Our faculty are not content to trod well-worn engineering paths. Instead, they are driven to pursue innovations in teaching, research that address truly complex challenges, and to pursue worldwide leadership roles in their fields. See Also: Emeritus Faculty Directory.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cong Shen has extensive industry experience at Qualcomm Research, SpiderCloud Wireless, Silvus Technologies, and Xsense.ai. His general research interests are machine learning and wireless communications. His current research focuses on multi-armed bandit, reinforcement learning, federated learning, and their engineering applications.
Associate Professor, Computer ScienceAssociate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (By Courtesy)
Before joining UVA as an Associate Professor in 2016, Haiying Shen received her B.S. degree from Tongji University, China in 2000, and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University in 2004 and 2006. In addition to teaching, she is an Associate Editor for the IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON) and the IEEE Networking Letters (NL).
Assistant Professor of Biomedical EngineeringAssistant Professor of Neurosurgery (by courtesy)Assistant Professor of Radiology & Medical Imaging (by courtesy)Research Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Dr. Sheybani leads a translational research program centered on innovating tools and paradigms for non-invasive precision cancer management.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Nikhil Shukla is an Assistant Professor at University of Virginia with a joint appointment in the ECE and the Materials Science and Engineering department.
Kevin Skadron research interests include, Computer Architecture, Hardware Acceleration, Near-data/in-memory Processing, Automata Processing, High-Performance Computing, Low Power Design, and Hardware Support for Debugging.
Professor Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research
Brian L. Smith, PE is a leader in advanced technology in surface transportation systems. His research has contributed to innovations such as mobile phone navigation systems and urban freeway management that has led to revolutionary improvements in travel experience.
James A. Smith is an environmental engineer holding the Henry L. Kinnier Chair of Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UVA. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1983 and 1984, and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University in 1992.
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Director of Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering
Smith’s research interests include systems engineering and the design process; reliability assessment and design, particularly using probabilistic methods; prediction of material properties and/or structural system responses using statistical methods; and pedagogical research focused…
