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.

Bioengineering Faculty
Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering Faculty
Cyber Security Engineering Faculty
Data Analytics Engineering Faculty
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty
Mechanical Engineering Faculty
Systems Engineering and Operations Research Faculty
Computer Science Faculty
Information Sciences and Technology Faculty
Statistics Faculty

Full Faculty Directory

  • A black woman wears a pink blazer and has her hair in a bun
    Christi Wilcox

    Director of Programs and Research, Deputy Title IX Coordinator; Office of Outreach, Student Success, and Engagement (OSSE)

    Christi Wilcox is a higher education professional with extensive experience in cross-collaboration between higher education, community, corporate, and foundation partners.
  • A headshot of CS assistant professor Xuesu Xiao wearing a white collared shirt and black suit jacket.
    Xuesu Xiao

    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: Field robotics, motion planning, machine learning
  • Man with glasses and dark blazer stands in front of a gray wall
    Zhisheng Yan

    Associate Professor / Tenured; Associate Chair for Graduate Studies

    Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Human-Centered Computing, Immersive Systems
  • Mason IST assistant professor Lei Yang
    Lei Yang

    Assistant Professor / Tenure-track

    Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Science
  • Mason CS assistant professor Lishan Yang
    Lishan Yang

    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: System reliability, including the reliable operation of GPUs, nonconventional sensors, autonomous driving systems, and neural networks
  • Mason ECE assistant professor Ningshi Yao
    Ningshi Yao

    Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Research Interests: Human-robot interactions, human-robot co-learning, bio-inspired robotics, distributed resource allocation
  • Computer Science assistant professor Shuochao Yao
    Shuochao Yao

    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: physical-aware, resource-efficient, reliable, and predictable artificial intelligence systems for future intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
  • A headshot of CS assistant professor Ziyu Yao, wearing glasses, a dark winter coat with a fur-trimmed hood, stands outdoors near a green-tiled wall and brick buildings.
    Ziyu Yao

    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: Human-AI interaction, NLP, machine learning
  • Mason CS assistant professor Grigory Yaroslatsev
    Grigory Yaroslavtsev

    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: Machine learning, data science, and private data release
  • A headshot of CS associate professor Jinwei Ye, wearing a grey blazer over a white blouse, facing the camera and smiling slightly against a neutral grey background.
    Jinwei Ye

    Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science

    Research Interests: Computer vision, computational imaging, and computer graphics