Jiasi Chen, Ph.D.

Biography
Hi! I am an associate professor in the EECS department at the University of Michigan. Previously, I was a faculty member at the University of California, Riverside. I received my Ph.D. from Princeton University and my B.S. from Columbia University. My hometown is the lovely city of Halifax, Canada.
My research interests include computer and wireless networks, mobile computing, and multimedia systems including mixed reality. I’ve recently been interested in systems support for the metaverse, its security, and mobile generative AI. My projects typically involve some combination of mathematical optimization and systems implementation. I received an NSF CAREER award (2020), Meta Faculty Research award (2021), Best Paper Finalists at ACM SenSys (2019) and IEEE SECON (2020), and a Best Student Paper award at ACM MMSys (2023). See my CV for more details.
Julia Kramer, Ph.D.

Biography
Dr. Julia Kramer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Kramer received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of California, Berkeley, and is now the leader of the EDGE lab.
Dr. Kramer’s research interests are in design theory & methodology, collaborative engagement in engineering design, design for health applications, front-end medical device design processes, global public health, engineering design education.
Vineet Kamat, Ph.D., F.ASCE

Biography
Dr. Vineet Kamat is the Director of Graduate Degree Programs at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. He is the John L. Tishman Family Professor of Construction Management and Sustainability, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and (by courtesy) Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. As Director of Graduate Degree Programs, Dr. Kamat is responsible for supervising, coordinating, and assessing outcomes of programming, support, and activities related to graduate education in the College of Engineering (CoE) to ensure the College delivers preeminent graduate educational experiences. This includes working closely with graduate degree programs in the CoE, the CoE Office of Student Affairs, and staff members in the office of the ADGPE to assess graduate degree programs and programming associated with graduate education for faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Kamat received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is the Director of the UM Laboratory for Interactive Visualization in Engineering (LIVE). His research interests are in exploring automation and robotics to improve work processes in the construction, operation, and maintenance of civil infrastructure and the built environment. Discoveries from his research have been awarded four US patents and have resulted in multiple licensable technologies that include visualization, perception, and modeling techniques to enable autonomous decision making for on-site construction robots. His research is currently funded by multiple grants from the US National Science Foundation.
Jeffrey Abell
