Researchers at CUSP | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Researchers at CUSP

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Overview

Research labs and initiatives directed by CUSP-affiliated faculty bring together PhD students, postdoctoral scholars, scientists, and engineers from a variety of engineering disciplines to advance our mission of enhancing the quality of life in urban environments worldwide.

Doctoral Track Students

Our interdisciplinary Urban Science Doctoral Track fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment for Ph.D. students across NYU Tandon who share an interest in convergent urban science research.

Apply to our Doctoral Track
Meet our Doctoral Track Students

Research Labs and Initiatives Led by CUSP-Affiliated Faculty

Principal Investigator
  • Chen Feng, Institute Associate Professor (CUE, CSE, CUSP, MAE)
Postdoctoral Associate
  • Jing Zhang
Ph.D. Students
  • Luoyao Chen — Computer Science
  • Yuzhong Chen — Computer Science
  • Anuj Doshi — Mechanical Engineering
  • Irving Fang — Computer Science
  • Jiaqi Li — Mechanical Engineering
  • Sihang Li — Mechanical Engineering
  • Xinhao Liu — Computer Science
  • Diwei Sheng — Computer Science
  • Xuchu Xu — Mechanical Engineering
  • Anbang ​​Yang — Mechanical Engineering
  • Juexiao Zhang — Computer Science at Courant
  • Ruixuan Zhang — Transportation Engineering

Learn more about the AI4CE Lab.

Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Students
  • Sameer Upadhye — Mechanical Engineering
  • Layilla Williams — Mechanical Engineering


Learn more about the Applied Dynamics and Optimization Laboratory.

Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Students
  • Benjamin Tarver — Mechanical Engineering
  • Gwyneth Nolde — Mechanical Engineering
Visiting Ph.D. Students
  • Matteo Benetti
  • Adam Nayak
     

Learn more about the Climate, Energy, and Risk Analytics (CERA) Lab.

Director of the Initiative
Ph.D. Student
  • Wen Yin — Human-Centered Tech, Innovation & Design

Learn more about the Digital Health Work initiative.

Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral Researchers
  • Fabiana Sofia Ricci
  • Ofek Lauber
Ph.D. Students


Learn more about the Dynamical Systems Laboratory (DSL).

Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Students
  • Diedre Brown — Urban Systems
  • Hao-Wei Shih — Chemical Engineering
  • Alma Rocha — Environmental Engineering
     

Learn more about the Hénaff Lab.

Principal Investigator

  • Qi Sun, Assistant Professor (CSE, CUSP)

Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Colin Groth
Ph.D. Students
  • Christina Zhang — Computer Science
  • Henry Kam — Computer Science
  • Zhuofan Xi — Computer Science
  • Tolya Evdokimov — Computer Science
  • Bingxuan Li — Computer Science
  • Kenneth Chen — Computer Science
  • Jenna Kang — Computer Science


Learn more about the Immersive Computing Lab (ICL).

Principal Investigator
  • Daniel Neill, Professor (NYU Wagner, NYU Courant, CUSP at NYU Tandon)
Ph.D. Students
  • Eliza Berman— Computer Science (Courant)


Learn more about the Machine Learning for Good Laboratory (ML4G Lab).

Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Students
  • Andrew Quijano — Computer Science
  • Brandon Sloane — Computer Science
  • Grace McGrath — Electrical Engineering
  • Mo Satt — Computer Science
  • Rameen Mahmood — Electrical Engineering
  • Vijay Prakash — Electrical Engineering


Learn more about the mLab.

Principal Investigator

Learn more about the Music and Audio Research Laboratory (MARL).

Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Students
  • Vaidehi Raipat — Human-Centered Tech, Innovation & Design
  • Callie Clark — Urban Systems
  • DongHak Lee — Human-Centered Tech, Innovation & Design
  • Boyang Li — Human-Centered Tech, Innovation & Design


Learn more about the Resilient Urban Networks (RUN) Lab.

Principal Investigator

  • John-Ross (JR) Rizzo, Assoc. Professor (BME, MAE, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine)

Ph.D. Students
  • Junchi Feng — Biomedical Engineering
  • Fabiana Sofia Ricci — Biomedical Engineering
  • Anbang Yang — Mechanical Engineering
  • Ligao Ruan — Mechanical Engineering
  • Gaurav Seth — Rehabilitation Services


Learn more about the Rizzo Lab.

Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Students
  • Ryan Kim — Computer Science
Principal Investigator

  • Dharik Mallapragada, Assistant Professor (CBE, CUSP)

Postdoctoral Researchers
  • Chaitanya Vuppanapalli
  • Alexandre Cattry
  • Gilvan Wanderlay
Ph.D. Students
  • Anu Deshmukh — Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Kaushal Kaloo — Chemical Engineering
  • Diya Sharma — Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

 

Learn more about the Sustainable Energy Transitions (SET) Group.

Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Students
  • Sreya Chakraborty — Urban Systems
  • Zair Cheema — Urban Systems
  • Terri Matthews — Urban Systems
  • Jessica Salcido — Physics (GSAS Physics)


Learn more about the Urban Modeling Group.

Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
  • Quentin Dehaene — Mechanical Engineering
  • Isabela Burattini Freire — Mechanical Engineering
  • John Ward

Learn more about the Urban Planet Lab.

Urban Science Faculty Fellows

This two-year postdoctoral fellowship supports emerging scholars who are engaged in research that addresses urban issues through data-driven analyses.



  • Zihui (Helen) Ma (2025 – 2026)
  • Azin Ghaffary (2023 – 2025)
  • Marcel Moran (2023 – 2025)
  • Mehak Sachdeva (2023 – 2024)
  • Zhaoxi Zhang (2023 – 2025)

FloodNet

FloodNet is run by a team researchers and practitioners at New York University, the City University of New York, and New York City government agencies working in collaboration with stakeholders to collect and share data that contribute toward flood risk mitigation and building community flood resilience. NYU Principal Investigators and Co-Investigators include Associate Professor Andrea Silverman (CUE, CUSP) and Research Associate Professor Charlie Mydlarz (CUSP).

 

Meet the FloodNet Team