Faculty

GTSI prides itself on its global, top-notch faculty team, which includes world-class instructors selected from Georgia Tech's main campus in Atlanta, USA. Many of them are IEEE fellows, members of the National Academy of Engineering or the National Academy of Sciences, recipient of endowed chairs and professorships, or masters in their respective field of research. Meanwhile, GTSI also recruits outstanding faculty from all over the world in accordance with standards not lower than those of Georgia Tech. Building on the first-class faculty team and recruitment system of Georgia Tech, GTSI now has a diverse team of outstanding instructors. Moving forward, GTSI will continue to provide all students with rich educational opportunities with  top-level faculty.

Students of dual master’s degree programs are also assisted by experienced academic advisors from Tianjin University (TJU). Please click here for the full list of TJU advisors.

 

Faculty List

  • Dr. Ali Adibi
    Professor; Joseph M. Pettit Professor in Electronics
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Research interest：
    Design, characterization, and applications of photonic crystals for chip-scale WDM and biosensors; Photonic crystal lasers and light emitters; Ultra-compact spectrometers for bio and environmental sensing; Silicon photonics; Slow light structures; Phononic crystals for sensing and wireless communications; Data storage and 3D optical pattern recognition using volume holograms; Ultra-dense and ultra-fast optical interconnects; In vivo biomedical imaging.
  • Dr. Mohamed Aly Saad Aly, P.Eng.
    Assistant Professor
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Research interest：
    Microfluidics-based LOC toward developing low cost and easy-to-use microfluidic devices with ultra-low-power consumption for point-of-care, early detection, diagnosis, analysis, and testing in the healthcare sector. Nanocarrier-based smart drug delivery systems for antiviral and anticancer therapies. 2D-biomaterials interaction with vital biomolecules for biosensor-related applications and devices. Smart biomaterials, such as responsive polymers and hydrogels. Flexible electronics toward wearable physical sensing platforms for healthcare and biomedical applications.
  • Dr. Roger Ball
    Professor
    Industrial Design
  • Dr. Brian Michael Beck
    Academic Professional
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Dr. Michael Best
    Professor
    Interactive Computing
    Research interest：
    The promise, and the peril, of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, economic, and political development. Mobile phones, the internet, and internet-enabled services and their design, impact, and importance – their risks and rewards – for people and communities especially in Africa and Asia. Engineering, public policy, hci/usability, and sustainability issues as well as methods to assess and evaluate social, economic, and political development outcomes. Issues of rights and justice in a digital age and hope to create new forms for inclusive innovation and social entrepreneurship enhanced through digital systems. The impact of information and communication technologies on the development-security nexus and in post-conflict peace and reconciliation.
  • Dr. Matthieu Ratoslav Bloch
    Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Research interest：
    Communications and information theory Error-control coding Wireless communications Physical-layer security
  • Dr. Jim Budd
    Professor
    Industrial Design
  • Dr. Wenshan Cai
    Professor
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Research interest：
    Micro- and nanophotonic structures and devices Plasmonics and metamaterials Nonlinear optics and ultrafast phenomena Optoelectronics and integrated photonics Solar energy harvesting Two-dimensional photonic materials
  • Dr. Yongsheng Chen
    Bonnie W. and Charles W. Moorman IV Professor
    Environmental Engineering
    Research interest：
    The potential environmental applications of nanotechnology, including synthesizing novel nanomaterials for removal of contaminants from different media and monitoring environmental pollutants; Environmental implications of nanotechnology addressing potentially adverse impacts of nanomaterials, especially the fate, transport, transformation, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of nanomaterials in the environment; Urban sustainability, including water/energy use efficiency and sustainable biofuels, focusing on algae related biofuel downstream issues.