CoE Welcomes Fourteen New Faculty in 2019-’20
Here are the College of Engineering’s newest faculty members:
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ADELE DOYLE Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Research Interests: Studies stem cell responses to mechanical forces and cues during system development and maintenance; examines molecular circuits that enable specialized mechanosignaling. PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University; UCSB lecturer and researcher since 2013
n a continuing hiring surge (nineteen new faculty were hired during the 2018-‘19 academic year), fourteen faculty members have joined UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering during the 2019-‘20 academic year. Their realms of expertise range from quantum materials to machine learning, and from recovery technology to stem cells and virtual reality. “I am proud to welcome them to UC Santa Barbara. Each one brings impressive academic credentials, research achievements, and life experiences,” said Rod Alferness, the Richard A. Auhll Professor and dean of the College of Engineering. “The college prides itself in hiring the best faculty, who will be recognized for their innovative research that addresses society’s biggest challenges. This new group continues that tradition and adds to our strengths. I look forward to seeing them thrive in our collaborative culture.” The fourteen faculty were added to six departments and programs within the college. Twelve of the new hires are assistant professors, and five are women. Five assistant professors joined the Computer Science Department. Three assistant professors and one lecturer were added to the Mechanical Engineering Department, and two faculty joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The Chemical Engineering Department, and the programs of Technology Management and Media Arts and Technology each added one assistant professor.
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PRABHANJAN ANANTH Assistant Professor, Computer Science Research Interests: Focuses on theoretical aspects of cryptology, program obfuscation, and secure multiparty computations. PhD, UC Los Angeles; postdoctoral research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MICHAEL BEYELER Assistant Professor, Computer Science Research Interests: Develops novel methods and algorithms to interface sight-recovery technologies, such as retinal implants and the human visual system, with the ultimate goal of restoring useful vision to the blind. PhD, UC Irvine; postdoctoral fellowship, University of Washington
YU FENG Assistant Professor, Computer Science Research Interests: Builds automated tools that guarantee the desired behavior of a system in a sound, precise, and scalable way; applies static analysis and tackles smartphone security problems. PhD, University of Texas at Austin; postdoctoral research, University of Washington ARPIT GUPTA Assistant Professor, Computer Science Research Interests: Designs systems to solve real-world network problems at the intersection of networking, cybersecurity, and machine learning. PhD, Princeton University; postdoctoral research, Columbia University JENNIFER JACOBS Assistant Professor, Media Arts and Technology Research Interests: Develops expressive computational tools, software, and computer languages to support expressive computer-aided design. PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; postdoctoral research, Stanford University PENG LI Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Interests: Works at the intersection of integrated circuits, neuroscience, machine learning, applied statistics, and electronic design automation; aims to engineer smart circuits and systems that are efficient and can process large amounts of data. PhD, Carnegie Mellon University; joined UCSB after serving on faculty at Texas A&M University from 2004-19
