Tufts welcomes new faculty in 2025

Harry Bendekgey, Assistant Teaching Professor in Computer Science

Bendekgey earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Irvine. His research explores optimization, fairness and interpretability in deep learning, variational inference, and generative modeling.

Ankit Bhardwaj, Assistant Professor in Computer Science

Bhardwaj earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah and an MTech from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He researches low-latency, resource-efficient, and scalable data center systems.

Ryan Cosner, Glenn R. Stevens Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Cosner earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. His research lies at the intersection of robotics, control theory, and machine learning, with a goal of enabling safe and dynamic robot autonomy in real-world environments.

Tony Gao, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Gao completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert in fluid mechanics, soft matter, and materials science, Gao uses mathematical modeling and simulation to study fluid-structure interactions in complex systems.

Jaylin Herskovitz, Assistant Professor in Computer Science

Herskovitz earned both her B.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on accessibility, AI-based assistive technologies, DIY technology, and AR/VR.

Golriz Kermani, Assistant Teaching Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Kermani received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Temple University. Her teaching interests include material characterization, lithium-ion batteries, tissue biomechanics, and engineering education.

Hungtang Ko, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Ko earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He studies the hydrodynamics of schools of fish, using both robotic and organismal experiments to better understand collective underwater behavior. 

Peter Lu, Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lu earned his Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his AB from Harvard University. He devises foundational machine learning approaches to model and interpret complex physical systems.

Karen Martin, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Martin earned her Ph.D. in bioengineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She develops  synthetic biomaterial delivery vehicles for regenerative cell therapies.

Kyle Quinn, Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Quinn earned his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in non-invasive quantitative optical methods to study disease progression and tissue repair processes, with a focus on skin wound healing and aging applications. 

James Skripchuk, Assistant Teaching Professor in Computer Science

Skripchuk earned his Ph.D. in computer science from North Carolina State University. His work centers on computing education, with a particular focus on how novice programmers use help resources such as Q&A forums and generative AI tools.

Andrew Stout, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Stout earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Tufts under Stern Family Professor David Kaplan. His research focuses on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat production.

Bin Wang, Robert and Marcy Haber Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering

Wang received his Ph.D. in chemistry from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon. His research focuses on the computational modeling of nanoscale materials.

Guannan Wei, Assistant Professor in Computer Science

Wei earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Purdue University and his MS from the University of Utah. His research explores the scientific and engineering foundations of programming and software systems, with an emphasis on ensuring safe and efficient software.