Faculty

Bedoor AlShebli, Assistant Professor of Computational Social Science Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: bedoor@nyu.edu
Education: BSc in Computer Science from Kuwait University, Msc in Computer Science from University of Illinois ...
Program: Social Research and Public Policy

Research Interests: Computational social science; Data science; Big data; Science of science

Tuka Waddah Alhanai, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Associated Faculty with the Computer Science and Engineering Department, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: tuka.alhanai@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Programs: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Research Interests: Computer-Human Intelligence

Djellel Difallah, Program Head of Computer Science; Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Global Network Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: djellel@nyu.edu
Education: Dip. Eng. USTHB, Algeria; MS University of Louisiana Lafayette, USA; PhD University of Fribourg, CH
Program: Computer Science

Research Interests: Crowdsourcing, Machine Learning, Knowledge Management & Discovery

Yi Fang, Associate Professor of Computer Engineering; Associate Professor of Computer Science (Affiliated), NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: yf23@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Purdue University
Programs: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Research Interests: 3D Computer Vision, Multimedia Processing, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

Nizar Habash, Professor of Computer Science; Global Network Professor of Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: nizar.habash@nyu.edu
Education: BS (Computer Engineering); BA (Linguistics and Languages) Old Dominion University; MS and PhD (Compu...
Program: Computer Science

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Arabic Language Pro...

Saif Jabari, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Associate Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Associate Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: sej7@nyu.edu
Education: PhD University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Program: Civil Engineering

Research Interests: data analysis, theoretical traffic flow modeling

Aaron Kaufman, Associate Program Head for Student and Curricular Affairs of the Masters of Interdisciplinary Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; Associate Professor of Political Science, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science - Politics, NYU Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: aaronkaufman@nyu.edu
Education: BA University of California, Berkeley; AM Harvard University; PhD Harvard University
Programs: Business, Organizations and Society, Political Science

Research Interests: Computational Social Science; Data Science; American Politics

David Melcher, Program Head, Psychology; Professor of Psychology; Global Network Professor of Psychology Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: david.melcher@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Rutgers University
Program: Psychology

Research Interests: Cognitive Neuroscience, Perception, Attention, Working Memory, Eye Movements

Francesco Paparella, Associate Professor of Mathematics; Global Network Associate Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: francesco.paparella@nyu.edu
Education: Laurea in Fisica - Università di Torino; PhD Geophysics - Università di Genova
Program: Mathematics

Research Interests: Geophysical Fluids, Earth-systems Processes

Minsu Park, Assistant Professor of Social Research and Public Policy Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: minsu.park@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Cornell University
Program: Social Research and Public Policy

Research Interests: Culture; Consumption; Social Networks; Computational Social Science; Human-centered Data Science

Michele Pavon, Professor of Practice in Mathematics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: michele.pavon@nyu.edu
Education: PhD University of Kentucky
Program: Mathematics

Research Interests: Optimal Transport, Steering of Probability Distributions, Stochastic Mechanics, Harmonic Analysis an...

Pierre Youssef , Program Head of the Masters of Interdisciplinary Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; Associate Professor of Mathematics; Global Network Associate Professor of Mathematics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: yp27@nyu.edu
Education: BA Lebanese University; MA Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6); PhD Université Paris-Est Marn...
Program: Mathematics

Research Interests: Probability, Convex Geometry, Random Matrices, Markov Chains, Random Graphs, Mathematical Foundation...

Talal Rahwan, Associate Professor of Computer Science; Global Network Associate Professor of Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: talal.rahwan@nyu.edu
Education: BEng University of Aleppo; PhD Southampton University
Program: Computer Science

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Multi-Agent Systems, Cooperative Game Theory, Computational Social Science

Saurabh Ray, Associate Professor of Computer Science; Global Network Associate Professor of Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: sr194@nyu.edu
Education: BTech Institute of Technology Guwahati; MCS, PhD Universität des Saarlandes
Program: Computer Science

Research Interests: Algorithms, Computational Geometry, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Hanan Salam, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: hanan.salam@nyu.edu
Education: PhD CentraleSupélec
Program: Computer Science

Research Interests: Human-Machine Interaction; Human-Robot Interaction; Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health; Bias ...

Hisham Sati, Director, Center for Quantum and Topological Systems (CQTS); Associate Dean for Student Success and Curricular Affairs; Professor of Mathematics; Global Network Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: hsati@nyu.edu
Education: BS American University of Beirut; PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Program: Mathematics

Research Interests: Mathematical Physics, Quantum Field Theory, Differential Geometry, Algebraic Topology, Geometric an...

Farah Emad Shamout, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Associated Faculty with the Computer Science and Engineering Department, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: fs999@nyu.edu
Education: DPhil University of Oxford
Program: Computer Engineering

Research Interests: Machine Learning, Data Science, Applications in Healthcare

Etienne Wasmer, Program Head of Economics; Professor of Economics, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: ew1555@nyu.edu
Education: Ecole Polytechnique (BSc), Département et Laboratoire d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée (DELTA) (MA)...
Program: Economics

Research Interests: Labor Economics; Macroeconomics; Search Theory; Urban Economics