Connecticut Institute of Technology Affiliated Faculty & Advisory Board
Affiliated Faculty
Tirthankar Ghosh, Ph.D.
Professor
Elder Family Chair, Director of Connecticut Institute of Technology
Maxcy Hall 216
(203) 479-4785
TGhosh@xyschool.net
Paul Bleakley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
South Campus Hall 301
(203) 479-4931
PBleakley@xyschool.net
Gazi Murat Duman, Ph.D.
Lawrence and Stephanie Flanagan Assistant Professor, Business Analytics
Coordinator and Chair of Economics & Business Analytics
Orange Campus N132A
(203) 479-4564
GDuman@xyschool.net
Michelle D. Fabiani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
South Campus Hall 307
(203) 479-4933
MFabiani@xyschool.net
Ali Golbazi, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair, Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate Coordinator, Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 120E
(203) 932-7162
AGolbazi@xyschool.net
Ronald S. Harichandran, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Dean / Vice Provost for Research
Echlin Hall 101
(203) 932-7167
RHarichandran@xyschool.net
Mary Isbell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment and Retention
Harugari Hall 300A
(203) 932-1140
MIsbell@xyschool.net
Shivanjali Khare, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
SARI: Security and ARtificial Intelligence Lab
Maxcy Hall 120B
(203) 479-4872
SKhare@xyschool.net
Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science and Cybersecurity
Undergraduate Coordinator, Computer Science
Echlin Hall 212A
(203) 479-4874
MMekni@xyschool.net
Karl Minges, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor
Associate Dean of Research
Echlin Hall 214
(203) 479-4703
KMinges@xyschool.net
Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Maxcy Hall 116C
(203) 479-4784
SMukhopadhyay@xyschool.net
Nikodem Poplawski, Ph.D.
Distinguished Lecturer
Coordinator, Physics
Maxcy Hall 320
(203) 479-4296
NPoplawski@xyschool.net
Joseph Soto, M.S., NR-P, EMS-1
Lecturer
Director, Paramedicine Program
One Care Lane 116D
(203) 479-4262
JSoto@xyschool.net
Ardiana Sula, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Program Coordinator, Data Science
Maxcy Hall 120A
(203) 932-7164
ASula@xyschool.net
Jeffrey Treistman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of National Security
South Campus Hall 001
(203) 479-4567
JTreistman@xyschool.net
Harris Weisman, MBA
Lecturer, Management
Coordinator, Cybersecurity Management & Leadership
(203) 479-4776
HWeisman@xyschool.net
Industry Advisory Board
| Industry Advisory Board Member | Rank & Association |
|---|---|
| Dr. Ali Golbazi, Department Chair, ECECS | Industry Advisory Board POC, University of New Haven |
| Eugenia Penn | Former Program Manager, AT&T |
| Jonathan Hochman | Founder, Expert Witness |
| Fred Caserta | CEO, Pleiadian Systems Corporation |
| Ted Dinsmore | CEO, SphereGen |
| Lauren Gaunt | Former Principal Engineer, Eversource, ABET reviewer |
| Steffen Ziegler | Lead Engineer, Engineering System Planning, Eversource |
| Fatima Omerovic | Senior Director, Land Warfare & Air Defense at Raytheon Technologies |
| Nick Kifalas | Technical Fellow for Advance System Design, Implementation and Certification, Lockheed Martin |
| Frank Pellicano | Senior Design Engineer, Strain Measurement Devices, Inc. |
| Dan Luttrell | President, Kriterion, LLC |
| John Ohno | Lead Software Engineer, Clarivate Analytics |
| Carlos Andres Gonzalez | Manager of Product Security, Assa Abloy |
| Frank Servas | President, Axiom Network Designs |
| Frank Ramirez | Embedded Software Architect, LINKAKC |
| Doug Lajoie | Consulting Engineering Services, Inc (CES) |
| Kayla O'Brien | Project Specialist, Project Management System Programs |
| Dennis Klemenz | Chief Information Officer & Vice President, Connex Credit Union |
CIT Advisory Board
| Advisory Board Member | Rank & Association |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Widness | President, CT Conference of Independent Colleges |
| Charlie Grabenstein | President, ORBIS, Inc. |
| Garrett Sheehan | President & CEO, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce |
| Cathy Awwad | Executive Director of Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board |
| Gene Meltser | CISO, Connecticut Department of Administrative Services |
| Paul Lavoie | Chief Manufacturing Officer, State of CT |
| Ron Harichandran | Dean, Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven |
| Vincent Mangiacapra | CIO, University of New Haven |