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Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff are experts in IoT essentials, including sensing, robotics, control, embedded systems, networks and communications, software, cybersecurity, data, modeling, augmented reality and more. Application-area expertise includes manufacturing, energy, health and infrastructure/smart cities. And partners across the university's schools include experts in anthropology, sociology, mathematics, management, medicine, nursing, law and ethics.

This breadth of knowledge makes Case Western Reserve University poised to lead the IIoT revolution.

 

  • Erman Ayday headshot

    Erman Ayday, PhD, MS, BS

    Associate Professor
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: erman.ayday@case.edu

  • Nick Barendt headshot

    Nick Barendt

    Assistant Vice President of Research for Technology and Ecosystem Growth
    Office of Research and Technology Management
    Executive Director
    Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS)
    Co-Executive Director
    IoT Collaborative
    Adjunct Senior Instructor
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Case School of Engineering
    Adjunct Senior Instructor
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: nicholas.barendt@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.1809

  • Karen Beckwith headshot

    Karen Beckwith, PhD, MA, BA

    Flora Stone Mather Professor
    Department of Political Science

    Email: karen.beckwith@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4129

  • Marc Buchner Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Case Western Reserve University

    Marc Buchner, PhD, MS, BS

    Associate Professor Emeritus
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: marc.buchner@case.edu

  • Dr. Cao headshot smiling slightly in dark blue blazer and open-necked light blue button-down shirt

    Changyong (Chase) Cao, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: changyong.cao@case.edu

  • Vira Chankong Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Case Western Reserve University

    Vira Chankong, PhD, MS, BS

    Associate Professor
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: vira.chankong@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4054

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    Claudia J. Coulton, PhD

    Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Research & Social Change
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    Distinguished University Professor
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    Founding Director
    Center on Poverty and Community Development

    Email: claudia.coulton@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2304

  • Andrew Curtis, PhD

    Andrew Curtis, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
    School of Medicine
    Member
    Population and Cancer Prevention Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Faculty Affiliate
    Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Anthropology
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Email: ajc321@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3477

  • Dale Dannefer Selah Chamberlain Professor of Sociology and Chair Department of Sociology CWRU

    Dale Dannefer, PhD

    Selah Chamberlain Professor
    Department of Sociology
    Chair
    Department of Sociology

    Email: dale.dannefer@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2703

  • William Deal headshot

    William E. Deal, PhD, MA, BA

    Severance Professor of the History of Religion and Acting Chair
    Department of Religious Studies
    Professor
    Department of Cognitive Science

    Email: william.deal@case.edu

  • Michael DeGeorgia Professor of Neurology Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Michael DeGeorgia, MD

    Professor
    Department of Neurology
    School of Medicine

    Email: michael.degeorgia@case.edu

  • Heath Demaree Professor and Chair; Department Representative for Communication Sciences CWRU

    Heath Demaree

    Professor and Chair; Department Representative for Communication Sciences majors & minors
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Professor
    Department of Psychological Sciences
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Email: heath.demaree@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6468

  • Mary Dolansky Headshot 2025

    Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN

    Sarah C. Hirsh Endowed Professorship in Nursing Professor
    Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
    Professor
    School of Medicine

    Email: mad15@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0568

  • Colin Drummond

    Colin Drummond, PhD, MBA

    Assistant Department Chair
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    School of Medicine
    Professor
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    School of Medicine

    Email: colin.drummond@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6970

  • Shannon E. French

    Shannon E. French, PhD

    Director and Inamori Professor in Ethics
    Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
    Professor
    Department of Philosophy
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Professor
    School of Law

    Email: shannon.french@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4454

  • Roger French

    Roger H. French, PhD

    Distinguished University Professor and Kyocera Professor of Ceramics
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: roger.french@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3655

  • Ronald Fry

    Ronald Fry

    B. Charles Ames Professorship
    Weatherhead School of Management
    Professor
    Department of Organizational Behavior
    Weatherhead School of Management
    Faculty Director
    Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit
    Weatherhead School of Management
    Stiller Endowed Guest Professor
    Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry
    Champlain College

    Email: ronald.fry@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2060

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    Michael Fu, PhD, MS, BS

    Associate Professor
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: michael.j.fu@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0355

  • Robert Gao

    Robert Gao, PhD, MS, BS

    Chair
    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    Cady Staley Professor of Engineering
    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: robert.gao@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6045

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    Michael Goldberg

    Executive Director
    Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
    Associate Vice President
    Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
    Professor
    Department of Design & Innovation
    Weatherhead School of Management

    Email: michael.goldberg@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6048

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    Brian K. Gran, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Sociology
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Secondary Faculty
    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    Faculty Associate
    Center for Policy Studies

    Email: brian.gran@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2694

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    Mark B. Green, PhD

    Senior Research Associate
    Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Email: mbg78@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.1903

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    Lawrence Greksa, PhD

    Professor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Email: lawrence.greksa@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6777

  • Headshot of Dr. Umut Gurkan. Slightly turned to one side with a half-smile. White collared shirt, red tie, blue jacket.

    Umut Gurkan, PhD

    Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering
    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    Member
    Population and Cancer Prevention Program
    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Email: umut.gurkan@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6447

  • Ming-Chun Huang Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science CWRU

    Ming-Chun Huang, PhD, MS, BS

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: ming-chun.huang@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0397

  • Image of headshot of Jill Korbin, PhD

    Jill Korbin, PhD

    Lucy Adams Leffingwell Professor
    Department of Anthropology
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Senior Advisor
    Schubert Center for Child Studies
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Professor Emeritus
    Department of Anthropology
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Email: jill.korbin@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4413

  • John Lewandowski Professor, Materials Science & Engineering Case Western Reserve University

    John Lewandowski, PhD, ME, BS

    Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: john.lewandowski@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4234

  • Ya-Ting Liao Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering CWRU

    Ya-Ting Liao, PhD, MS, BS

    Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: yating.liao@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0048

  • Vincenzo Liberatore headshot

    Vincenzo Liberatore, PhD, MS

    Associate Chair
    Case School of Engineering
    Associate Professor
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: vincenzo.liberatore@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4089

  • Wei Lin headshot

    Wei Lin, ScD, MS, BS

    Professor
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: linwei@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4493

  • Kenneth A. Loparo

    Kenneth A. Loparo, PhD

    Professor Emeritus
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: kenneth.loparo@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4115

  • Kalle Lyytinen Faculty Director, DM Program Case Western Reserve University

    Kalle Lyytinen

    Iris S. Wolstein Professorship in Management Design
    Weatherhead School of Management
    Faculty Director
    Doctor of Business Administration Program
    Weatherhead School of Management
    Distinguished University Professor
    Professor
    Department of Design & Innovation
    Weatherhead School of Management

    Email: kalle.lyytinen@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.5353

  • Hossein Miri Lavasani

    Seyed Hossein Miri Lavasani, PhD, MS, BS

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: seyedhossein.mirilavasani@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4083

  • Pedram Mohseni headshot

    Pedram Mohseni, PhD, MS, BS

    Department Chair
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    Goodrich Professor for Engineering Innovation
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: pedram.mohseni@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.5263

  • Wyatt Newman headshot

    Wyatt Newman

    Professor Emeritus
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: wyatt.newman@case.edu

  • Christos Papachristou headshot

    Christos Papachristou, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: christos.papachristou@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.5277

  • Adam Perzynski headshot

    Adam Perzynski, PhD, MA, BA

    Associate Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
    Department of Sociology
    Director, Patient-Centered Media Lab
    Center for Health Care Research and Policy
    MetroHealth Medical Center

    Email: adam.perzynski@case.edu

    Phone: 216.778.2850

  • Michael Rabinovich headshot

    Michael Rabinovich, PhD

    Professor Emeritus
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: michael.rabinovich@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4559

  • Soumya Ray headshot

    Soumya Ray, PhD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: soumya.ray@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4040

  • Andrew Reimer Headshot 2023

    Andrew P. Reimer, PhD, RN, CFRN, FAAN

    Associate Professor
    Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
    Co-Director
    Center for Nursing Education, Simulation, and Innovation
    Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

    Email: axr62@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.7570

  • Daniel Saab headshot

    Daniel Saab, PhD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: dgs3@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2494

  • Picture of Amy R. Sheon, PhD, MPH Executive Director, Urban Health Initiative at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Amy Sheon, PhD, MPH

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Department of Bioethics
    School of Medicine
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
    School of Medicine
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
    School of Medicine
    Digital Health Equity Consultant
    Public Health Innovators, LLC

    Email: amy@publichealthinnovators.com

    Phone: 646.974.4552

  • Maya Simek

    Maya Simek, LISW-S, MSW

    Director
    Human Trafficking Project
    Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic
    School of Law

    Email: maya.simek@case.edu

  • Fumiaki Takahashi headshot

    Fumiaki Takahashi

    Professor Emeritus
    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: fumiaki.takahashi@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6838

  • Peter Thomas headshot

    Peter Thomas, PhD, MA, MS, BA

    Professor
    Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics

    Email: peter.j.thomas@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.3623

  • Lee Thompson Headshot

    Lee Thompson, PhD

    Deputy Provost for Academic Strategic Initiatives
    Office of the Provost
    Professor
    Department of Psychological Sciences
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Associate Director
    Provost Scholars Program

    Email: lee.thompson@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.5507

  • Dustin Tyler

    Dustin Tyler, PhD

    Director
    Human Fusions
    Director
    Functional Neural Interface Lab
    Associate Director
    Cleveland Advanced Platform for Technology
    Arthur S. Holden Professor
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    School of Medicine

    Email: dustin.tyler@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.0319

  • Smiling photo of Dr. Wang in dark crewneck sweater

    An Wang, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: an.wang@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.5525

  • Smiling photo of Dr. Ye in blue jacket and blouse, arms folded at waist

    Yanfang (Fanny) Ye, PhD

    Theodore L. and Dana J. Schroeder Associate Professor
    Department of Computer and Data Sciences
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: yanfang.ye@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.2663

  • Xiong Yu headshot

    Xiong (Bill) Yu, PhD

    Department Chair
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Case School of Engineering
    Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof Professor
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Case School of Engineering

    Email: xiong.yu@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.6247

  • Longhua Zhao headshot

    Longhua Zhao, PhD

    Associate Professor
    Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics

    Email: longhua.zhao@case.edu

    Phone: 216.368.4838