Experts by Field: Computing and the Internet

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11/26/19
Samantha Barbas
Professor of Law

Expertise: Mass media law, libel, privacy, freedom of the press

Phone: 716-645-6216
Email: sbarbas@buffalo.edu
6/18/18
Mark Bartholomew
Professor of Law
Expertise: intellectual property, copyright, trademarks, cyber law, cybersecurity bills (such as SOPA and CISPA), net neutrality, advertising law
Phone: 716-645-5959
Email: bartholo@buffalo.edu
6/22/20
James M. Chen

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Expertise: materials science, turbulence, energy harvesting, hypersonic/supersonic vehicles, aerodynamics, nonequilibrium phenomena, high-performance computing
Phone: 716-645-3163
Email: chenjm@buffalo.edu
12/5/16
Sanjukta Das Smith
Associate Professor of Management Science and Systems
Expertise: cloud computing, digital piracy, business information systems, business statistics

Contact: Sanjukta Das Smith can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.
6/10/19
David Doermann
Director of the University at Buffalo Artificial Intelligence Institute
Expertise: artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, image analysis and recognition, document analysis, media forensics
Phone: 716-645-1557
Email: doermann@buffalo.edu
2/11/20
Supradeep Dutta
Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Strategy
Expertise: venture capital and angel investing; crowdfunding; patents; innovation and new venture creation; mergers and acquisitions; federal grants (NIH, NSF, SBIR); patent litigation

Contact: Supradeep Dutta can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.
3/16/20
Joana Gaia
Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Science and Systems
Expertise: health information systems; business intelligence; digital security and privacy; data analytics; emergency management; girls and STEM careers

Contact: Joana Gaia can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.
6/22/20
Melanie Green
Professor of Communication

Expertise: persuasion, power of narrative, storytelling, online friendships, trust and deception online
Phone: 716-645-1508
Email: mcgreen2@buffalo.edu
6/22/20
Johannes Hachmann

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Expertise: computational chemistry; molecular and materials modeling; cheminformatics; machine learning; big data; materials discovery and design

Phone: 716-645-1524
Email: hachmann@buffalo.edu
11/5/18
Yingjie Hu

Assistant Professor of Geography

Expertise: GIScience, spatial analysis, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, big data
Phone: 716-645-1820
Email: yhu42@buffalo.edu
4/1/20
Heidi Julien
Professor of Information Science
Expertise: digital literacy, information literacy, information behavior, information practice
Phone: 716-645-1474
Email: heidijul@buffalo.edu
4/10/19
Mark H. Karwan
Praxair Professor of Operations Research
Expertise: sports scheduling, especially in the NFL
Phone: 716-645-2422
Email: mkarwan@buffalo.edu
2/16/21
Tevfik Kosar

Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: big data, cloud computing, distributed systems, high-performance computing, green computing, energy-efficient systems
Phone: 716-645-2323
Email: tkosar@buffalo.edu
8/22/18
Jessica Kruger

Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: binge-watching, consumption, addictive behaviors, substance use and abuse, health behavior decision-making
Phone: 716-829-6748
Email: jskruger@buffalo.edu
11/12/20
Siwei Lyu

Empire Innovation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: digital media forensics, deepfakes, computer vision, machine learning, art authentication
Phone: 716-645-1587
Email: siweilyu@buffalo.edu
10/5/20
Sayanti Mukherjee

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Expertise: resilient sociotechnical systems, predictive analytics, risk-informed decision-making, public health and health care, electrical grid and energy, climate change impact assessment
Phone: 716-645-4699
Email: sayantim@buffalo.edu
4/1/20
Valerie Nesset
Associate Professor of Information Science
Expertise: information behavior, information literacy, usability, organization of information, Web portal design, interface design, indexing, abstracting, qualitative research methods
Phone: 716-645-1485
Email: vmnesset@buffalo.edu
12/26/18
Chunming Qiao
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Expertise: Self-driving and connected cars, specifically the computing systems for these technologies

Phone: 716-645-4751
Email: qiao@computer.org
12/26/18
Kenneth W. Regan
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Expertise: cheating in chess

Phone: 716-645-4738
Email: regan@buffalo.edu
2/5/21
Maria Y. Rodriguez

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Expertise: Computational methods in social work and social policy; social movements on social media; disinformation targeting Black and brown communities online
Phone: 716-645-2986
Email: myr2@buffalo.edu
6/25/19
Monica Stephens

Assistant Professor of Geography

Expertise: social media, social media and politics, digital divides, misinformation (fake news), mapping social phenomena, volunteered geographic information (VGI), Big Data, gender and the Internet

Phone: 716-645-0499
Email: mgstephe@buffalo.edu
5/19/20
John E. Tomaszewski

SUNY Distinguished Professor and Peter A. Nickerson, PhD, Chair of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

Expertise: clinical laboratory testing; COVID-19 testing; renal, immunological and urological pathology; digital and computational pathology; kidney disease; anatomical gifts
Phone: 716-829-2846
Email: johntoma@buffalo.edu. Tomaszewski can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
12/26/18
Shambhu Upadhyaya
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Expertise: cybersecurity, hacking, encryption, cyberattacks, protecting infrastructure from cyber threats

Phone: 716-645-3183
Email: shambhu@buffalo.edu
10/22/20
Hua (Helen) Wang

Associate Professor of Communication

Expertise: communication strategies for health promotion and social change; entertainment-education; communication technology; social networks; digital media literacy; health interventions
Phone: 716-645-1501
Email: hwang23@buffalo.edu
6/16/20
Peter Winkelstein
Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Informatics
Expertise: electronic health/medical records; medical informatics; ethics and informatics; computer modeling
Phone: 716-881-7546. Winkelstein can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
Email: pwink@buffalo.edu

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