Past Students

Researchers

  • Kevin Molloy

    Visiting Researcher, Computer Science, George Mason University, 2016-2018
    Now Assistant Professor at James Madison University, 2018-
    Postdoctoral fellow at CNRS-LAAS, Toulouse, France
    Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. at George Mason University

    email: kmolloy1{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~kmolloy1

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Pourya Hoseini

    Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, USA, 2020
    Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, USA

    email: shosein2{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~shosein2
  • Tatiana Maximova

    Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, USA (2016-2017)
    Postdoctoral researcher, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
    Ph.D. in Computational Physics, Odessa National Polytechnic University, Ukraine

    email: tmaximov{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~tmaximov
  • Emmanuel Sapin

    Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, USA (2015-2017)
    Postdoctoral researcher, CNRS and INRIA, France
    Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France

    email: esapin{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~esapin

Ph.D. Students

  • Fardina Alam

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2023), Computer Science, George Mason University

    Now Teaching Assistant Professor at University of Maryland at College Park, 2023-
    UMD welcomes Fardina
    B.Sc. Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh (2015)
    2023 Outstanding Dissertation Award

    email: falam5{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~falam5
  • Parastoo Kamranfar

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2023), Computer Science, George Mason University

    Now Teaching Assistant Professor at George Mason University, 2023-
    M.S. Azad University, Tehran, Iran
    B.S. Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    email: pkamranf{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~pkamranf
    Co-advised with David Lattanzi, Civil Engineering
  • Taseef Rahman

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2023), Department of Computer Science

    Now Teaching Assistant Professor at University of South Florida, 2023-
    B.Sc. Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh (2016)

    email: trahman2{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~trahman2
  • Dhiman Goswami

    Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science
    B.Sc. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh (2020)
    Lab Rotation 2021-2022
    email: dgoswam{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~dgoswam
  • Kazi Lutful Kabir

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2022), Computer Science, George Mason University

    Now Teaching Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, 2022-
    Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh
    email: kkabir{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~kkabir
  • Alexander Joseph Smith

    Lab Rotation, Fall 2022
    Ph.D. student in the School of Systems Biology, George Mason University
    M.S. Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, George Mason University
    B.S. Computer Science, University of New Orleans

    email: asmitl{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://mason.gmu.edu/~asmitl
  • Ahmed Bin Zaman

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2021), Computer Science, George Mason University

    Now Teaching Assistant Professor at George Mason University, 2021-
    B.S. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
    2021 Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
    email: azaman6{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~azaman6
  • Zahra Rajabi

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2021), Information Technology, George Mason University
    Now at Adobe, 2021-
    M.S. Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
    B.S. Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
    email: zrajabi{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~zrajab
  • Gideon Gogovi

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2021), Computational Data Sciences, George Mason University
    Now Assistant Professor of Data Science at University of Houston, 2021-
    email: ggogovi{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://www.gogovigideon.com/
  • Nasrin Akhter

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2020), Computer Science, George Mason University
    Now Assistant Professor of Teaching at University of Buffalo, 2020-
    M.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    B.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Award

    email: nakhter3{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~nakhter3
  • Sivani Tadepalli

    Lab Rotation, Fall 2018 - Spring 2021
    Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science
    B.S. Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad, India

    email: stadepal{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~stadepal
  • Sabiha Salma

    Lab Rotation, Fall 2019 - Fall 2020
    Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science
    B.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2019)

    email: ssalma{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~ssalma
  • Fahad Almsned

    Lab Rotation, Spring 2018 - Fall 2019
    Ph.D. student in the School of Systems Biology, George Mason University
    Psychiatry Resident, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam
    Research and Educational Advisor, King Khalid Medical City Centre of Health Research

    email: falmsned{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://binf.gmu.edu/~falmsned/web/mypage.html
  • Daniel Veltri

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2015), Dept. of Bioinf. and Comp. Biol., George Mason University
    Ph.D. student in the
    B.A. University of Colorado at Boulder

    email: dveltri{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://binf.gmu.edu/~dveltri
  • Irina Hashmi

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2015), Computer Science, George Mason University
    Now Assistant Professor at George Mason University, 2015-
    Posdoctoral fellow (2015-2017) at NIH, Bethesda, MD
    M.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    B.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

    email: ihashmi{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://mason.gmu.edu/~ihashmi
  • Kevin Molloy

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2015), Computer Science, George Mason University
    Now postdoctoral fellow at CNRS-LAAS, Toulouse, France
    M.S. George Mason University
    B.S. George Mason University
    2015 Outstanding CS Graduate Student Award

    email: kmolloy1{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://mason.gmu.edu/~kmolloy1
  • Brian Olson

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2013), Computer Science, George Mason University
    Now at Lawrence Livermore National Lab
    M.S. George Mason University
    B.S.E. Princeton University
    2013 VSE Outstanding Graduate Student Award

    email: bolson3{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://brianolson.info
  • Uday Kamath

    Ph.D. Alumnus (2013), Computer Science, George Mason University
    Now at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Group
    M.S. University of North Carolina
    B.S. University of Mumbai
    Co-advised with Prof. Kenneth De Jong

    email: ukamath{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://mason.gmu.edu/~ukamath

M.S. Students

  • Yuanjie Lu

    Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science
    M.S. Computer Science, George Mason University (2021)

    email: ylu22{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~ylu22
  • Prasanna Venkatesh Parthasarathy

    M.S. alumnus (2019), Computer Science, George Mason University
    B.E. Anna University, Chennai, India

    email: ppartha{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~ppartha
  • Snehal Sambare

    M.S. alumnus (2019), School of Systems Biology
    B.E. in Computer Science from Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India

    email: ssambare{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://binf.gmu.edu/ssambare/web/mypage.html
  • Liban Hassan

    M.S. alumnus (2019), Computer Science, George Mason University
    B.S. George Mason University

    email: lhassan1{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~lhassan1
  • Suma Dixit

    M.S. student in the Department of Computer Science
    B.Tech. PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore

    email: sdixit4{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~sdixit4
  • David Morris

    M.S. Alumnus (2017), Computer Science, George Mason University
    B.S. George Mason University

    Now in doctoral program at Technishe Informationsbibliothek (German National Library of Science and Technology)
    web: http://mason.gmu.edu/~dmorri17
  • Erich O'Saben

    M.S. student in the Department of Computer Science
    B.S. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
    B.A. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

    email: eosaben{AT}gmu.edu
    web: https://mason.gmu.edu/~eosaben
  • Ryan Moffatt

    M.S. Alumnus (2016), Computer Science, George Mason University
    B.S. George Mason University

    email: rmoffatt{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://mason.gmu.edu/~rmoffatt
  • Rudy Clausen

    M.S. Alumnus (2015), Computer Science, George Mason University
    M.S. in Biophysics, UW Madison

    email: rudy.clausen{AT}gmail.com
  • Amr Majul

    M.S. Alumnus (2015), Chemistry, George Mason University
    B.S. George Mason University
    Co-advised with Dr. Barney Bishop

    email: amajul{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://www.mason.gmu.edu/~amajul
  • Seyed Farid Hendi

    M.S. Alumnus (2012), Computer Science, George Mason University
    B.S. Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

    email: shendi{AT}gmu.edu
    web: http://mason.gmu.edu/~shendi
  • Christopher Miles

    M.S. Alumnus (2010), Computer Science, George Mason University
    B.S. University of Maryland, College Park
    Now at Google

    web: http://conformations.org

Undergraduate Students

  • Saneela Refai

    Undergraduate researcher, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
    Freshman, Biology
    George Mason University

    email: srefai@gmu.edu
  • Aowei Ding

    Undergraduate researcher, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
    Junior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: ading@gmu.edu
  • Yinkai Wang

    Undergraduate researcher, Summer 2021 - Spring 2022
    Junior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: ywang88@gmu.edu
  • Melanie Gipson

    Undergraduate researcher (REU), Summer 2021
    Sophomore, Computer Science
    Georgia State University

  • Alex Felleson

    Undergraduate researcher (REU), Summer 2021
    Sophomore, Computer Science
    Kenyon College

  • Yuanqi Du

    Undergraduate researcher, Spring 2020 - Fall 2021
    Junior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: ydu6@gmu.edu
  • Carlos Guerra

    Undergraduate researcher, Spring 2019
    Senior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: cguerra5@gmu.edu
  • Mansour Faragall

    Undergraduate researcher, Spring 2019
    Senior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: Mfaragal@gmu.edu
  • Laura Alvarez

    Undergraduate researcher, Spring 2019
    Junior, Computer Science
    Carlos III University of Madrid

    email: lalvare9@gmu.edu
  • Cody Barrett

    Undergraduate researcher, Summer 2018
    Junior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: cbarre15@gmu.edu
  • Bakr Marouf

    Undergraduate researcher, Summer 2018
    Junior, Bioenginering
    George Mason University

    email: bmarouf@gmu.edu
  • Michael Larrgent

    Undergraduate researcher, Summer and Fall 2018
    Sophomore, Computer Science
    Indiana Institute of Technology

    email: MCLargent01@indianatech.net
  • Justin Spiegel

    Undergraduate researcher, REU fellow, Spring 2018
    Sophomore, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: jspiege2@gmu.edu
  • Xiaowen Fang

    Undergraduate researcher, Summer-Fall 2017
    Junior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: xfang5@gmu.edu
  • Connor Reguero

    Undergraduate researcher, REU fellow, Fall 2017
    Senior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: creguero@gmu.edu
  • Armen Hagopian

    Undergraduate researcher, Fall 2017
    Senior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: ahagopia@gmu.edu
  • Lu Lu

    Undergraduate researcher, Summer 2017
    Senior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: llu10@gmu.edu
  • Erica Molnar

    Undergraduate researcher, Spring 2017 - Fall 2016
    Senior, Computer Science
    George Mason University

    email: emolnar@gmu.edu
  • Savindi Ranasinghe

    Undergraduate researcher, Fall 2016
    Junior, Computer Science
    George Mason University
    email: sranasi4@gmu.edu
  • Bradley English

    Undergraduate researcher, 2016
    OSCAR URSP award, Fall 2016
    Sophomore, Neuroscience, Computational and Data Science
    George Mason University
    email: benglis2@gmu.edu
  • Heather Hendy

    OSCAR URSP recipient, Spring 2016
    Undergraduate researcher, 2016-2015
    Sophomore, Computer Science
    George Mason University
    email: hhendy@gmu.edu
  • Patrick Gelbach

    Undergraduate researcher, Summer 2016
    Junior, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science
    University of Virginia
    email: peg4gk@virginia.edu
  • Jeffrey Horowitz

    Summer intern, Summer 2015
    Sophomore, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
    Rice University
    email: jah22@rice.edu
  • Mazyar Katouzian

    OSCAR URSP recipient, Spring 2015
    Senior, Computer Science, Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
    George Mason University
    email: mkatouzi@gmu.edu
  • Songyue Huang

    OSCAR URSP recipient, Spring 2015
    Junior, China 1-2-1, Computer Science, Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
    George Mason University
    email: shuang7@gmu.edu
  • Herath Pilapitiya

    Senior, Computer Science, Spring 2014 - Fall 2014
    George Mason University
    OSCAR summer intensive-supported researcher (Summer 2014)
    email: hpilapit{AT}gmu.edu
  • Wint Hnin

    Sophomore, Computer Science
    Cornell College
    Recipient of CRA-W DREU Summer 2014 Fellowship

    email: whnin15{AT}cornellcollege.edu
    Wint's DRE journal and report
  • Jennifer Van

    B.A. in Mathematics, UVA
    Sophomore, Computer Science
    George Mason University
    Recipient of GMU Apprentice Fellowship (Spring 2013)
    Jeffress-supported researcher (Fall 2013 - Summer 2014)

    email: minh.j.van{AT}gmail.com
  • Ruxi Xiang

    Sophomore, Computer Science
    George Mason University
    Jeffress-supported researcher (Fall 2013 - Summer 2014)
    China 1-2-1 Student

    email: rxiang{AT}gmu.edu
  • Mahmoud Namazi

    Junior, Mathematics
    George Mason University
    Jeffress-supported researcher (Fall 2013 - Summer 2014)
    email: mnamazi{AT}gmu.edu
  • Sameh Saleh

    Undergraduate Researcher, 2012-2013, George Mason University
    Finalist Male, CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research 2013
    Mason OSCAR Undergraduate Excellence Award 2013
    Recipient of Mason OSCAR Apprentice Fellowship (Fall 2012)
    Now at UVA Medical School
    email: ssaleh2{AT}gmu.edu
  • Scott Jordan

    Undergraduate Researcher, Summer 2013
    Now at RIT

    email: scott.jordan{AT}gmail.com
  • Bryn Reinstadler

    CRA-W DREU Recipient from Williams College, Summer 2012
    Now Herchel Smith Fellow in computational chemistry at University of Cambridge, UK

    email: Bryn.Reinstadler{AT}williams.edu
  • Talhah Zafar

    Freshman, Computer Science
    George Mason University
    Summer 2012
    email: tzafar{AT}gmu.edu
  • Subeer Talapatra

    Freshman, Chemical Engineering
    University of Virginia
    Summer 2012
    email: subeer.talapatra{AT}gmail.com
  • Harnil Rafalia

    Senior, Computer Science
    George Mason University
    Summer 2012
    email: hrafalia{AT}gmu.edu
  • Rudy Clausen

    Sophomore, Computer Science
    Northern Virginia Community College
    M.S. in Biophysics, UW Madison
    Summer 2012
    email: rudy.clausen{AT}gmail.com
  • Justin Towson

    Junior, Neuroscience and Psychology
    George Mason University
    Recipient of GMU Apprentice Fellowship (Fall 2010)

    email: jtowson{AT}gmu.edu
  • Beenish Jamil

    ACE Scholar, George Mason University
    Honor Mention, CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research 2010
    DREU recipient, Summer 2010
    Now at Johns Hopkins University

    email: bjamil{AT}gmu.edu
  • Jack Compton

    Junior, Computer Science
    George Mason University
    Summer and Fall 2011
    email: jcompto3{AT}gmu.edu
  • Rachael Chung

    Sophomore, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
    DREU-sponsored undergraduate
    Joined lab over summer of 2009

    web: DREU Journal
  • Anahita Mostaghim

    Freshman, University of Virginia
    ASSIP-sponsored undergraduate
    Summer 2009

High School Students

  • Sara Elanchezian

    High-school researcher, Fall 2022
    Senior, Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology

  • Vedant Vajre

    High-school researcher, Summer 2021
    Junior, Stone Bridge High School

  • Hailena Bian

    High-school researcher, Summer-Fall 2021
    Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School

  • Spencer Huang

    High-school researcher, Spring-Fall 2021
    Junior, BASIS Independent McLean

    email: spencerh724{AT}gmail.com

  • Alan Zhang

    High-school researcher, Summer-Fall 2020
    Rising senior, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: allegrozhang{AT}yahoo.com

  • Demian Yutin

    High-school researcher, Summer-Fall 2018
    Rising senior, Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology

    email: demyutin{AT}gmail.com

  • Sharmila Roy

    High-school researcher, Summer-Fall 2017
    Rising senior, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: sharmila.royc{AT}gmail.com

  • Kevin Zou

    High-school researcher, Summer-Fall 2017
    Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School


    email: kevinzou2150{AT}gmail.com
  • Noah Prinzbach

    High-school researcher, Summer 2017
    Junior, West Potomac High School

    email: noah.prinz7{AT}gmail.com
  • Rishin Pandit

    High-school researcher, Summer 2017
    Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: rishin.pandit{AT}gmail.com
  • Fiona Carcani

    High-school researcher, Summer 2017
    Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: fionac514{AT}gmail.com
  • Rohan Pandit

    High-school researcher, 2016-2015
    Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: pandit.rohan{AT}gmail.com
  • Pranay Singh

    Summer 2014
    Sophomore, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: pranay.singh.school{AT}gmail.com
  • Rohan Pandit

    Summer 2014
    Sophomore, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: pandit.rohan{AT}gmail.com
  • Niraja Bohidar

    Summer and Fall 2012
    Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School

    email: nirajaxyz123{AT}gmail.com
  • Scott Jordan

    ASSIP Fellow, Summer 2012
    Junior, Woodson High School

    email: scott.jordan{AT}gmail.com
  • Nakkul Sreenivas

    Junior, Chantilly High School
    Summer 2010
    email: nakkulsreenivas{AT}gmail.com
  • Subeer Talapatra

    Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School
    Summer 2009
    email: subeer.talapatra{AT}gmail.com