Arts & Sciences

Big Data • Quantum Computation • Computational Relativity & Astrophysics • Machine Learning Applications • Digital Humanities & Art • Mathematical Modeling
Department of Physics
- Aidan Chatwin-Davies
- Rob Coyne
- Gaurav Khanna
- Len Kahn
- Peter Nightingale
- Michael Pürrer
- Vanita Srinivasa
- Wenchao Ge
- Jaewoong Jung
- David Heskitt
- Derek Davis
- Deborah Ferguson
Department of Computer Science & Statistics
- Joan Peckham
- Sarah Brown
- Abdeltawab Hendawi
- Noah Daniels
- Nina Kajiji
- Gavino Puggioni
- Marco Alvarez
- Lutz Hamel
- Natallia Katenka
- Lisa DiPippo
- Haihan Yu
- Kaleel Mahmood
- Krishna Venkatasubramanian
- Shaun Wallace
- Jing Wu
Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematical Sciences
- Nancy Eaton
- James Baglama
- Tom Bella
- Lubos Thoma
- Jonathan Chavez-Casillas
- Vasilije Perovic
- Mustafa Kulenovic
- Mark Comerford
- Kelum Gajamannage
- Nhu Nguyen
- Pengyu Liu
- Ayse Sharland
Department of Chemistry
Harrington School of Communication & Media
Department of Art & Art History
Business
Big Data • Computational Finance • Machine Learning Applications
Department of Finance
Department of Business Analytics & Information Systems
Department of Accounting
Department of Supply Chain Management
Department of Marketing
Engineering

Materials Research • HPC • Engineering Optimization • Molecular Dynamics • Computational Mechanics
Chemical, Biomolecular & Materials Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
- Resit Sendag
- Bin Li
- Yalda Shahriari
- Hui Lin
- Tao Wei
- Qing Yang
- Kunal Mankodiya
- Sungho Kim
- Yeonho Jeong
- Dhaval Solanki
- Megan Chiovaro
Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Ocean Engineering
- Lora van Uffelen
- Stéphan Grilli
- Reza Hashemi
- Jason Dahl
- Bradford Knight
- Che-Wei Chang
- Jim Miller
- Stephen Licht
Environment & Life Sciences

Big Data • Computational Molecular Ecology • Computational Evolutionary Genetics • Machine Learning Applications
Department of Natural Resources Science
Department of Fisheries, Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
- Bethany Jenkins
- Kathryn Ramsey
- Matthew Ramsey
- Lenore Martin
- Ying Zhang
- Jodi Camberg
- Nic Fisk
- Laura Eme
- Claudia Fallini
- Rachel Schwartz
- Niall Howlett
Institute for Immunology & Informatics (I‑Cubed)
Department of Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
Department of Geosciences
Nursing
Health Sciences
Big Data • Computational Social Science • Machine Learning Applications
Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Department of Psychology
Department of Human Development & Family Science
Oceanography

Big Data • Physical Oceanography • Seismology • Machine Learning Applications
Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO)
- Roxanne Beinart
- Tatiana Rynearson
- Susanne Menden-Deuer
- Steve D’Hondt
- Isaac Ginis
- Chris Kincaid
- Yang Shen
- Meng Wei
- Peter Cornillon
- Brice Loose
- Kelton McMahon
- Tetsu Hara
- Lew Rothstein
- Keisuke Inomura
- Jaime Palter
- Colleen Mouw
- Kristy Lewis
- Kathleen Donohue
- Nicholas Pizzo
- Robert Campbell
Pharmacy
Big Data • Bioinformatics
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Research
Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Recent News:
- World Quantum Day — Friday, April 10th
URI’s annual celebration of World Quantum Day will be held on Friday, April 10th! Here are the details: https://events.uri.edu/event/world-quantum-day-uri-7928 Senators Reed and Gu will be at the event! 2026 World Quantum Day - IACR participates in URI Day at the State House!
The AI Lab represented the IACR on URI Day at the State House! It was a super fun day with lots of participation. Governor McKee and Lt. Governor Matos celebrated the day with us! URI to turn Rhode Island State House Keaney Blue Thursday in celebration of University’s successes, statewide impact during annual URI Day… Read more: IACR participates in URI Day at the State House! - Rhody Today story on IACR’s state-level efforts
URI professors Gaurav Khanna and Drew Zhang contributed to a statewide AI task force report outlining how Rhode Island can advance innovation, support workforce development, and responsibly implement artificial intelligence across key sectors. - Madhu successfully defends his PhD dissertation!
We’re thrilled to report that the former long-time member of the AI Lab, Madhukara Kekulandara, has successfully passed his PhD dissertation defense! Congratulations, Dr. Madhu Kekulandara! - IACR resources support major ocean currents discovery!
https://www.uri.edu/news/2026/02/computer-simulations-show-strong-ocean-currents-reduce-size-of-surface-waves/
