USC Information Sciences Researchers
Yigal Arens, PhD
	Title		Division Director, Intelligent Systems Research Professor, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, USC
	Degrees	PhD & MA, Mathematics, UC Berkeley BA, Mathematics, Hebrew University, Israel
	Phone	310.448.8766
	Email	arens@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Digital government, “unexpected events,” information integration, multimedia interfaces and other artificial intelligence. Co-directs the USC- Columbia University Digital Government Research Center and directs the USC Center for Research on Unexpected Events. Co-founded, and is a director of, Fetch Technologies, a web information-gathering solutions provider.

David A. Barnhart, ME
	Title		Director, Aerospace Technology and Systems Center
	Degrees	MS, Aerospace adn Ocean Engineering, Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University BS Aerospace Engineering, Boston University
	Phone	310.448.8644
	Email	barnhart@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Design and development of advanced aerospace systems, new technologies and techniques for flight testing, changing the essential makeup of the satellite industry to lower cost and overall flight time to orbit.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Terry V. Benzel, MA
	Title		Deputy Division Director, Computer Networks Research Scientist, Marshall School of Business, USC
	Degrees	MA & BA, Computer Science, Boston University Executive MBA, UCLA
	Phone	310.448.9438
	Email	tbenzel@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Information security, critical information infrastructure protection, security testbed design, malware containment, IDS, firewalls, network monitoring and management, distributed systems, middleware. Program manager for Cyber Defense Technology Experimental Research (DETER) testbed. Conducts Systemic Security Management capability model research at USC Marshall School of Business.

Robert Braden, MS
	Title		Supervising Computer Scientist, ISI Fellow
	Degrees	MS, Physics, Stanford University BS, Engineering Physics, Cornell University
	Phone	310.448.9173
	Email	braden@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Computer network protocols, especially at the transport layer and above. Particular interests have included end-to-end protocols, integrated services, resource reservations, active networking, the knowledge plane, network testbeds and role-based architecture.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Gully A.P.C. Burns, PhD
	Title		Neuroinformatics Research Scientist
	Degrees	PhD, Physiology, Oxford University BS, Physics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
	Phone	310.448.8712
	Email	burns@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Addressing information overload for biomedical scientists through knowledge management systems, appropriately designed ontologies and text-mining approaches. Builds knowledge management systems. Applications include biomedical research and other scientific fields.

Hans Chalupsky, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Loom Knowledge Representation & Reasoning Group
	Degrees	PhD, Computer Science, State University of New York at Buffalo MS, Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
	Phone	310.448.8745
	Email	hans@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Scalable knowledge representation and reasoning systems (such as PowerLoom ®), knowledge-based applications, ontology construction, merging, translation and maintenance, knowledge and link discovery in social networks and semantic graphs for intelligence applications (KOJAK Link Discovery System), hybrid reasoning systems, belief reasoning and programming languages.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Ann Chervenak, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Advanced Systems Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, UC Berkeley BS, Electrical Engineering, USC
	Phone	310.448.8225
	Email	annc@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Grid computing techniques, including data and replica management in distributed computing systems, metadata cataloging, and peer-to-peer approaches to distributed resource recovery. Currently exploring applications of these techniques to earth science and climate modeling.

Stephen Crago, PhD
	Title		Senior Project Leader, Dynamic Systems
	Degrees	PhD, Electrical Engineering, USC MS & BS, Computer and Electrical Engineering, Purdue University
	Phone	703.812.3729
	Email	crago@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Computer architecture, multiprocessors, embedded processing, performance analysis and optimization. Algorithm implementation on novel computer archi- tectures; hardware prototyping. Applications include processing time, throughput, efficiency and scalability challenges.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
John Damoulakis, PhD
	Title		Division Director
	Degrees	PhD, Mechanical-Aerospace Engineering, Rice University MS, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Athens, Greece
	Phone	703.812.3718
	Email	jdamoulakis@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Electronics, including computing and communications payloads; advanced microelectronics; and reconfigurable electronics such as fault-aware, self-repairing chips that resist radiation and detect errors.

Dan Michael Davis, JD
	Title		Director, Joint Experimentation on Scalable Parallel Processors Project
	Degrees	JD, School of Law, University of Colorado BA, Psychology (Quantitative), University of Colorado
	Phone	310.448.8434
	Email	ddavis@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Large-scale, intelligent agent simulations and high-performance computing (HPC). Data fusion and management, design-rule-checking algorithms, HPC center management, computational science development, and supercomputer uses in the grades K-12 area.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Ewa Deelman, PhD
	Title		Research Team Leader, Intelligent Systems Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science, USC
	Degrees	PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MS, Computer Science, State University of New York at New Paltz
	Phone	310.448.8408
	Email	deelman@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Design and exploration of collaborative scientific environments with particular emphasis on workflow management. Leads the Pegasus project, which designs and implements workflow mapping techniques for large-scale workflows running in distributed environments. Associate Editor of the Scientific Programming Journal and a chair of the GGF Workflow Management Research Group.

Jeffery Draper, PhD
	Title		Project Leader Research Faculty, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, USC
	Degrees	PhD & MSE, University of Texas at Austin BS Texas A& M University
	Phone	310.448.8750
	Email	draper@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Processing-in-memory (PIM), radiation-hardening-by-design, computer micro architectures, VLSI, parallel computer architectures, and interconnection networks. Participated in architecture development and led several large-scale VLSI development efforts on a number of projects. VLSI artifacts developed by his research group include two variants of a 55-million transistor PIM chip design and a 100-million gate polymorphous computing chip that was developed in collaboration with Raytheon Company.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Matthew French, MEEE
	Title		Project Leader, Dynamic Systems
	Degrees	ME & BS, Electrical Engineering, Cornell University
	Phone	703.812.3733
	Email	mfrench@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Research combines advances in digital signal processing with computer architecture and embedded systems. Topics include intelligent control of computer architectures, knowledge-aided signal processing systems, and signal processing algorithm mapping and tools. This research addresses the radar, SIGINT, communications, and image processing domains in rugged environments (military, space, and low-power).

Aram Galstyan, Ph.D.
	Title		Project Leader, Intelligent Systems
	Degrees	PhD, Physics, University of Utah BS, Physics, Yerevan State University, Armenia
	Phone	310.448.9183
	Email	galstyan@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Non-linear filtering methods for behavioral modeling, statistical mechanics of process estimation, machine learning, complex adaptive systems, dynamics of complex networks, social network analysis, mathematical models of distributed multi-agent systems.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Vicente Garcia, MSEE
	Title		Director, Information Operations Center (IOC)
	Degrees	MS, Electrical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School MS, Engineering, University of Central Florida BS, Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University
	Phone	310.448.8423 (office) 310.715.9295 (cell)
	Email	vcgarcia@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Implementing strategies and capabilities for an inter-disciplinary team conducting multi-intelligence and information operations. Operates student security clearance program for work with intelligence community. Emphasis on classified research on multi-intelligence projects. Naval Reservist holding rank of Navy Captain.

Yolanda Gil, PhD
	Title		Associate Division Director, Intelligent Systems Research Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University BS Technical University of Madrid, Spain
	Phone	310.448.8794
	Email	gil@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Interactive knowledge capture, including intelligent user interfaces, knowledge-rich problem solving, scientific and grid computing, and Semantic Web. Also large-scale distributed data analysis through knowledge-rich computational workflows. Serves on National Science Foundation Advisory Committee of Computer Science and Engineering Directorate.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
John Granacki, PhD
	Title		Division Director, Advanced Systems Research Associate Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering (Systems) and Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
	Degrees	PhD, Electrical Engineering, USC MS, Physics, Drexel University BA, Physics, Rutgers University
	Phone	310.448.8770
	Email	granacki@isi.edu
	Research Focus	High-performance and low-power embedded computing systems, VLSI, systems-on-a-chip and wireless systems. Major research themes include advanced computer architectures, multi-core processors, distributed memory systems and bio-inspired architectures. Potential applications: biomedical prostheses and devices, military systems and sensor networks.

Robert B. Graybill, MS
	Title		Division Director, National Innovation Initiatives
	Degrees	MS, Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University BS, Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
	Phone	703.248.6171
	Email	graybill@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Transformational embedded and high performance computing (HPC) software and hardware architectures and systems with applications to industry, national defense and academic research. An extension of this research is the application and role of HPC in accelerating U.S. industry and supply chain innovation.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Wes Hansford, MSEE
	Title		Director, MOSIS
	Degrees	MS & BS, Electrical Engineering, California
	Phone	310.448.9199
	Email	hansford@isi.edu
	Research Focus	MOSIS is the first online brokerage for low-cost and low-volume semiconductor chip prototyping and fabrication. MOSIS also offers an educational program that fabricates student chip designs free of charge for universities across the nation. Our focus areas are VLSI and MEMS fabrication, E-commerce and design/analysis tools.

John Heidemann, PhD
	Title		Senior Project Leader, Computer Networks Research Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD, Computer Science, UCLA BS, Computer Science, University of Nebraska
	Phone	310.448.8708
	Email	johnh@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Sensor networks, sensor net/Internet integration, wireless and media-access (MAC) protocols, Internet protocols, network simulation.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Jerry R. Hobbs, PhD
	Title		Project Leader Intelligent Systems Research Professor, USC ISI Fellow
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, New York University BS, Mathematics, Duke University
	Phone	310.448.9140
	Email	hobbs@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Artificial Intelligence, including ontology, computational linguistics, discourse analysis, parsing, syntax, semantic interpretation, information extraction, knowledge representation, encoding commonsense knowledge, the structure of conversation, origin of language and the Semantic Web.

Eduard Hovy, PhD
	Title		Deputy Division Director, Intelligent Systems Director, Natural Language Group Director, Center for Knowledge Integration and Discovery (CKID) Center ISI Fellow
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, Yale University BSc, Mathematics and Publications, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
	Phone	310.448.8731
	Email	hovy@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Natural language processing, human language technology, computational linguistics, including text mining, information extraction, text summarization, machine translation, corpus annotation, question answering, language analysis and generation, discourse structure processing. Digital/electronic government, including heterogeneous database alignment, language processing in support of eRulemaking, eParticipation, etc. Ontology construction and use, especially with regard to natural language applications.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Carl Kesselman, PhD
	Title		Director, Center for Grid Technologies Research Professor, Computer Science Department, USC ISI Fellow
	Degrees	PhD, Electrical Engineering, UCLA MS, Electrical Engineering, BA, Computer Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
	Phone	310.448.9338
	Email	carl@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Understanding how exponential changes in computational and networking technology fundamentally impact the ways that people interact and work together. Emphasis on basic mechanisms and structures for creating, operating and evolving distributed, computationally enabled virtual organizations.

Jihie Kim, PhD
	Title		Computer Scientist, Intelligent Systems Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD, Computer Science Department, USC MS & BS, Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University, South Korea
	Phone	310.448.8769
	Email	jihie@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Pedagogical discourse analysis, knowledge-based workflow systems, and meta-learning reasoners. Also developed novel interactive knowledge capture tools in several collaborative projects, including intelligent interfaces for collaborative problem solving, workflow composition systems, and dialogue tools that use tutoring and learning principles. Recently started project on pedagogical tools for online asynchronous discussion.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Kevin Knight, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Intelligent Systems Research Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, USC ISI Fellow
	Degrees	PhD, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University BA, Computer Science, Harvard University
	Phone	310.448.8716
	Email	knight@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Natural language processing, machinetranslation, statistical learning, artificial intelligence and decipherment.

Craig Knoblock, PhD
	Title		Senior Project Leader, Intelligent Systems Research Professor, Computer Science Department , USC
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon Univesity BS, Computer Science, Syracuse University
	Phone	310.448.8786
	Email	knoblock@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Developing intelligent techniques to enable rapid and efficient information integration. Emphasis on technologies required for constructing distributed, integrated applications from online sources. Technologies include information extraction, source modeling, record linkage, data integration, plan execution, and application to geospatial data integration and bioinformatics.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Jeff LaCoss, BS
	Title		Project Leader, Advanced Systems
	Degrees	BS, Computer Science and Engineering, UCLA
	Phone	310.448.8235
	Email	jlacoss@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Hardware, including real-time low-power processing and stimulation for neural implants and prosthetics. Efficient computing for power-critical embedded applications in remote or hostile environments. Extreme high-performance computing for autonomous cognitive platforms with multiple sensor inputs.

Thomas W. Lehman, MS
	Title		Supervising Computer Scientist
	Degrees	MS, Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University BS, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
	Phone	703.812.3736
	Email	tlehman@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Advanced network architectures and intelligent network control. Expertise in IP control planes and optical technologies used to create networks which can dynamically provision resources and reconfigure topologies. Applications include network traffic engineering, emergency response, client requested services, automated management, and self-healing networks.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Kristina Lerman, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Intelligent Systems Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD, Physics, UC Santa Barbara AB, Physics, Princeton University
	Phone	310.448.8714
	Email	lerman@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Mathematical modeling and analysis of multi-agent systems, including distributed robots, human pedestrians, and social networks; semantic modeling of information sources for the purpose of automatic information integration.

Robert F. Lucas, PhD
	Title		Division Director, Computational Sciences
	Degrees	PhD, MS & BS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
	Phone	310.448.9449
	Email	rflucas@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Software for scalable computing systems, particularly linear solvers for computer-aided engineering applications. Also novel computing devices, entity-level modeling of urban populations, and performance engineering of large-scale, parallel scientific and engineering codes.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Daniel Marcu, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Intelligent Systems Research Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD & MS, University of Toronto BS, Technical University of Cluj, Romania
	Phone	310.448.8726
	Email	marcu@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Natural language processing and machine learning. Developing efficient learning and search algorithmsfor large-scale natural language processing problems. Believes that machine translation is a wonderful playground for continuously generating and testing new research ideas.

Stacy Marsella, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Intelligent Systems Research Assistant Professsor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD, Computer Science, Rutgers University MS, Computer Science, Worcester Polytechnic University BS, Economics, Harvard University
	Phone	310.448.8407
	Email	marsella@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Artificial intelligence, including modeling of cognition and emotion, creation of interactive thespian agents, social simulation and theory of mind including creation of "PsychSim" social simulation tool generating social behavior for virtual humans, and "smartbody" virtual human animation system.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Robert Neches, PhD
	Title		Division Director, Distributed Scalable Systems
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Cognitive Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University BA, Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technologies, UC San Diego
	Phone	310.448.8481
	Email	rneches@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Distributed software systems engineering, information management, intelligent human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, resource management, decision-making and decision support. Theme: integrated groupware for situation awareness, future possibilities projection, and risk-sensitive, option-preserving decision-making. Applications include business enterprise systems, military and business intelligence, and command and control.

Richard Nelson, MS
	Title		Director, Information Processing Center
	Degrees	MS, Computer Science, California State University Fullerton
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	Research Focus	Co-developer myportal.isi.edu, a Java-based finance and administration portal. Project Leader Digital Amphitheater, a software videoconferencing client-server system that can support up to 64 simultaneous participants.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Clifford Neuman, PhD
	Title		Director, USC Center for Computer Systems Security
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, University of Washington BS, Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Phone	310.448.8736
	Email	bcn@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Distributed systems, computer security and electronic commerce. Principal designer of the Kerberos authentication system, which provides authentication for Microsoft’s Windows/Vista and many other operating systems. Developed the NetCheque® and NetCash payment systems and Prospero Directory Service. Working on computing architectures that support multiple perspectives on software and systems trustworthiness.

Michael D. Orosz, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Distributed Scalable Systems
	Degrees	PhD, Computer Science, UCLA MS, Computer Science, University of Colorado BS, Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
	Phone	310.448.8266
	Email	mdorosz@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Human-computer interfaces in mission-critical environments, “system of systems” frameworks, distributed systems, and real-time data acquisition systems. Also development and fielding of prototype systems that address operational risk management, integrated modeling environments, command and control, decision support, and flight scheduling and execution.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Robert Parker, MEEE
	Title		Founding Member and Deputy Director, ISI Director, ISI East Division Director, Dynamic Systems
	Degrees	ME, Electrical Engineering, Cornell University BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Phone	703.812.3730
	Email	parker@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Adaptive and advanced systems, embedded computing, trusted micro-electronics. Coordinates new hardware systems opportunities across ISI. Leads ISI East in Arlington, Virginia.

Gordon Roesler, PhD
	Title		Director, Center for Energy Informatics and Systems
	Degrees	PhD, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS, Physics, United States Naval Academy
	Phone	310.448.8226
	Email	gmr@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Applications of information sciences and physical sciences to energy issues, including renewable energy, smart grid technologies, and energy for developing nations. Theme: high performance computing for renewable performance prediction, sensor development and integration, safety enhancement systems, and risk-sensitive, option-preserving decision-making. Applications include public utilities, military energy consumers, and unusual energy consumers such as planetary exploration.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Herbert Schorr, PhD
	Title		Executive Director, ISI
	Degrees	PhD & MA, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University BS, Electrical Engineering, City College of New York
	Phone	310.822.1511
	Email	schorr@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Leads ISI. Also a Senior Associate Dean of Engineering, in charge of USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering Distance Education Network and Information Technology Program; Co-chair of the USC Center for High-Performance Computing and Communications; and Research Professor in the Computer Science Department.

Brian Schott, MS
	Title		Project Leader, Dynamic Systems
	Degrees	MS, Computer Science, George Washington University BS, Computer Science, University of Maryland
	Phone	703.812.3722
	Email	bschott@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Low-power embedded computing systems, high-performance computing, and parallel and distributed systems. Developed field programmable gate array-based (FPGA) computing systems for high-performance defense applications and a modular, Linux-based power-aware microsensor system with a 1000x dynamic power range.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Wei-min Shen, PhD
	Title		Director, Polymorphic Robotics Laboratory Research Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University MS, Institute of Automation, Academy of Sciences, China BS, Electronics & Computer Engineering, Jiao-tong University, China
	Phone	310.448.8710
	Email	shen@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Self-Reconfigurable, Adaptive, and Autonomous Robots and other Artificial Intelligent Systems. Current projects include SUPERBOT project building modular, multifunctional and self-reconfigurable robots for space exploration. Recent projects include CONRO and SOLAR (robotics) and DataCrystal (datamining).

Joseph W. Sullivan, PhD
	Title		Associate Director of ISI Manager, Strategic Development
	Degrees	PhD, Cognitive Psychology, University of Kansas MA, Psychology, University of Colorado BA, Psychology, University of Florida
	Phone	310.448.8206
	Email	sullivan@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Responsible for development of ISI strategic initiatives. Expert in intelligent user interfaces and autonomous systems; more than 25 years of experience taking multi-disciplinary research projects from concept to realization, leading to technology commercialization. Technical management experience includes information systems development for Harris Corporation, aerospace research at Lockheed Research Lab, and personal/mobile computing research and technology innovation at Fuji Xerox. Held a faculty post at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Holds nine patents.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Pedro A. Szekely, PhD
	Title		Project Leader, Distributed Scalable Systems Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, USC
	Degrees	PhD & MS, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University BS, Computer Science and Math, University of the Andes, Colombia
	Phone	310.448.8641
	Email	pszekely@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Human-computer interaction and visualization, information integration, distributed planning and scheduling in uncertain and dynamic domains, decision support for human-in-the-loop systems. Emphasis on integrating these technologies to solve real-world problems.

Joseph D. Touch, PhD
	Title		Director, Postel Center Research Associate Professor, Computer Science Department and Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, USC US Air Force Transformational Satellite (TSAT) Senior Network Engineer
	Degrees	PhD, Computer Science MS, Computer Science BS, Biophysics & Computer Science
	Phone	310.448.9151
	Email	touch@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Prototype large-scale, network-based software/hardware systems. Overlay networks (for virtualization, Denial of Service protection, fault tolerance and increased capability) optical Internet routers, network architecture, security performance and configuration issues, transport protocol performance, and latency reduction. Expertise in Internet architecture and protocols, Internet protocol standards and link, network and transport layer interactions.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Vance Tyree, MS
	Title		R & D Manager, MOSIS Service
	Degrees	MS & BS, Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley
	Phone	310.448.8231
	Email	tyree@isi.edu
	Research Focus	CMOS transistor compact modeling for nanometer technologies, emphasizing quantum mechanical effects and complex doping profiles. Approach uses innovative mathematical methods involving the full Schrodinger/Gauss equations system to avoid unstable mathematical approximations.

P. Thomas Vernier, PhD
	Title		Engineering Manager, MOSIS Research Associate Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, USC
	Degrees	PhD, Electrical Engineering, USC National Science Foundation Predoctoral fellow, University of Michigan BS, Biology & Chemistry, Wheaton College
	Phone	310.448.8752
	Email	vernier@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Responses of biological systems to electric fields, especially very short (nanosecond), but very high intensity (MV/m) pulsed fields, using conventional delivery through macro scale electrodes and also a direct interface between integrated circuit electronics and biological tissue. Investigations range from molecular dynamics simulations of phospholipid bilayers in electric fields to observations of living cells during pulse exposure to evaluations of nanoelectropulse therapy for clinical applications.

USC Information Sciences Researchers
Peter M. Will, PhD
	Title		Director, Microsatellite Systems Center Research Professor, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; and Astronautics and Space Technology, USC ISI Fellow
	Degrees	PhD & BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
	Phone	310.448.8796
	Email	will@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Design and application of reconfigurable robots, microrobotics, micro-satellite systems, rule-driven electronic commerce, nanotechnology, optical switching, design technology and engineering management.

John Wroclawski, MSEE
	Title		Division Director, Computer Networks
	Degrees	MS & BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Phone	310.448.8237
	Email	jtw@isi.edu
	Research Focus	Architecture, technology and protocols of the Internet and other large, decentralized communication systems, systems aspects of pervasive computing, and core principles of self-organizing systems. Division research thrusts include sensor networks, network and distributed systems security, network architecture and protocol design, overlay networks, network simulation, congestion control, high-speed communications, embedded systems, wireless and mobile networks, traffic and performance modeling, and advanced networking applications.