TAMIDS Program Contacts
MS in Data Science, CERT-DAPI, Scholarships: Christi Retzer, Program Manager, ceretzer@tamu.edu
Visitor Program, Academic Partnerships, National Labs, Seminars: Simon Foucart, Associate Director of External Academic Engagement, foucart@tamu.edu
Education Initiatives, Minimesters, Coffee Connections: Krishna Narayanan, Associate Director for Education Initiatives, krn@tamu.edu
Data Science Consultancy: Jian Tao, Assistant Director for Project Development, jtao@tamu.edu
Administration: Jennifer South, Senior Administrative Coordinator II, jsouth@tamu.edu, 979.220.3868
Capstone Projects, Industry Affiliates, Professional Education, and all other programs: Nick Duffield, Director, duffieldng@tamu.edu, 979.845.7328. Please copy Jennifer South ( jsouth@tamu.edu ) on any meeting or scheduling requests.
TAMIDS Program Directors
| Name | TAMIDS Role Other Affiliations | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Casey | TAMIDS Asst. Director for Program Engagement | drew.casey@tamu.edu | BLOC 227E | |
| Nick Duffield | TAMIDS Director Royce E. Wisenbaker Professorship I Electrical & Computer Engineering | duffieldng@tamu.edu | 979.845.7328 | BLOC 227G WEB 332D |
| Simon Foucart | TAMIDS Assoc. Director External Academic Engagement Professor, Department of Mathematics | foucart@tamu.edu | BLOC 502D | |
| Krishna Narayanan | TAMIDS Associate Director for Education Initiatives Eric D. Rubin ’06 Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | krn@tamu.edu | 979.422.9891 | BLOC 221A |
| Christi Retzer | Program Manager, MS Data Science | ceretzer@tamu.edu | BLOC 227B | |
| Jian Tao | TAMIDS Asst. Director for Project Development Assistant Professor, School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts | jtao@tamu.edu | 979.845.2030 | BLOC 224C ARCA 314 |
TAMIDS Administration
| Name | TAMIDS Role Other Affiliation | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer South | Senior Administrative Coordinator II | jsouth@tamu.edu | 979.220.3868 | BLOC 227F |
| Angie Rollins | Administrative Coordinator I | a-rollins@tamu.edu | BLOC 227 | |
| Allie Saxton | Student Web Developer | allie.saxton@tamu.edu |
TAMIDS Research Staff
| Name | TAMIDS Role Other Affiliations | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yalong Pi | Associate Research Scientist, Director Operational Data Science Lab | piyalong@tamu.edu | BLOC 221C | |
| Haoyu Niu | TEES Research Engineer III, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | hniu@tamu.edu | BLOC 221E | |
| Snehashis Chakraborty | TEES Research Engineer III, Department of Electrical Engineering | snahashisc@tamu.edu | BLOC 221F | |
| Suparno Bhattacharyya | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Digital Twin Lab | suparnob@tamu.edu | BLOC 221B | |
| Suphanut Jamonnak | Postdoctoral Research Associate, TAMIDS Urban AI Lab | j.suphanut@tamu.edu | BLOC 221B |
TAMIDS Thematic Lab Directors
| Name | TAMIDS Role Other Affiliations | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulisses Braga-Neto | TAMIDS SciML Lab Director Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering | ulisses@tamu.edu | 979.862.6441 | WEB 236B |
| Ann McNamara | TAMIDS VIVID Lab Director Professor, Associate Dean for Research, School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts | ann@viz.tamu.edu | 979.845.4715 | SCTS 105 |
| Lu Tang | TAMIDS Data Justice Lab Director Professor, Communications | ltang@tamu.edu | 979.845.5500 | BLTN 209D |
| Jian Tao | TAMIDS Digital Twin Lab Director Assistant Professor, School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts | jtao@tamu.edu | 979.458.2171 | BLOC 224C ARCA 314 |
| Xinyue Ye | TAMIDS Urban Artificial Intelligence Lab Director Professor, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning | xinyue.ye@tamu.edu | 979.458.4306 | ARCA A 306 |
TAMIDS Associated Staff
| Name | Home Department TAMIDS Program Support | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hielsberg | Research Specialist V Institute for Scientific Computation TAMIDS Research Support | hielsber@tamu.edu |
| Shaogang Ren | Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Mentor: Xiaoning Qian) TAMIDS Postdoc Project Program | shaogang@tamu.edu |