Faculty & Staff Accomplishments
We are excited to share recent accomplishments from faculty and staff members at our campuses around the world.
Accomplishments are listed by date of achievement in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first.
Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis
College of Arts and SciencesLissi Athanasiou-Krikelis, Ph.D., associate professor of English, had her article, “,” published in Narrative (Vol. 28.3) on October 1, 2020.
Maria Perbellini
School of Architecture & Design School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureMaria Perbellini, Ph.D., dean of the School of Architecture and Design, was invited to the conference in Italy as a panelist on October 1, 2020. She spoke on the female perspective as first step towards a more radical and resilient city.
Marcella Del+Signore
School of Architecture & Design School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureMarcella Del Signore, associate professor of architecture, had her book (co-edited with Nancy Diniz and Frank Melendez), published on September 30, 2020. The book presents a comprehensive overview of current design processes that rely on the input of data and use of computational design strategies and their relationship to an array of outputs. It includes a wide range of curated projects and contributed texts by leading architects, urbanists, and designers that transform data as an abstraction into spatial, experiential, and performative configurations within urban ecologies, emerging materials, robotic agents, adaptive fields, and virtual constructs.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was interviewed for a on September 28, 2020. He spoke about ancient robots and the development of robots and artificial intelligence.
Deborah Cohn
School of ManagementDeborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., professor of management and marketing studies, Birasnav Muthuraj, Ph.D., assistant professor of management and marketing studies, and Joshua E. Bienstock, L.L.M., J.D., associate professor of human resource management, were awarded a 2020 Fulbright-Hays Program Grant on September 28, 2020, for their proposal, “Academia and Society - Collaboration Across Borders: A Virtual Exchange Program,” by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Consulate of S茫o Paulo, Brazil. The program, a collaboration with Associa莽茫o Cultural De Renova莽茫o Tecnol贸gica Sorocabana - Acrts, Facens - Faculty of Engineering of Sorocaba, will partially fund a two-semester (spring 2021 and fall 2021) virtual cultural exchange program. The grant, one of four out of fifty that have been funded, will divide $13,966 between Facens ($5,475) and 黑料导航 ($8,521). Rosi Vieira and Noemi Fontao are the program leaders from Facens.
Babak D. Baheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in a Vox article. on September 26, 2020. Beheshti addressed the role of education in this race.
Vera Manzi-Schacht
Vera Manzi-Schacht, M.F.A., adjunct professor of digital art and design, exhibited her terracotta sculpture, “,” at the Denise Bibro Fine Arts Gallery in New York City, as part of the exhibition, September 24 鈥� October 10, 2020.
Babak D. Baheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was a featured expert on a discussion and interactive Q+A called “Tech-Agility: The MUST HAVE Skill to Succeed in School and Business,” on September 17, 2020. This event was hosted by Long Island Press and sponsored by LISTnet.
Babak D. Baheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in a story on Vox.com, “We're closer to holographic meetings than you think,” on September 15, 2020. In the story, he speaks about how due to the pandemic, businesses can utilize AR and VR experiences to make the remote working and learning experience feel more like reality. It is also about the role of 5G as these technologies become more accessible and popular.
Ahmadreza Baghaie
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Electrical & Computer EngineeringAhmadreza Baghaie, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, had his paper, published in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering on September 7, 2020. This research was done in collaboration with researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin for denoising and super-resolution of in-vivo 4D Flow MRI data by means of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and Dynamic Mode Decomposition in patients with a brain aneurysm.