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
- Mark Stehlik, 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
- Sam Bridge, 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
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
- Peter Steenkiste ,Program Director
- Tracy Farbacher, 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)
- Kenneth Koedinger, Program Director
- Michael Bett, Co-Director
- Mary Kate Noonan, Administrative Coordinator
Master of Science in Product Management (MSPM):
- Brad Eiben, Executive Director
- Kyle Hayes, Associate Director, Student Services, Tepper School of Business
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
- Kate Schaich, Academic Program Manager
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation (MSAII)
- Michael Shamos, 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)
- 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)
- Travis Breaux, Program Director
- Karen Fleishman, Co-Director
- Marlana Ivey, Senior Admissions Officer
Master of Software Engineering - Scalable Systems (MSE-SS)
- Travis Breaux, 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)
- Travis Breaux, 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
- Marlana Ivey, Senior Admissions Officer
Certificate in Privacy Engineering
- Lorrie Cranor, Co-Director
- Norman Sadeh, Co-Director
Ph.D. Programs
Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department
Ph.D. in Computational Biology
- Carl Kingsford, Program Co-Director
- Andreas Pfenning, 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
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction
- Geoff Kaufmann, Program Director
- Bill Carney, Program Manager, HCII PhD 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
- Cosma Shalizi, Co-Director
- Diane Stidle, Graduate Program Manager
- Joint Ph.D. in Neural Computation and Machine Learning
- Joint Ph.D. in Machine Learning and Public Policy
- Joint Ph.D. in Statistics & Machine Learning
Robotics Institute
Ph.D. in Robotics
- David Wettergreen, Program Director
- Suzanne Lyons Muth, Graduate Program Manager
- Ph.D. in Robotics / Neural Basis of Cognition
Software and Societal Systems
Ph.D. in Software Engineering
- Christian Kästner, Program Director
- Connie Herold, Ph.D Programs Manager
- Ph.D. in Software Engineering / Dual Degree Portugal
Ph.D. in Societal Computing
- Bogdan Vasilescu, Program Director
- Connie Herold, Ph.D Programs Manager