Research Leadership

Jose-Luis Ambite, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Associate Professor, Principal Scientist

David Balenson
Networking and Cybersecurity
Senior Supervising Computer Scientist, Associate Director of the Networking and Cybersecurity Division

David Barnhart
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Professor

Andrea Belz, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Vice Dean for Transformative Initiatives, Director, USC Center for Research in Space Technologies (CREST), Research Director, ISI

Terry Benzel
Executive Office
Research Scientist, Associate Director of ISI, Director of the Networking and Cybersecurity Division

Elizabeth Boschee
Artificial Intelligence
Senior Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist, Director of ISI's Boston (MA) Office, Associate Director of the AI Division

Lifu Chang, Ph.D., School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Computational Systems and Technology
Director of The MOSIS Service

Michael Collins, Ph.D.
Networking and Cybersecurity
Senior Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist

Stephen Crago, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Associate Professor
Associate Director, Information Sciences Institute
Director, Computational Systems and Technology Division

Ewa Deelman, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Professor
Research Director, Scientific Computation Technologies
Distinguished Principal Scientist
ISI Fellow

Emilio Ferrara, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Professor of Computer Science & Communication

Marjorie Freedman
Networking and Cybersecurity
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist

Matthew French
Computational Systems and Technology
Director, Computational Systems and Technology Division
Distinguished Principal Scientist

Aram Galstyan, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Adjunct Professor, Research Director, Distinguished Principal Scientist

Yolanda Gil, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Professor of Computer Science and of Spatial Sciences
Director for Major Strategic AI and Data Science Initiatives
Director of Knowledge Technologies
Distinguished Principal Scientist
ISI Fellow

Jonathan Habif, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Principal Scientist

Mike Haney, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Director, Advanced Photonics

Wes Hardaker
Networking and Cybersecurity
Senior Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist

Travis Haroldsen, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist

John Heidemann
Networking and Cybersecurity
Research Professor, Principal Scientist, Chief Scientist for the Networking & Cybersecurity Division

Itay Hen, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist

Abigail Horn, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lead Scientist

Alefiya Hussain, Ph.D.
Networking and Cybersecurity
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist

Ajey Jacob, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Director of Advanced Electronics

Amir Kalev, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Quantum Information Scientist, Lead Scientist

Mayank Kejriwal
Artificial Intelligence
Research Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Principal Scientist

Carl Kesselman, Ph.D.
Informatics Systems Research
Director, Informatics Systems Research Division
Information Sciences Institute Fellow

Deborah Khider, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Scientist, Lead Scientist

Erik Kline, Ph.D.
Networking and Cybersecurity
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist

Craig Knoblock, Ph.D.
Executive Office
Vice Dean of Engineering and Michael Keston Executive Director of the Information Sciences Institute and Research Professor of Computer Science and Spatial Sciences

Kristina Lerman
Artificial Intelligence
Research Professor, Principal Scientist

Luca Luceri, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Scientist

Xuezhe Ma, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Lead Scientist

Jonathan May, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Associate Professor of Computer Science, Principal Scientist

Scott Miller, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist

Jelena Mirkovic, Ph.D.
Networking and Cybersecurity
Research Associate Professor, Principal Scientist

Fred Morstatter, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Principal Scientist, Associate Director of the Data Science Program

Shrikanth Narayanan, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Director
University Professor and Niki & C. L. Max Nikias Chair in Engineering

Michael Orosz, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Associate Professor
Research Director, Decision Systems

Jay Pujara, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Research Assistant Professor, Principal Scientist, Director of the Center on Knowledge Graphs

Srivatsan Ravi, Ph.D.
Networking and Cybersecurity
Research Assistant Professor, Lead Scientist

Xiang Ren
Artificial Intelligence
Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair, Associate Professor

Andrew Rittenbach, Ph.D.
Computational Systems and Technology
Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist

Adam Russell, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Director of Artificial Intelligence Division

Robert Schuler, Ph.D.
Informatics Systems Research
Senior Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist

Stephen Schwab
Networking and Cybersecurity
Senior Supervising Computer Scientist, Research Director for Strategic Directions for Networking & Cybersecurity Division, Distinguished Principal Scientist

Devanand Krishna Shenoy, Ph.D.
Executive Office
Director of Microelectronics Innovation & Ventures Center

Federico Spedalieri, Ph.D.
Executive Office
Research Assistant Professor, Lead Scientist

John Paul Walters
Computational Systems and Technology
Supervising Computer Scientist, Research Director, Distinguished Principal Scientist

Ke-Thia Yao, Ph.D.
Artificial Intelligence
Supervising Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist
