Arts & Sciences Dean's Office
Email: jbardzell@wpi.edu
Jeffrey Bardzell is Peterson Family Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he provides leadership in higher education strategy, liberal arts in polytechnic contexts, and AI in teaching and learning. Internationally recognized for his interdisciplinary scholarship, Bardzell was originally trained in comparative literature and philosophy and subsequently transitioned to informatics, human-computer interaction, and design research. ...
Email: ruiz@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5640
Carolina Ruiz is the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and the Harold L. Jurist ’61 and Heather E. Jurist Dean’s Professor of Computer Science. She joined the WPI faculty in 1997. Prof. Ruiz’s research is in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Mining, and their applications to Medicine and Health. She has worked on several clinical domains including sleep, pain, stroke, obesity and pancreatic cancer. Prof. ...
Email: raouellette@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4964
Email: cwest@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6672
Email: abriggs@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5304
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Arts & Sciences Department Heads
Email: krueger@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5110
Robert Krueger is Professor of Human Geography where his work examines a deceptively simple question: how can knowledge, technology, and institutions contribute to development that genuinely improves people's lives? ...
Email: rwang16@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4181
Research ...
Email: kmoncrief@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6316
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Email: tilley@wpi.edu
Applied Mathematics is a broad subdiscipline within mathematics, and the theme of my work over the past two decades has been the application and practice of mathematics to fields in engineering and science. In particular, my ...
Email: ltitova@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5418
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Email: rpr@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6120
A member of the WPI faculty since 2004 and chair of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology since 2022, Reeta Rao is a leader in the field of molecular genetics and genomics. Her primary research activities are focused on emerging infectious diseases, specifically understanding and managing fungal diseases. Students and research associates in her laboratory are trained to use a variety of biochemical, molecular-genetic, and genomic tools to study host-microbe interactions to explore fungal virulence strategies and identify novel therapeutics in a high through ...
Email: cshue@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4933
I am interested in computer networking and security. Given the significance of the Internet in our economy and society, I am interested in improvements and studies that can have a real-world impact. My recent work has focused on how to make both enterprise and residential networks more secure. In my research work, I am exploring ways to change the traditional computer network communication model using techniques such as software-defined networking and network function virtualization. ...
Email: cdonal@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4857
An integral part of a rewarding academic career is being an educator. It is a wonderful opportunity to work with students and guide their development to fulfill their potential. I enjoy teaching the fundamentals of robotics engineering, science and technology as well as training students in advanced independent research. I aim to teach students about research-based thinking and problem solving, to give them a real career choice to determine their future in further research or the industry. ...