Two faculty members from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University were part of the third class of Presidential Impact Fellows, which were recently announced by President Michael K. Young. The two honorees were Dr. Guofei Gu and Dr. Roozbeh Jafari.
Initiated by Young in 2017, the award is a significant investment in faculty excellence and a recognition of the scholarship, personal commitment and global impact the honorees are making as they rise to meet the challenges in their respective fields. The 2019 class of Presidential Impact Fellows includes 20 faculty members across Texas A&M’s 16 colleges and schools, two branch campuses and comprehensive university libraries.
Gu is a professor and director of the SUCCESS (Secure Communication and Computer Systems) Lab. His research interests include network and system security, internet malware/botnet/advanced persistent threat detection, defense and analysis, software-defined programmable security, mobile and internet of things security, artificial intelligence security, web and social networking security, and intrusion/anomaly detection.
Jafari is an associate professor with joint appointments in the biomedical engineering and electrical and computer engineering departments. He is also the director of the ESP (Embedded Signal Processing) Lab. His research interests include wearable computer design and signal processing with applications in health care, wellness and enhancing productivity and safety of the users. He has been the recipient of several best paper awards.
Each recipient will receive an annual stipend of $25,000 for the next three fiscal years to encourage more opportunities for national and global dialogue and collaboration across disciplines and institutions. The award also includes the use of the honorific title for life.
The 2019 recipients were formally recognized in a ceremony on Nov. 5.