Meet Our Faculty

Get to know our faculty and their areas of expertise

The College of Engineering and Computing features 200+ faculty members across 10 departments with areas of expertise in engineering and technology, research, design, and teaching. Select the tabs below to learn more about our expert faculty.

Full Faculty Directory

  • IST assistant professor Kazi Kabir

    Assistant Professor / Teaching

    Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Science, Computational Biology
  • Tariq Kamal has a long, black beard

    Assistant Professor / Teaching

    Research Interests: AI, Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud-computing in agriculture and healthcare
  • Shahnaz Kamberi in a black blazer and white shirt

    Associate Professor (Teaching), Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: Educational technology, game-based learning, virtual and online learning environments, computer science education
  • Mason Assistant Professor Parastoo Kamranfar

    Assistant Professor (Teaching), Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: Data mining, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
  • Associate professor Pilgyu Kang

    Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Bioengineering and ECE affiliate faculty

    Research Interests: Sensors, Micro/Nano Mechanics
  • Mason associate professor Jens-Peter Kaps

    Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Cyber Security Engineering

    Research Interests: Ultra-low-power cryptographic hardware design, side-channel analysis, computer arithmetic, efficient cryptographic algorithms, and ubiquitous computing
  • Assistant professor Tugba Karabiyik

    Assistant Professor, (joint-appointment) Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research and Department of Cyber Security Engineering

    Research Interests: Mathematical Modeling, Data Visualization, Systems Thinking, Systems Engineering, Engineering Design
  • Associate professor Umit Karabiyik

    Associate Professor, Department of Cyber Security Engineering

    Research Interests: Cybersecurity, Digital and Cyber Forensics, User and Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Forensics and Security, Forensic Intelligence
  • GMU professor Nathan Kathir in a dark blue suit and tie

    Professor and Director of Senior Projects, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research interests: Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), vulnerability assessments and mitigations, probabilistic risk evaluation and risk management, security engineering, blast modeling and mitigation of effects, facilities engineering, and facilities management.
  • Mason ECE assistant professor Khaled Khasawneh

    Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Research Interests: Computer architecture support for security, malware detection, adversarial machine learning, and side channel attacks