Faculty
Department Chair
![Gino J. Lim, Ph.D.](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/page/lim.jpg?itok=dQm5zYTd)
Gino J. Lim, Ph.D., Fellow of IISE
Professor & Chair, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chair
Office Location E206 Engineering Building 2
Phone 713-743-4194
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ginolim [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Optimization, machine learning, large-scale computational algorithm design, robust optimization, operations research applications in healthcare, power systems, UAVs, and homeland security.
Full-Time Faculty
![Christopher A. Chung](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/chung_0.jpg?itok=dMyFAsZy)
Christopher A. Chung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone 713-743-4195
Fax 713-743-4190
Email cchung [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Discrete event simulation; management, operations, and equipment training simulators; and engineering management
![Qianmei (May) Feng](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/feng_qianmei.jpg?itok=_7sRc6JB)
Qianmei (May) Feng, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Program Director, Brij and Sunita Agrawal Faculty Fellow
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-2870
Fax 713-743-4190
Email qmfeng [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Applied probability and statistics, Quality and reliability engineering, Economic optimization in manufacturing
![Mathew Hu](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/hu.jpg?itok=moMBQnFC)
Mathew Hu, Ph.D.
Lecturer; Engineering Management Program Director
Fax 713-743-4190
Email mhu9 [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Artificial Intelligence, Robust Engineering/Quality Engineering and Reliability Engineering/Quality 4.0, Prognostic Health Management, Lean Six Sigma/Design for Six Sigma, Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
![Ali K. Kamrani](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/kamrani.jpg?itok=FkqQngW5)
Ali K. Kamrani, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-4192
Fax 713-743-4190
Email akamrani [at] uh.edu
Research Interests CAD/CAE/CAM, additive manufacturing, robotics, advanced manufacturing systems
![Suresh Khator](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/khator.jpg?itok=J8rOP8mJ)
Suresh Khator, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow of IISE
Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Computing Facilities
Office Location W220 and E421 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-4205
Fax 713-743-4190
Email skhator [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Modeling of Healthcare, Energy and Manufacturing Systems, Facilities Design, Simulation, and Project Management
![Ying Lin](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/lin_ying.jpg?itok=w1uVBhSU)
Ying Lin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location Room E211
Phone 713-743-6674
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ylin53 [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Statistical learning and data mining, Quality engineering, Medical decision making
![Neil Diaz Martinez](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/diaz.jpg?itok=E5_ibK3i)
Neil Diaz Martinez, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Phone 281-396-3700
Fax 713-743-4190
Email nodiazma [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Operations Research, Machine Learning, Systems Engineering, and Information & Communication Systems
![Jiming Peng](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/peng.jpg?itok=_vzTPuL8)
Jiming Peng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location Engineering Bldg 2 221A
Phone 713-743-4127
Fax 713-743-4190
Email jopeng [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Optimization modeling, theory, and algorithm design with applications in healthcare, financial engineering, and big data.
![Lawrence John Henry Schulze](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/schulze.jpg?itok=1eblj79v)
Lawrence John Henry Schulze, Ph.D., PE, CPE
Associate Professor
Phone 713-743-4196
Fax 713-743-4190
Email LJHS [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Ergonomics and Human Factors, Safety Engineering, System Design and Evaluation and Rehabilitation/Biomechanics
![Yaping Wang](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/wang.jpg?itok=2FBiZEzx)
Yaping Wang, Ph.D.
Instructional Associate Professor, Director of Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Program
Office Location E208
Phone 713-743-9076
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ypwang [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Design and analysis of optimization algorithms for rigid point set registration problem and electricity power systems.
![Yisha Xiang](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/xiang.jpg?itok=ffq64T0T)
Yisha Xiang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location E209 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-3361
Fax 713-743-4190
Email yxiang4 [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Decision-making under uncertainty, reinforcement learning, statistical machine learning
![Na Zou](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/zou.jpg?itok=3Qsq9TC7)
Na Zou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location W220 Engineering Bldg 2
Fax 713-743-4190
Email nzou2 [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Machine Learning, Network Modeling and Inference, Health Informatics
Adjunct Faculty
![Andrew (Andy) Boyd](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/boyd.jpg?itok=gHi5TWat)
Andrew (Andy) Boyd, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
![Roger Feng-chang Chang](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/chang.jpg?itok=1cUA-xpD)
Roger Feng-Chang Chang, Ph.D.
Instructional Associate Professor
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
Email frchang [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Dr. Chang’s research interests are in Artificial Intelligence, Production/Service Scheduling, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Supply Chain Management.
![Thomas C. Chen](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/chen.jpg?itok=sELDnl4I)
Thomas C. Chen, Ph.D., P.E.
Adjunct Professor
Office Location E221 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-4198
Fax 713-743-4190
Email tcchen [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing and Process Re-Engineering, Information and Internet Technology, RFID and Wireless Communication Technology, MRP and ERP Integration, Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
![Randal Sitton](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/sitton.jpg?itok=YTsVzJWW)
Randal W. Sitton, Ph.D.
Instructional Associate Professor
Office Location D3-E210
Phone 713-743-4198
Fax 713-743-4190
Email rwsitton [at] Central.UH.EDU
Research Interests Reliability Engineering, Engineering Management
![Nathanial Wiggins](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/wiggins.jpg?itok=MgFIYXVa)
Nathanial Wiggins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Phone 713-743-7849
Fax 713-743-4190
Email nwiggins [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Artificial Intelligence, Mixed Reality, and Complex Dynamical Systems
Lecturer
![Magdy Akladios](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/akladios_magdy.jpg?itok=-TVhFjdH)
Magdy Akladios, Ph.D., PE, CSP, CPE, CSHM
Lecturer
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
Research Interests Safety, Human Factors (Ergonomics), Accident Investigation
![Shahrukh Irani](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/irani.jpg?itok=SKf1vuDD)
Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Email sairani [at] uh.edu
![Elias Keedy](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/keedy.jpg?itok=ifjTq5oT)
Elias Keedy, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Research Interests Reliability, Stochastic Process Control, and Supply Chain
![David Rypien](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/rypien.jpg?itok=Bcvjr4qN)
David Rypien, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
![Deborah Salvo](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/salvo.jpg?itok=GVjaBCX_)
Deborah Salvo, Ed.D, M.L.S.
Lecturer
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
Email dsalvo [at] uh.edu
![UH](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/default_images/UH_logo_p_white.png?itok=eV0qQUz8)
Gordon Vos, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Emeritus Faculty
![Don E. Deal](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/deal_don.jpg?itok=99NcBgCD)
Don E. Deal, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Phone 713-743-4191
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ddeal [at] uh.edu
![John Hunsucker](/sites/ie/files/styles/facultyportrait/public/images/faculty/hunsucker_john.jpg?itok=4-mK2J8x)
John Hunsucker, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus
Phone 713-743-4194
Fax 713-743-4190
Email jhunsucker [at] uh.edu