Research Leadership
Jose-Luis Ambite
Artificial Intelligence
Research Associate Professor, Principal Scientist
David Balenson
Networking and Cybersecurity
Senior Supervising Computer Scientist, Associate Director of the Networking and Cybersecurity Division
David Barnhart
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Professor
Research Director, Space Technologies and Systems
Andrea Belz
Computational Systems and Technology
Vice Dean for Transformative Initiatives, Director, USC Center for Research in Space Technologies (CREST), Research Director, ISI
Terry Benzel
Executive Office
Managing Director
Michael Collins
Networking and Cybersecurity
Senior Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist
Stephen Crago
Computational Systems and Technology
Interim Michael Keston Executive Director of the Information Sciences Institute and Interim Vice Dean of Engineering, Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director, California DREAMS
Ewa Deelman
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Professor
Research Director, Scientific Computation Technologies
Distinguished Principal Scientist
ISI Fellow
Emilio Ferrara
Artificial Intelligence
Professor of Computer Science & Communication
Marjorie Freedman
Networking and Cybersecurity
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist
Matthew French
Computational Systems and Technology
Director, Computational Systems and Technology Division
Distinguished Principal Scientist
Yolanda Gil
Artificial Intelligence
Research Professor of Computer Science and of Spatial Sciences
Director for Major Strategic AI and Data Science Initiatives
Director of Knowledge Technologies
Distinguished Principal Scientist
ISI Fellow
Jonathan Habif
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Principal Scientist
Mike Haney
Computational Systems and Technology
Director, Advanced Photonics
Travis Haroldsen
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist
John Heidemann
Networking and Cybersecurity
Research Professor, Principal Scientist, Chief Scientist for the Networking &
Cybersecurity Division
Abigail Horn
Artificial Intelligence
Research Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lead Scientist
Alefiya Hussain
Networking and Cybersecurity
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist
Amir Kalev
Computational Systems and Technology
Quantum Information Scientist, Principal Scientist
Mayank Kejriwal
Artificial Intelligence
Research Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Principal Scientist
Carl Kesselman
Informatics Systems Research
Director, Informatics Systems Research Division
Information Sciences Institute Fellow
Deborah Khider
Artificial Intelligence
Research Scientist, Lead Scientist
Erik Kline
Networking and Cybersecurity
Supervising Computer Scientist, Principal Scientist
Craig Knoblock
Artificial Intelligence
Distinguished Principal Scientist and Research Professor of Computer Science and Spatial Sciences
Jaimie Kohls
Executive Office
Director of Security/FSO/CPSO
Luca Luceri
Artificial Intelligence
Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Lead Scientist
Jonathan May
Artificial Intelligence
Research Associate Professor of Computer Science, Principal Scientist, AI Division Director(ISI)
Jelena Mirkovic
Networking and Cybersecurity
Research Associate Professor, Principal Scientist
Shrikanth Narayanan
Artificial Intelligence
Research Director
University Professor and Niki &
C. L. Max Nikias Chair in Engineering
Michael Orosz
Computational Systems and Technology
Research Associate Professor
Research Director, Decision Systems
Jay Pujara
Artificial Intelligence
Research Associate Professor, Principal Scientist, Director of the Center on Knowledge Graphs
Xiang Ren
Artificial Intelligence
Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair, Associate Professor
Andrew Rittenbach
Computational Systems and Technology
Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist
Adam Russell
Artificial Intelligence
Distinguished Principal Scientist
Robert Schuler
Informatics Systems Research
Senior Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist
Stephen Schwab
Networking and Cybersecurity
Senior Supervising Computer Scientist, Research Director for Strategic Directions for Networking &
Cybersecurity Division, Distinguished Principal Scientist
John Paul Walters
Computational Systems and Technology
Supervising Computer Scientist, Research Director, Distinguished Principal Scientist
John Wroclawski
Executive Office
Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives
Ke-Thia Yao
Artificial Intelligence
Supervising Computer Scientist, Lead Scientist
