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Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
Shirin Provat joined the University of Virginia as an Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics in Fall 2024. She completed her PhD in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Florida State University in the summer of 2024, becoming the first in her family to achieve this milestone…
Associate Professor, Computer ScienceAdjunct Faculty, Data Science InstituteAdjunct Faculty, School of Medicine Center of Public Genomics
Yanjun Qi is an Associate professor (tenured) of the University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science since 2013. She was a senior researcher in the Machine Learning Department at NEC Labs American, Princeton, NJ from July 2008 to August 2013. Her research interests are within…
Kun Qian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. He is also a member of the Link Lab. Before joining UVA, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California San Diego. He received his Ph.D. and B.E. from Tsinghua…
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Associate Professor Quinn first came to the University of Virginia as an undergraduate student in 2006. After graduating, he left to get his PhD at Princeton University, then returned in 2017 to be on the UVA faculty.
Quinn's research focuses on optimization and simulation methods used to inform the design and management of water resources systems with the goals of protecting people from nature (floods and droughts), and nature from people (pollution and consumption). She is interested in how advanced sensing and forecasting techniques inform this optimization.
Adarsh Ramakrishnan is a product management leader and entrepreneur with a passion for engineering, design, and business. He founded 3 product-focused businesses and served in executive roles at an agency and manufacturing startup. He has also worked as a full-time product manager at…
Visiting Professor, Electrical EngineeringAssociate Vice President, Westlake University
Michael Reed is currently on leave from UVA, serving as Associate Vice President of Westlake University in Hangzhou, China. He has held appointments at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Twente, ETH Zürich, and the Albert Ludwigs Universität…
Department Chair, Dept. of Environment SciencesProfessor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)
Matt Reidenbach's primary area of research and teaching is coastal oceanography, with an emphasis on how hydrodynamics impact marine organisms and their ecosystems. His current research includes the effects of flow and turbulence on nutrient exchange in coral reefs, larval transport…
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAcademic Advisor
Dr. Ann Reimers retired as a full-time educator at UVa in May of 2023, but continues as a part-time academic advisor to Mechanical Engineering students. She is excited to be able to focus on supporting her advisees in their academic, emotional and professional growth.
