Feb. 17, 2026
Hyeong Suk Na
Hyeong Suk Na is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Missouri, where he leads the Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Systems (SSRS) Laboratory. He is also a core faculty member of the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics (MUIDSI) and an affiliated faculty member of the MU Quantum Innovation Center (QIC). Prior to joining Mizzou, he served as the Ervin Pietz Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Dr. Na earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Pennsylvania…
Feb. 17, 2026
Tanu Malik
Tanu Malik is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on big data management, accountable and reproducible distributed and parallel systems and trustworthy AI. At Mizzou, she leads the RADIANT Lab, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Energy and the Bloomberg Foundation. Her lab has pioneered innovative solutions in reproducible and accountable systems for trustworthy AI, benefiting scientists across multiple domains. Malik is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and a DoE Better Scientific Software…
Feb. 12, 2026
Lily McEwen
Lily McEwen is a doctoral student with a multidisciplinary emphasis on geospatial and heritage informatics, and she is a GRA for the MU 3D Heritage Informatics Lab (PI Dr. Medeia Csoba DeHass). Her research focuses on how Indigenous cultural protocols and research priorities can inform heritage informatics, using geospatial technologies to support Alaska Native digital heritage preservation. Lily’s project incorporates human-centered computing as she facilities the development of a 3D digital exhibit to feature 3D digital models of cultural heritage from the Kawerak region of Alaska created in partnership with MU’s Adroit Studios and Kawerak Inc. Her research follows the Co-Production of Knowledge Framework, Indigenous Data Governance, and the CARE and FAIR principles. Lily serves as a Board Member for the United States Association of Polar Early Career Scholars (USAPECS).
Sep. 5, 2025
Jeong Wook Lee
I am interested in spatial analysis, particularly in how it can be applied to public health. My research goal is to explore the intersection between geospatial data and health outcomes, with a focus on understanding how physical and mental health issues are distributed across space.
July 7, 2025
Filiz Bunyak Ersoy
Filiz Bunyak Ersoy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Missouri. She is also a core faculty member of the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics and the MU Materials Science & Engineering Institute. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Control and Computer Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Bunyak Ersoy’s research focuses on image processing, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, with applications in biomedical image analysis, material science, and visual surveillance.
July 2, 2025
Medeia Csoba DeHass
Medeia Csoba DeHass is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Missouri and a doctoral faculty member at the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics. She teaches courses on decolonizing research methodologies, digital heritage preservation, research design, and collaborating with Indigenous communities. Dr. Csoba DeHass has been working with Alaska Native communities on a variety of ethnohistorical and ethnographic projects for the past two decades. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award supporting her research on Indigenous perspectives and applications of digital 3D technologies in preserving and perpetuating Alaska Native heritage in…
June 24, 2025
Randi Foraker
Dr. Foraker is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics & Medical Epidemiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. She is trained as an epidemiologist and holds fellowships in the American Heart Association, American Medical Informatics Association, and the American College of Medical Informatics. Dr. Foraker specializes in the design of population-based studies and the integration of electronic health record data with socioeconomic indicators as well as the use of synthetic data for research. Her recent research has focused on the application of clinical decision support – embedded in the electronic health record – to…
June 23, 2025
Qian Liu
Dr. Liu received her Ph.D. degree of Earth System and Geoinformation Science in May 2022 from George Mason University (GMU). Her research focuses on four aspects: 1. Climate and atmospheric factor detection, segmentation, and retrieval using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; 2. Spatiotemporal theories and analysis in big earth data; 3. Remote sensing and climate/environmental data record processing and generation; 4. The ability of using the above to solve pressing issues in extreme weather events, climate change and natural disasters.
June 18, 2025
Joe Emanuel
Joe Emanuel is a PhD Student in Informatics. His research interests include geospatial data privacy, differential privacy, and cybersecurity.