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Browse 96 NMSU researchers applying AI and machine learning across disciplines, organized by application area. Many researchers work across multiple domains and appear in more than one category. Use Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on Mac) to search this page by name or keyword, or jump to a category below.

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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (37 researchers)
Healthcare and Biomedical AI (24 researchers)
Energy, Water, and Environment (20 researchers)
Education and Learning (21 researchers)
Business, Finance, and Operations (20 researchers)
Manufacturing and Industrial Automation (9 researchers)
Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure (4 researchers)
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (14 researchers)
Foundational AI and Computer Science (8 researchers)

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

AI applied to crops, livestock, food systems, wildlife, nutrition, and the land-grant mission.

Julius Anchang — Research Scientist Inter, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Abdel-Hameed Badawy — Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email
Mohammad Abdullah Bari — Assistant Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Prakriti Bista — Research Scientist, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Laura Boucheron Spence — Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email
Colby Brungard — Associate Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Michaela Buenemann — Professor and Academic Department Head, Geography and Environmental Studies · Email · Website
Huiping Cao — Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Kenneth Carroll — Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Matheus Cezarotto — Assistant professor & Educational Technology Extension Specialist, Innovative Media Research and Extension · Email
Barbara Chamberlin — Department Head, Innovative Media Research and Extension · Email · Website
Joseph Ersinghaus — Programmer Analyst, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Gholamreza Eslamifar — Postdoctoral Researcher, NM Water Resources Research Institute · Email
Hatim Geli — Associate Professor, Animal and Range Sciences · Email · Website
Rajan Ghimire — Associate Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Niall Hanan — Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Carlos Herrera — Software Developer, Ld, College of ACES IT · Email · Website
Ahsan Jamil — Graduate Research Assistant, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Soyoung Jeon — Associate Professor, Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business · Email · Website
Israel Joukhadar — Senior Research Scientist, Educational Psychology · Email
Milkah Kahiu — Research Scientist, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Paras Khanal — GA Business and Financial, Information Technology · Email
Theresa Laverty — Assistant Professor, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology · Email · Website
Bernhard Leinauer — Professor, Extension Plant Sciences · Email
Pamela Martinez — Associate Professor, Innovative Media Research and Extension · Email · Website
Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo — Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences / Chemical and Materials Engineering · Email · Website
Francine Mezzomo Giotto — Assistant Professor, Animal and Range Sciences · Email · Website
John Norris — Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Extension Education · Email · Website
Seyed Nourbakhsh — Program Manager, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Gaurav Panwar — Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Lara Prihodko — Associate Director, Agricultural Experiment Station · Email · Website
Jennifer Randall — Professor; Director of the Molecular Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Program, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science · Email · Website
Kristopher Rankin — Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Extension Education · Email · Website
Evan Salazar — R&D Info Security Analyst,Sr, Information Technology · Email
Gregory Sherrow — IT Directory, Anna, Age Eight Institute, Extension Family and Consumer Sciences · Email
Casey Spackman — Ext Range Mgmt Specialist, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Zahra Ezzat Zadeh — Assistant Professo/Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist, Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Department · Email

Healthcare and Biomedical AI

Machine learning for clinical decision-making, biomedical research, public health, and human movement.

Christopher Aiken — Department of Kinesiology, Associate Professor and Head, Kinesiology · Email · Website
Amanda Ashley — Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry · Email
Ayyan Asif — Graduate Research Assistant, Computer Science · Email · Website
Abdel-Hameed Badawy — Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email
Oladayo Bello — Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology and Survey Engineering · Email · Website
Laura Boucheron Spence — Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email
Arturo Cano Bejar — Assistant Professor, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Elizabeth Hendricks — College Assistant Professor, School of Nursing · Email
Jessica Houston — Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering · Email · Website
Soyoung Jeon — Associate Professor, Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business · Email · Website
Paras Khanal — GA Business and Financial, Information Technology · Email
Jagdish Khubchandani — Professor of Public Health, Public Health Sciences · Email · Website
Mark Lawrence — Professor of Practice, Engineering Technology and Survey Engineering · Email
Runwei Li — Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering · Email
Dinh Hien Nguyen — Visiting Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Evan Salazar — R&D Info Security Analyst,Sr, Information Technology · Email
Rebecca Scott — Associate Professor, Management · Email
Melinda Shane — Visiting Faculty, Counseling and Educational Psychology · Email
Rajaa Shindi — Associate Professor, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Casey Spackman — Ext Range Mgmt Specialist, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Christopher Sroka — Associate Professor, Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business · Email
Jiannong Xu — Professor, Biology · Email · Website
Jiannong Xu — Professor, Biology · Email
Zahra Ezzat Zadeh — Assistant Professo/Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist, Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Department · Email

Energy, Water, and Environment

AI for energy systems, water resources, climate, geosciences, and environmental modeling.

Julius Anchang — Research Scientist Inter, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Laura Boucheron Spence — Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email
Christopher Brown — Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies · Email
Christopher Brown — Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies · Email · Website
Colby Brungard — Associate Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Michaela Buenemann — Professor and Academic Department Head, Geography and Environmental Studies · Email · Website
Kenneth Carroll — Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Huidae Cho — Associate Professor, Civil Engineering · Email · Website
Gholamreza Eslamifar — Postdoctoral Researcher, NM Water Resources Research Institute · Email
Chao Fan — Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies · Email · Website
Hatim Geli — Associate Professor, Animal and Range Sciences · Email · Website
Niall Hanan — Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website
Ahsan Jamil — Graduate Research Assistant, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Milkah Kahiu — Research Scientist, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Krishna Murty Kota Venkata — Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · Email · Website
Olga Lavrova — Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email · Website
Runwei Li — Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering · Email
Lara Prihodko — Associate Director, Agricultural Experiment Station · Email · Website
Di Shi — Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email · Website
Casey Spackman — Ext Range Mgmt Specialist, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences · Email · Website

Education and Learning

AI in K-12 and higher education, instructional design, AI literacy, and educational technology.

Ayyan Asif — Graduate Research Assistant, Computer Science · Email · Website
Jason Bengtson — Associate Professor and Head of Systems, Library · Email · Website
Rachel Boren — Director, SOAR Evaluation and Policy Center, College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation · Email · Website
Matheus Cezarotto — Assistant professor & Educational Technology Extension Specialist, Innovative Media Research and Extension · Email
Barbara Chamberlin — Department Head, Innovative Media Research and Extension · Email · Website
Suparna Chatterjee — Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction · Email
Melinda Cuilty — Enterprise Instructional Technology Administrator, Academic Technology · Email
Marija Dimitrijevic — College Associate Professor, Criminal Justice · Email
Elizabeth Horodowich — Department Head, History · Email · Website
Israel Joukhadar — Senior Research Scientist, Educational Psychology · Email
Arvind Kumar — Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematical Sciences · Email · Website
Mark Lawrence — Professor of Practice, Engineering Technology and Survey Engineering · Email
Pamela Martinez — Associate Professor, Innovative Media Research and Extension · Email · Website
Mari Langford — Dean, College of Arts & Sciences · Email
Kristopher Rankin — Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Extension Education · Email · Website
Leslie Ross — Instruction Coordinator, Reference and Research Services · Email
Melinda Shane — Visiting Faculty, Counseling and Educational Psychology · Email
Elizabeth Stringam — Professor, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management · Email
Melissa Warr — Assistant Professor, Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership · Email · Website
Christabel Wayllace — Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Zahra Ezzat Zadeh — Assistant Professo/Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist, Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Department · Email

Business, Finance, and Operations

AI in accounting, finance, marketing, hospitality, supply chain, and organizational operations.

Faruk Arslan — Associate Professor of Information Systems, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Ayyan Asif — Graduate Research Assistant, Computer Science · Email · Website
Vladimir Avina — Senior media specialist and multi-media specialist, College of Engineering · Email · Website
Arturo Cano Bejar — Assistant Professor, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Christopher Corbine — Director, Arrowhead Center · Email
Maria De Boyrie — Professor, Finance · Email
Joseph Ersinghaus — Programmer Analyst, Plant and Environmental Sciences · Email
Robert Ewing — Associate Professor, Accounting · Email
Donovan Fuqua — Associate Professor of Information Systems, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Carlos Herrera — Software Developer, Ld, College of ACES IT · Email · Website
Soyoung Jeon — Associate Professor, Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business · Email · Website
Paras Khanal — GA Business and Financial, Information Technology · Email
Carlo Mora-Monge — Associate Dean | Professor, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Dinh Hien Nguyen — Visiting Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Hilario Ramos — Enterprise Programmer Analyst, Sr, Information Technology · Email
Tanner Schaub — Assistant Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research, Creativity, and Economic Development · Email · Website
Rebecca Scott — Associate Professor, Management · Email
Rajaa Shindi — Associate Professor, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Christopher Sroka — Associate Professor, Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business · Email
Elizabeth Stringam — Professor, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management · Email

Manufacturing and Industrial Automation

AI for advanced manufacturing, materials, aerospace, and industrial systems.

Faruk Arslan — Associate Professor of Information Systems, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Ayyan Asif — Graduate Research Assistant, Computer Science · Email · Website
Abdel-Hameed Badawy — Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email
Huiping Cao — Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Donovan Fuqua — Associate Professor of Information Systems, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Chaitanya Mahajan — Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering · Email
Carlo Mora-Monge — Associate Dean | Professor, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Francisco Torres Herrador — Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · Email · Website
Stylianos Vasileiou — Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website

Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure

AI safety, security, privacy, and the protection of networks and critical systems.

Oladayo Bello — Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology and Survey Engineering · Email · Website
Carlos Herrera — Software Developer, Ld, College of ACES IT · Email · Website
Mark Lawrence — Professor of Practice, Engineering Technology and Survey Engineering · Email
Gaurav Panwar — Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website

AI applied to cultural heritage, history, sociology, criminal justice, and public policy.

Vladimir Avina — Senior media specialist and multi-media specialist, College of Engineering · Email · Website
Jason Bengtson — Associate Professor and Head of Systems, Library · Email · Website
Arturo Cano Bejar — Assistant Professor, Accounting and Information Systems · Email · Website
Andrew Conway — Professor & Department Head, Psychology · Email · Website
Marija Dimitrijevic — College Associate Professor, Criminal Justice · Email
Heather Harper — Assistant Professor, Sociology · Email
Elizabeth Horodowich — Department Head, History · Email · Website
Israel Joukhadar — Senior Research Scientist, Educational Psychology · Email
Mark Lawrence — Professor of Practice, Engineering Technology and Survey Engineering · Email
Dinh Hien Nguyen — Visiting Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Toni Rouhana — Assistant Professor, Sociology · Email · Website
Melinda Shane — Visiting Faculty, Counseling and Educational Psychology · Email
Marshall Taylor — Associate Professor, Sociology · Email · Website
Stylianos Vasileiou — Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website

Foundational AI and Computer Science

Core AI research including machine learning theory, knowledge representation, planning, and methods.

Van Minh Tuan Le — Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Boyu Li — Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences · Email · Website
David Mitchell — Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Email · Website
Shabnam Mohammadshahi — Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · Email · Website
David Ruth — Assistant Professor, Physics · Email · Website
Raza Sufian — Assistant Professor, Physics · Email · Website
Son Tran — Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website
Christabel Wayllace — Assistant Professor, Computer Science · Email · Website

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