Faculty Profile: Amna Mazen, Assistant Professor, Applied Computing and Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology

The Department of Applied Computing is pleased to welcome Amna Mazen, an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Applied Computing and the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology. With a robust background in electrical engineering and robotics and over ten years of teaching experience at the University of Detroit Mercy . . .

Faculty Profile: Dylan Gaines, Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science is pleased to welcome Dylan Gaines, a research assistant professor. Gaines completed his PhD at Michigan Tech in spring 2023 and became a faculty member in spring 2024. Gaines’s research interests lie at the intersection of natural language processing and human-computer interaction, where he investigates the applications of neural language models . . .

Faculty Profile: Scott Pomerville, Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science is pleased to welcome Scott Pomerville, a research assistant professor. Pomerville received his PhD in computer science at Michigan Tech in spring 2024. Pomerville’s research focuses primarily on computer architecture, but he says he’s always interested in chatting about anything computing related.

Faculty Profile: Sujan Kumar Roy, Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science is pleased to welcome new assistant teaching professor Sujan Kumar Roy. Roy says that Michigan Tech’s reputation for excellence in engineering, science, and technology, along with its strong emphasis on research and innovation, drew him to the university. “The collaborative environment at MTU, where interdisciplinary research is encouraged and supported, . . .

Faculty Profile: Victoria Walters, Professor of Practice, Applied Computing

The Department of Applied Computing is pleased to welcome Victoria Walters, a new professor of practice. Since spring 2022, Walters has been teaching in an adjunct capacity for the department. Walters has 25 years industry experience in information technology, cybersecurity, and corporate security and compliance. She is pursuing a PhD in Computational Science and Engineering . . .

Chemistry Seminar with Dennis Livesay

Dennis Livesay, professor and dean of the College of Computing at Michigan Technological University, will be presenting at this week’s Chemistry Seminar. The seminar will be held in person from 3-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in Chem Sci 101. Livesay’s presentation is titled “Does Nature Love Chemistry and Physics as Much as I Do? Integrating . . .