SCS Program Leadership
Below you will find information on the faculty and staff who manage SCS's educational programs; broken out by degree, department, and program.
Academic Associate Deans
Tom Cortina – Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
• Administrative Contact: Amy Weis
David Garlan – Associate Dean for Master's Programs
• Administrative Contact: Linda Campbell
Robert Frederking – Associate Dean for Doctoral Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Computer Science
- Charlie Garrod – Program Director
- Amy Weis – Undergraduate Program & Academic Events Coordinator
- Sara Kuntz – Academic Program & Academic Events Coordinator
Artificial Intelligence
- Reid Simmons – Program Director
- Kaleigh Mitchell – AI Program Administrator
Computational Biology
- Phillip Compeau – Program Director
- Tara Seman – Academic Coordinator
Human-Computer Interaction
- Haiyi Zhu – Program Director
- Amelia Baisley – Academic Program Coordinator
Robotics
- George Kantor – Program Director
- Kaylan Conner – Senior Academic Coordinator
Master's Programs
Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department
Master of Science in Automated Science: Biological Experimentation (MSAS)
- Joshua Kangas – Program Director
- Angelica Bondy – Academic Coordinator
Master of Science in Computational Biology (MSCB)
- Min Xu – Program Director
- Joel McManus – Co-Director
- Angelica Bondy – Academic Coordinator
integrated master of Science in Computational Biology (iMSCB)
- Dan DeBlasio – Program Director
- Tara Seman – Academic Coordinator
Computer Science Department
Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)
- Ruben Martins – Director
- David Eckhardt – Associate Director
- Angy Malloy – Master's Program Administrator
Fifth Year Master's in Computer Science
- Andy Pavlo – Program Director
- Angy Malloy – Master's Program Administrator
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI)
- Raelin Musaraca – Program Director
- Nicole Willis – MHCI Director of Student Affairs
Accelerated Master's of Human Computer Interaction (MHCI 5th Year)
- Raelin Musaraca – Program Director
- Nicole Willis – MHCI Director of Student Affairs
Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS)
- John Stamper – Program Director
- Michael Bett – Managing Director
- Lorraine Li-Haggerty – Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Program Management (MSPM)
- Brad Eiben – Co-Program Director
- Jodi Forlizzi – Co-Program Director
- Jordan Tuttle – Program Administrator
Language Technology Institute
Master of Computational Data Science (MCDS)
- Carolyn Rosé – Program Director
- Jennifer Lucas – Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Intelligent Information Systems (MIIS)
- Teruko Mitamura – Program Director
- Brianna Eriksen – Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Language Technology (MLT)
- Robert Frederking – Program Director and Associate Dean for Doctoral Programs
- Caitlyn Korpus – Academic Program Manager
Master of Language Technologies - Integrated Study (5LT)
- Bob Frederking – Program Director
- Brianna Eriksen – Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation (MSAII)
- Alon Lavie – Program Director
- Amber Vivis – Academic Program Manager
Machine Learning Department
Master of Science in Machine Learning (MSML)
- Nihar Shah – Program Director
- Dorothy Holland-Minkley – Master's Program Manager
- Laura Winter – Master's Program Coordinator
Fifth Year Master's in Machine Learning (MSML 5th Year)
- Nihar Shah – Program Director
- Dorothy Holland-Minkley – Master's Program Manager
- Laura Winter – Master's Program Coordinator
Robotics Institute
Master of Science in Computer Vision (MSCV)
- Michael Kaess – Program Director
- Sarah Conte – Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Robotics (MSR)
- George Kantor – Program Director
- Barbara Jean (BJ) Fecich – Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Robotics - Accelerated program (AMSR)
- Dimi Apostolopoulos – Program Director
- Barbara Jean (BJ) Fecich – Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Robotics Systems Development (MRSD)
- John Dolan – Program Director
- Sarah Conte – Academic Program Manager
Software and Societal Systems
Master of Software Engineering (MSE)
- Jonathan Aldrich – Program Director
- Karen Fleishman – Co-Director
- Jennifer Britton – Senior Academic Program Manager
- Marlana Ivey – Senior Admissions Officer
Master of Software Engineering - Scalable Systems (MSE-SS)
- Jonathan Aldrich – Program Director
- Swarna Ashok – Associate Teaching Professor
- Jennifer Britton – Senior Academic Program Manager
- Marlana Ivey – Senior Admissions Officer
Master of Software Engineering - Embedded Systems (MSE-ES)
- Jonathan Aldrich – Program Director
- Swarna Ashok – Associate Teaching Professor
- Jennifer Britton – Senior Academic Program Manager
- Marlana Ivey – Senior Admissions Officer
Master of Science in Privacy Engineering (MPE)
- Lorrie Cranor – Program Director
- Norman Sadeh – Co-Director
- Jennifer Britton – Senior Academic Program Manager
- Marlana Ivey – Senior Admissions Officer
Information Systems - Master of Software Engineering - Accelerated Master's Program (IS-MSE-AMP)
- Jonathan Aldrich – Program Director
- Swarna Ashok – Associate Teaching Professor
- Jennifer Britton – Senior Academic Program Manager
- Marlana Ivey – Senior Admissions Officer
Doctoral Programs
Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department
Ph.D. in Computational Biology
- Carl Kingsford – Program Co-Director
- Nicole Stenger – Academic Program Manager
Computer Science Department
Ph.D. in Computer Science
- Karl Crary – Program Director
- Matthew Stewart – Doctoral Programs Manager
- Charlotte Yano – Graduate Admissions Coordinator
- Ph.D. in Computer Science / Dual Degree Program
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction
- Geoff Kaufmann – Program Director
- Kate Schaich – Ph.D. Academic Program Manager
- Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction / Dual Degree Program
Language Technologies Institute
Ph.D. in Language and Information Technologies
- Jamie Callan – Program Director and Professor
- Stacey Young – Academic Program Manager
- Ph.D. in Language and Information Technologies / Dual Degree Portugal
Machine Learning Department
Ph.D. in Machine Learning
- Tom Mitchell – Program Director
- Suzanne Lyons Muth – Graduate Program Manager
- Joint Ph.D. in Autonomous and Human Decision Making
- Joint Ph.D. in Neural Computation and Machine Learning
- Joint Ph.D. in Machine Learning and Public Policy
- Joint Ph.D. in Statistics and Machine Learning
- Ph.D. in Machine Learning / Dual Degree Program
Robotics Institute
Ph.D. in Robotics
- David Wettergreen – Program Director
- Ph.D. in Robotics / Dual Degree Program
- Becky Wang – Senior Academic Program Manager
Software and Societal Systems
Ph.D. in Software Engineering
- Christian Kästner – Program Director
- Connie Herold – Ph.D. Programs Manager
- Alisha Roudebush – Academic Coordinator
- Ph.D. in Software Engineering / Dual Degree Portugal
Ph.D. in Societal Computing
- Bogdan Vasilescu – Program Director
- Connie Herold – Ph.D. Programs Manager
- Alisha Roudebush – Academic Coordinator
- Ph.D. in Societal Computer / Dual Degree Program