Faculty

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.

  • Mark Sherriff

    Joseph L. Vaughan Professor of Humanities Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Computer Science Associate Department Chair, Computer Science
    Mark Sherriff

    Mark Sherriff is a Professor of Computer Science (Academic General Faculty), having joined the department in 2007. He serves as Associate Department Chair and Director of the BSCS degree program. His teaching interests are in software engineering and video game design. His research focuses on improving replication in empirical CSEd research.
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  • Natasha Diba Sheybani, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (by courtesy) and Radiology & Medical Imaging (by courtesy) Research Director, UVA Focused Ultrasound Immuno-Oncology (FUSION) Center
    Currently Recruiting
    Natasha Diba Sheybani

    Dr. Sheybani leads a translational research program centered on innovating tools and paradigms for non-invasive precision cancer management.
    Sheybani Lab Website UVA Focused Ultrasound Immuno-Oncology (FUSION) Center Google Scholar

  • Nikhil Shukla

    Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
    Nikhil Shukla

    Nikhil Shukla is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia with a joint appointment in the ECE and the Materials Science and Engineering department.
    Computing Hardware Research Lab Google Scholar

  • Nikolaos Sidiropoulos

    Louis T. Rader Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Currently Recruiting
    Nikolaos

    Nikos Sidiropoulos earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland–College Park, in 1992.
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  • Kevin Skadron

    Harry Douglas Forsyth Professor of Computer Science Director of Graduate Studies, Computer Engineering
    Kevin Skadron

    Kevin Skadron's research interests cover a wide range of Computer Architecture topics, including hardware acceleration, memory architecture and processing in and near memory (PIM/PNM), automata and pattern-matching/regular-expression acceleration, and hardware support for debugging, and hardware design verification.
     
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  • Brian L. Smith, PE

    Professor Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs
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    Brian L. Smith, PE is a leader in advanced technology in surface transportation systems - specifically "connecting" the infrastructure to travelers to improve transportation safety and efficiency. His research has contributed to innovations such as mobile phone navigation systems and urban freeway management.
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  • James A. Smith

    Henry L. Kinnier Professor of Civil Engineering
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    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.
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  • Natasha Smith

    Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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    My research interests include pedagogical research focused on student reasoning, technical communication, and hands-on troubleshooting in a lab setting; systems engineering and the design process; reliability assessment and design, particularly using probabilistic methods; and…

  • Michael C. Smith

    Lecturer Emeritus, Systems Engineering
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    Mike Smith's technical expertise spans applied quantitative methods, strategic planning, technology evaluation, and organizational assessment across a variety of application domains including manufacturing, transportation, defense, and health care.

  • Mark R. Sochor

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine Vice Chair for Research Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, by courtesy
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    Dr. Mark Sochor is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia. Dr. Sochor is a clinically active emergency medicine physician and the medical director at the Center for Applied…
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