Big Data Researchers

Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Christopher Hemme

Assistant Professor Research, INBRE Bioinformatics Core Director

Email: hemmecl@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-9862

Web link : https://web.uri.edu/pharmacy/meet/christopher-hemme/

I manage the Rhode Island INBRE Bioinformatics Core.  We provide a variety of bioinformatics services to the INBRE network institutions including next-gen sequence analysis, molecular modeling, statistical analysis and virtual/augmented reality tool development.

Bethany Jenkins

Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology

Email: bdjenkins@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-7551

Web link : https://web.uri.edu/cmb/bethany-jenkins/

The research in the Jenkins lab is focused on understanding the interplay between the genetically encoded biochemical potential of marine microbes, the physicochemical properties of the environment and how these factors come together to ultimately determine community composition.

Chris Lane

Professor of Biological Sciences

Email: clane@uri.edu

Phone:(401) 874-2683

Web link : https://web.uri.edu/bio/chris-lane/

My lab focuses on the evolution of algae from a molecular, ecological and phylogenetic context, and in particular the mechanisms and consequences of genome reduction and gene transfer.

Lenore M. Martin

Associate Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology

Email: martin@uri.edu

Phone:(401) 874-5049

Web link : https://web.uri.edu/cmb/lenore-martin/

My research at URI has focused on using solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) to prepare diverse combinatorial libraries of both naturally-occurring and engineered peptides for further study.

Thomas McGreevy Jr

Research Assistant Professor, Director, Wildlife Genetics & Ecology Laboratory, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Email: tjmcg@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4040

Web link : 

My research uses population genomic tools to inform applied management decisions for a variety of wildlife including mainly mammals, but also freshwater fish species.  We also study the impact of the environment on the movement of neutral and adaptive genes.

Susanne Menden-Deuer

Professor of Oceanography

Email: smenden@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6608

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/susanne-menden-deuer/

I am a seagoing oceanographer, with research interests focused on marine planktonic food web structure and function.

Leonard Moise

Research Assistant Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology

Email: lmoise@uri.edu

Phone :

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/cmb/leonard-moise/

I lead T-cell epitope-driven vaccine development projects using a genomes-to-vaccine approach that combines cutting edge immunoinformatic and immunologic methods.

David R. Nelson

Professor and Director URI Genomics and DNA Sequencing Center

Email: dnelson@uri.edu

Phone:(401) 874-5902

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/cmb/david-r-nelson/

The Nelson lab is investigating the molecular mechanisms of probiotic activity in bacteria that protect marine animals (oysters, shrimp, fish) from infection by various pathogenic marine bacteria.

Matthew M. Ramsey

Assistant Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology

Email: mramsey@uri.edu

Phone:(401) 874-9505

Web link : https://web.uri.edu/cmb/matthew-ramsey/

My laboratory is interested in polymicrobial interactions in the human oral microbiome. Many oral bacteria are dependent on these multispecies interactions for survival.

Alan L. Rothman

Head, Laboratory of Viral Immunity and Pathogenesis

Email: alan_rothman@uri.edu

Phone:(401) 277-5419

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/lvip/alan-l-rothman/

A major focus of my research has been defining the virological and immunological events in acute dengue virus infection and their relationship to the development of the viral hemorrhagic fever syndrome.

Tatiana Rynearson

Professor of Oceanography

Email: rynearson@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6022

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/tatiana-rynearson/

My research is focused around plankton diversity and abundance.

Rachel Schwartz

Department of Biological Sciences

Email: rsschwartz@uri.edu

Phone : 

Web Link: https://ci.uri.edu/meet/rachel-schwartz/

I am interested in training researchers working on coastal issues to efficiently and effectively manage and analyze their data.

Ying Zhang

Associate Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology

Email: yingzhang@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4915

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/cmb/ying-zhang/

Our laboratory aims at constructing computational models to understand the formation, settlement, and evolution of bacterial communities in various marine environments and to predict their responses to environmental stresses.

Business & Communications

John Burkett

Professor of Economics

Email: burkett@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-9195

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/economics/meet/john-burkett/

My current interests include Bayesian econometrics, behavioral and experimental economics, health economics, and international economics.

Gordon Dash

Professor of Computational Finance and Decision Sciences
Faculty – Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program

Email: ghdash@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4323

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/business/meet/gordon-dash/

I have served the local and international academic communities since the mid- 1970s.  I have a deep commitment to computational finance and computational neuroscience.

Yinjiao Ye

Associate Professor of Communications

Email: yinjiao_ye@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4724

Web Link : https://harrington.uri.edu/meet/yinjiao-ye/

I joined the department in 2006 and my recent research interests focus on health communication and social media. My research has been reported by various national and international media. I conduct primarily quantitative research.

Computational, Mathematical & Statistical Sciences

Big Data Researchers

Mohammad Al – Mamun

Lecturer Of Health Data Outcomes Data Science, Pharmacy

Email: ma875@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-2649

Web Link: https://web.uri.edu/pharmacy/meet/mohammad-al-mamun-phd/

I bring interdisciplinary research experience on building mathematical modeling and data science tools (predictive models, machine learning) to understand disease dynamics both individual- and population-level.

James Baglama

Professor and Chair of Mathematics

Email: jbaglama@uri.edu

Web Link : http://www.math.uri.edu/~jbaglama/

Phone: (401) 874-2709

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Tom Bella

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Email: tombella@uri.edu

Web Link : http://www.math.uri.edu/~tombella/

My research interests include scientific computing, numerical linear algebra, matrix theory, structured matrices, matrices with quasiseparable structure, and indefinite inner product spaces.

Sarah Brown

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Email: brownsarahm@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4739

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/pharmacy/meethttps://web.uri.edu/cs/meet/sarah-brown//ashley-buchanan/

Ashley Buchanan

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Email: buchanan@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4739

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/pharmacy/meet/ashley-buchanan/

My substantive research area has expanded to studying opioid use disorder employing a variety of “big data” sources, including administrative claims data and the prescription drug monitoring programs.

Noah Daniels

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Email: noah_daniels@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-2701

Web Link:  https://web.uri.edu/cs/meet/noah-daniels/

I am working on algorithms for high-dimensional and exponentially-growing data sets, with a focus on fast approximate search, manifold learning, anomaly detection, and visualization. I have applied these algorithms to biological and astronomical data sets, and am interested in other application domains.

Big Data Researchers

Nancy Eaton

Professor of Mathematics, Director Of Data Science Programs

Email: neaton@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4107

Web Link:  https://math.uri.edu/meet/nancy-eaton/

My research specialization is in the area of combinatorics, specifically graph Ramsey theory, set representations of graphs, and graph coloring.

Big Data Researchers

Lutz Hamel

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Email: lutzhamel@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 480-9499

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/cs/meet/lutz-hamel/

I am mostly interested in the semantics and implementation of programming languages. I recently designed a programming language called Asteroid around the new pattern-matching oriented programming paradigm.

Abdeltawab Hendawi

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science, Co-Director of the AI Lab

Email: hendawi@uri.edu

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/cs/meet/abdeltawab-hendawi/

Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Minnesota. My research interest is in Big Data, Smart City and Smart Health.

Gavino Puggioni

Associate Professor of Statistics, Director of Graduate Studies

Email: gpuggioni@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4388

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/cs/meet/gavino-puggioni/

My main area of research relates to methodology and application of modern Bayesian methods and MCMC algorithms. I am particularly interested in developing new methods for space-time models, stochastic differential equations, Bayesian nonparametrics, model averaging, and spatial point processes.

Lubos Thoma

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Email: thoma@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4451

Web Link : http://www.math.uri.edu/meet/lubos-thoma/

My research interests include random structures and networks, probabilistic and algebraic methods in combinatorics, ramsey theory, graph theory, extremal graph and hypergraph theory, and finite model theory.

Nina Kajiji

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Email: nina@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 474-3009

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/cs/meet/nina-kajiji/

My principal research interest centers on the application of econometric and multivariate data techniques to research problems facing the financial services industry and in the field of education. 

Engineering

Angelo Lucia

Chester H. Kirk Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering

Email: alucia@uri.edu

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/engineering/meet/alucia/

My research interests include computational thermodynamics, molecular dynamics simulation, carbon sequestration and petroleum engineering.

Bin Li

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Email: binli@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-5849

Web Link : https://www.ele.uri.edu/faculty/binli/

My research spans communication networks, virtual and augmented reality, fog computing, and data centers. In particular, my research utilizes mathematical tools from stochastic processes, optimization, control, and algorithms to understand fundamental performance limits of complex network systems, and develop efficient, adaptable, and scalable algorithms for diverse applications.

Big Data Researchers

Gretchen A. Macht

Assistant Profesor Of Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering

Email: macht@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-9335

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/engineering/meet/gmacht/

I am a computational, community ergonomist with a research focus on executing sustainability in elections, e-mobility, and teams.

Bahram Nassersharif

Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Email: bn@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-9335

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/engineering/meet/bnassersharif/

My research interests include engineering design, nuclear systems, safety engineering, simulation and modeling.

Qing Yang

Distinguished Engineering Professor of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Email: qyang@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-5880

Web Link : https://www.ele.uri.edu/~qyang/

My research interests include Computer Architectures, Memory Systems, I/O and Data Storage architectures, Storage Networking (SAN, NAS, and LAN), Parallel and Distributed Computing (software and hardware), Embedded Computer Systems and Applications, Computer Applications in Biomedical Systems.

Resit Sendag

Professor of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Email: sendag@uri.edu

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/engineering/meet/bnassersharif/

My research interests include multi-core architectures; power/performance issues for high-performance and embedded computer systems; and performance evaluation and simulation techniques.

Yan Sun

Professor of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Email: yansun@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-5803

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/engineering/research/cybersecurity/2019/09/yan-sun-research-profile/

My research interests include trustworthy social computing, trust and reputation management, and power grid security.

Health Sciences

Patricia Burbank

Professor of Nursing

Email: pburbank@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-5314

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/nursing/meet/patricia-burbank/

My research and scholarly work include topics such as exercise promotion among older adults, participation in interdisciplinary research on the effects of interventions using the Transtheoretical Model to change exercise and nutrition behavior in older adults, an evaluation of a fall prevention program with community-dwelling older adults, and a survey of the needs of older gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders in Rhode Island.

Stephen Kogut

Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Email: kogut@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-5370

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/pharmacy/meet/stephen-kogut/

My teaching contributions span across a range of topics, including health economics and policy, public health, and health care systems.

Jungeun Lee

Assistant Professor Of Nursing

Email: jelee@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4905

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/nursing/meet/jeng-eun-lee/

My research interests are in symptom science, with a focus on fatigue symptoms, to improve quality of life through the development of tailored physical activity interventions for adults living with chronic disease.

Maya Vadiveloo

Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Email: maya_vadiveloo@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-2992

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/nfs/meet/maya-vadiveloo/

I am a registered dietitian, epidemiologist, and behavioral scientist whose research focuses on using insights from big data to study environmental determinants of food choice, dietary quality, and weight control in order to favorably influence population health. Drawing largely on sources of secondary data from large population studies, the goal of my research is to develop interventions and recommendations that promote healthy eating behavior, weight control, and cardiometabolic health at the population level

Big Data Researchers

Manshu Yang 

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Email: myang@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-7258

Web Link: https://web.uri.edu/psychology/meet/manshu-yang/

I am a quantitative health psychologist and my research interests focus on the development and adaptation of statistical methods to handle missing data and analyze longitudinal data in psychological and health behavior related research(e.g., substance abuse, emotion regulation, health-related quality of life measurement.) I am also interested in addressing methodological issues in ecological momentary assessment and intervention.

Big Data Researchers

Lynda Stein

Professor of Psychology

Email: Larstein@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-2830

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/psychology/meet/lyn-stein/

I am interested in the application of big data to health behaviors, including electronic health records, measurement based care, and ecological momentary assessment/intervention.

Big Data Researchers

Theodore Wells 

Professor of Psychology

Email: Walls@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-2105

Web Link: https://web.uri.edu/psychology/meet/ted-walls/

My scholarly interest involve statistical analysis of intensive longitudinal data (ILD), design of studies for health behavior research, and technology use in behavioral and mental health monitoring. A recent interest is in citizen health science, which includes citizen use of health tracking and data mining, as well as self-experimentation.

Oceanography & Environmental Sciences

Peter Cornillon

Professor of Oceanography

Email: pcornillon@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6283

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/peter-cornillon/

My research involves studying sea surface temperature (SST) fronts that are places on the ocean’s surface that have temperature gradients.

Dwight Coleman

Inner Space Center

Email: dcoleman@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6637

Web Link : https://ci.uri.edu/meet/dwight-coleman/

As a marine geologist who does research related to mapping the coastal environment and reconstructing past terrestrial landforms that are now submerged by rising sea level, I am keenly interested in understanding more about our coasts and how they are effected by natural phenomena.

Chris Kincaid

Professor of Oceanography

Email: kincaid@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6709

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/chris-kincaid/

The ability to bounce around a bit between laboratory and computational geophysical fluid dynamics, and running really intensive, observational field programs in the coastal ocean, keeps things fresh and continues to make science fun for me.

Pengfei Liu

Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Email: pengfei_liu@uri.edu

Phone:(401) 874-4061

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/enre/pengfei-liu/

My main interests including environmental and resource economics, energy economics, agriculture economics, and experimental economics.

Big Data Researchers

Brice Loose

Associate Professor of Oceanography and Ocean Engineering

Email:  bloose@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6676

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/brice-loose/

My research interests are using in GIS and remote sensing to study environmental and natural resources related problems. My current research uses Lidar to assess vegetation hazards to utility infrastructure.

Big Data Researchers

Jason Parent

Assistant Professor of GIS

Email:  jason_parent@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-5582

Web Link : https://ci.uri.edu/meet/jason-parent/

My research interests are using in GIS and remote sensing to study environmental and natural resources related problems. My current research uses Lidar to assess vegetation hazards to utility infrastructure.

Brian Savage

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Geosciences

Email: savage@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-5392

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/geo/brian-savage/

My primary topic of research includes determining complex seismic velocity structures within the solid earth, primarily the crust and upper mantle.

Big Data Researchers

Dave Ullman

Associate Marine Research Scientist

Email: dullman@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6138

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/dave-ullman/

I am a physical oceanographer focusing on circulation and mixing processes in the coastal ocean and estuarine systems, in particular those along the U.S. east coast.

Yang Shen

Professor of Oceanography

Email: yshen@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6848

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/yang-shen/

Scientific curiosity and societal concern are two factors in my career choice of studying seismic activities that can lead to destructive earthquakes.

Big Data Researchers

Matt Wei

Assistant Professor of Oceanography

Email: matt-wei@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-6530

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/gso/meet/matt-wei/

I am a geophysicist studying earthquakes and nuclear tests using tools such as high performance computing and machine learning.

Carol Thornber

Associate Dean of Research, Professor

Email: thornber@uri.edu

Phone: (401) 874-4495

Web Link : https://web.uri.edu/nrs/carol-thornber/

I am a marine community ecologist with a research focus on marine macroalgae, their importance in nearshore/coastal foodwebs, and the impacts of climate change on these systems.

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