Our Faculty & Research

Degree programs are taught primarily by Ph.D. faculty dedicated to teaching and research.

The Computer and Information Science (CIS) faculty engage in diverse research areas, including artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, cybersecurity, and game design. Their work is supported by federal agencies and industry leaders such as the NSF, NIH, IBM, Ford, Microsoft, and Amazon. Several faculty members have received prestigious NSF CAREER Awards. They also contribute to the academic community through editorial roles in leading journals and by participating in organizing committees for prominent technical conferences.

Ang Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

anglial@umich.edu 313-436-9145

Teaching Areas: Computer and Information Science, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Data Science, Software Engineering

Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Computing and Networks, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems

Jin Lu, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

jinluz@umich.edu 313-583-6618

Teaching Areas: Computer and Information Science, Data Science

Research Areas: Data Science, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems

Bruce Maxim, PhD

Narasimhamurthi "Nattu" Natarajan Collegiate Professor of Engineering, Computer and Information Science

bmaxim@umich.edu 313-436-9155

Teaching Areas: Computer and Information Science, Software Engineering

Research Areas: Engineering Education, Game Design, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems, Software Engineering

Niccolò Meneghetti, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

niccolom@umich.edu 313-583-6625

Teaching Areas: Computer and Information Science, Data Science

Research Areas: Data Management, Data Mining, Data Science, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems

Luis Ortiz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science

leortiz@umich.edu 313-593-5239

Teaching Areas: Computer and Information Science, Data Science, Economics and Computation

Research Areas: Data Mining, Data Science, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems, Operations Research and Decision Science, Power Electronics and Energy Systems