Program, College of Engineering and Computing

    Instructor, Assistant Director MS Data Analytics Engineering Program, College of Engineering and Computing
  • Daigo Shishika wears a dark-blue shirt in his faculty profile for the Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Daigo Shishika

    Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research Interests: Multi-robot systems, multi-agent games
  • Mason SEOR professor and department chair John Shortle has balding hair and wears a light-blue shirt in his profile
    John Shortle

    Professor and Chair, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research

    John Shortle is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research.