Cross-Cutting: AI-Enabled Engineering


Artificial intelligence is embedded across KU Engineering — augmenting design, discovery and decision-making in security, aerospace, infrastructure, energy and health. Researchers advance trustworthy AI, formal methods and intelligent systems at scale, from cyber-resilient architectures to data-driven sensing and communications. In addition, KU faculty apply machine learning and AI to guidance, navigation, control and human-machine teaming, accelerating autonomous flight and intelligent sensing. By pairing domain expertise with modern AI, KU delivers safer, faster and more efficient engineering solutions that adapt in real time to complex, uncertain environments.

Faculty with Research in this Area

Arvin Agah

Arvin Agah

Charles E. & Mary Jane Spahr Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Mostafa Aghaei Jouybari

Mostafa Aghaei Jouybari

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Perry Alexander

Perry Alexander

Director of the Institute for Information Sciences, AT&T Foundation Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Alexandru Bardas

Alexandru Bardas

Gary Minden Scholar, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Shannon Blunt

Shannon Blunt

Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Zitao Chen

Zitao Chen

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Drew Davidson

Drew Davidson

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Prajnaparamita Dhar

Prajnaparamita Dhar

Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Esam El-Araby

Esam El-Araby

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science,
Sankha Guria

Sankha Guria

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Morteza Hashemi

Morteza Hashemi

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Tamzidul Hoque

Tamzidul Hoque

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Cheng Huang

Cheng Huang

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Rongqing Hui

Rongqing Hui

Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Amirmasoud (Masoud) Kalantari-Dahaghi

Amirmasoud (Masoud) Kalantari-Dahaghi

Associate Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Shawn Keshmiri

Shawn Keshmiri

Spahr Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Prasad Kulkarni

Prasad Kulkarni

Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Fengjun Li

Fengjun Li

Deane E. Ackers Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Bo Luo

Bo Luo

H.J. and Joan O. Wertz Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Van Ly Nguyen

Van Ly Nguyen

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Alessandro Salandrino

Alessandro Salandrino

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Sumaiya Shomaji

Sumaiya Shomaji

Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Engineering Associate Dean for Graduate & Online Education
Suzanne Shontz

Suzanne Shontz

Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Engineering Associate Dean for Graduate & Online Education
Hongyang Sun

Hongyang Sun

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Candan Tamerler

Candan Tamerler

KU Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Charles E. & Mary Jane Spahr Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dongjie Wang

Dongjie Wang

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Han Wang

Han Wang

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
ZJ Wang

ZJ Wang

Spahr Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Zijun Yao

Zijun Yao

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science