Dearborn Artificial Intelligence Research (DAIR) Center

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The DAIR Center consists of affiliated faculty and other stakeholders on campus and regionally. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners, scholars, and practitioners from other institutions. Our goal is to foster synergy between engineering and science faculty engaged in AI research, non-technical faculty with expertise in AI application areas, industry stakeholders, and the next generation of AI experts in training.

To stay in the loop about everything the DAIR center is doing, make sure to follow us on LinkedIn. 

Our Goals & Mission

At DAIR, we strive to advance AI research and its applications, becoming a collaborative hub for large-scale projects with academics, practitioners, and business leaders. We focus on integrating AI research with educational activities and enhancing team efforts in core and applied AI. 

Our mission is to train the next generation of AI scholars, translating research into societal and industry benefits. We foster a cooperative, interdisciplinary environment, encouraging faculty across departments to collaborate on innovative, sponsored projects.

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Get Involved

Your involvement can take many forms, including:

  • Industry: We can arrange for you to present in our seminar series or otherwise arrange a meeting with faculty engaged in AI research to discuss your interests. 
  • Faculty: toward project brainstorming and proposal development, both faculty currently engaged in AI research and others with expertise in domains with a potential AI application are welcome. 
  • Visiting scholars: we can facilitate connecting you with potential faculty hosts/advisers. 
  • Students: we can connect you to faculty, learning resources, and other activities such as workshops and student clubs. Student leaders can also get involved by running workshops and forming clubs. 

 

To get in contact with the center, please email [email protected] or reach out to the center director, Dr. Samir Rawashdeh

Our Faculty

Shan Bao

Professor and Chair, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Wencong Su

Chair and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mohamed Abouelenien

Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science

Areen Alsaid

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Abdallah Chehade

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Lei Chen

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Birhanu Eshete

Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science

Junaid Farooq

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fred Feng

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Khouloud Gaaloul

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Foyzul Hassan

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Junho Hong

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jian Hu

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Zhen Hu

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Bochen Jia

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Youngki Kim

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Jaerock Kwon

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sridhar Lakshmanan

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jin Lu

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Hafiz Malik

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bruce Maxim

Narasimhamurthi "Nattu" Natarajan Collegiate Professor of Engineering, Computer and Information Science

Niccolò Meneghetti

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Alireza Mohammadi

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yi Lu Murphey

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Luis Ortiz

Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science

Christopher Pannier

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Samir Rawashdeh

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Paul Richardson

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Probir Roy

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Adnan Shaout

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Zheng Song

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Paul Watta

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ya Sha (Alex) Yi

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Qiang Zhu

William E. Stirton Professor, Professor, Computer and Information Science

Office of the Dean

2180 - Heinz Prechter Engineering Complex
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
Phone: 313-593-5290
Fax: 313-593-9967