Our Team
Meet the faculty, staff, and students driving AI at Clarkson.
The Clarkson AI Institute is led by a Board of Directors comprising faculty and staff from across the university. The following individuals participated in the institute’s inaugural planning session on May 6, 2026.
Board of Directors
Names link to Clarkson faculty and staff profiles where available.
- Alastair Kocho-Williams
- Aziz Fatnassi
- Catherine Sajna
- Chuck Thorpe
- Devon Shipp
- Faraz Hussain
- Krista Larock Wells
- Mahesh Banavar
- Masudul Imtiaz
- Melissa King
- Nima Golghamat Raad
- Shafique Chaudhry
- Stephen Casper
- Steven Pedersen
- Tiara Good
- Tyler Conlon
Affiliates
Faculty and staff affiliated with the Clarkson AI Institute.
- Alexander Cohen
- Brian Helenbrook
- Cetin Cetinkaya
- Costel C. Darie
- Dhara Trivedi
- Evan Brooksby
- Goodarz Ahmadi
- Guoyu Jacob Lin
- Haoqing Yang
- Ioannis Mastorakos
- James J. Carroll
- James Peploski
- John Milne
- Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi
- Mishal Thapa
- Nick Tepylo
- Santosh Mahapatra
- William Olsen
Interested in Getting Involved?
Learn how to join the institute and contribute to AI innovation at Clarkson.