Faculty and Staff

Who We Are

The MECPS program is offered through UCI’s Center for Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems (CECS), which is an organized research unit at the University of California, Irvine. CECS faculty members come from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.

The Samueli School of Engineering’s mission is to unleash innovation, create opportunities and inspire ingenuity. The school’s faculty members are leaders in their disciplines who have achieved worldwide recognition for their research and dedicated teaching.
Building on a strong foundation of computer science fundamentals, the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science conducts cutting-edge research in strategic areas ideal for collaborative work. By blending research with education in multiple disciplines, the school is leading interdisciplinary efforts in order to meet the challenges of the future.

Core Faculty

Mohammad Al Faruque, Ph.D.
Professor

University of Karlsruhe, 2009
Computer Science and Engineering

ECPS 202: Cyber-Physical Systems Design

Research
Elaheh Bozorgzadeh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
Computer Science

ECPS 204: Embedded System Software

Research
Pai H. Chou, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

University of Washington, 1998
Computer Science and Engineering

ECPS 205: Sensors, Actuators and Sensor Networks

Research

Rainer Dömer, Ph.D.
Professor and Student Advisor

University of Dortmund, 2000
Information & Computer Science

ECPS 203: Embedded System Modeling and Design

Research

Nikil Dutt, Ph.D.
Chancellor’s Professor

University of Illinois, 1989
Computer Science and Engineering

ECPS 202: Cyber-Physical Systems Design

Research

Ahmed Eltawil, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
Integrated Circuits & Systems

ECPS 205: Sensors, Actuators and Sensor Networks

Research

Daniel D. Gajski, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

University of Pennsylvania, 1974
Computer and Information Science

ECPS 203: Embedded System Modeling and Design

Research
Tony Givargis, Ph.D.
Professor

University of California, Riverside, 2001
Computer Science

ECPS 203: Embedded System Modeling and Design

Research
Ian Harris, Ph.D.
Professor

University of California, San Diego, 1997
Computer Science

ECPS 207: Security & Privacy in CPS

Research

Faryar Jabbari, Ph.D.
Professor

University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
Mechanical Engineering

ECPS 208: Control Systems for Cyber Physical Systems

Research

Fadi Kurdahi, Ph.D.
Director of MECPS

Professor

University of Southern California, 1987
Computer Engineering

ECPS 209: Cyber Physical Systems Case Studies

Research

Marco Levorato, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

University of Padova, 2009
Computer Science

ECPS 205: Sensors, Actuators and Sensor Networks

Research

 Kwei-Jay Lin,  Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

University of Maryland, 1985
Computer Science

ECPS 206: Real-time & Distributed Systems

Research
Alex Nicolau, Ph.D.
Professor

Yale, 1984
Information & Computer Science

ECPS 204: Embedded System Software

Research
Gene Tsudik, Ph.D.
Chancellor’s Professor

University of Southern California, 1991
Computer Science

ECPS 207: Security & Privacy in CPS

Research

Affiliate Faculty

Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, Ph.D.
Professor

University of Cincinnati, 1997
Computer Science

ECPS 207: Security & Privacy in CPS

Research
Brian Demsky, Ph.D.
Professor

MIT, 2006
Computer Science and Engineering

ECPS 204: Embedded System Software

Research
James Earthman, Ph.D.
Professor

Stanford, 1985
Computer and Information Science

ECPS 209: Cyber Physical Systems Case Studies

Research

R. Jayakrishnan, Ph.D.
Professor

University of Texas, Austin, 1992
Civil Engineering

ECPS 209: Cyber-physical Systems Case Studies

Research

Zak M. Kassas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

The University of Texas, Austin, 2014
Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECPS 209: Cyber-physical Systems Case Studies

Research

Amir M. Rahmani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

University of Turku, Finland, 2012
Embedded Computer and Electronic Systems

ECPS 209: Cyber-physical Systems Case Studies

Research

Haithem Taha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Virginia Tech, 2013
Computer Science

ECPS 208: Control Systems for Cyber Physical Systems

Research

Lorenzo Valdevit, Ph.D.
Professor

Princeton University, 2005
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringg

ECPS 209: Cyber Physical Systems Case Studies

Research
Alexander V. Veidenbaum, Ph.D.
Professor

University of Illinois, 1985
Integrated Circuits & Systems

ECPS 203: Embedded System Modeling and Design

Research

Industry Advisory Board

Judit Giró Benet

Co-Founder and CEO
The Blue Box

Shaoshan Liu

Co-Founder and Chairman
PerceptIn

Rosario Cammarota

Principal Engineer
Intel Labs

Camille Rizko

Founder and CEO
Doremi Labs

Dave Garrett

Co-Founder, CTO
Fabric Cryptography

Nabil Wasily

Co-Founder and CEO
ThirdWayv, Inc.

Mia Fuji

Academic Enablement
Siemens Digital Industries Software

Pooria Yaghini

Engineer and Educator
SpaceX

Staff

Fadi Kurdahi, PhD
Faculty Director

kurdahi@uci.edu
(949) 824-8104

 

 

Halle Gonzales
Program Coordinator

halleg@uci.edu
(949) 824-9127

 

Rainer Doemer, PhD
Graduate Advisor

doemer@uci.edu
(949) 824-9007

 

 

Debbie Lewis
Career Counselor

debbie.lewis@uci.edu
(949) 824-1904

 

 

Amy Pham
MECPS Program Director

amy.pham@uci.edu
(949) 824-6156

 

 

Helena Sun
Student Assistant

helenays@uci.edu
(949) 824-8919

 

 

Grace Wu
Director of Finance

gracewu@uci.edu
(949) 824-8919

 

 

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