Current Contacts

Last consolidated: 2026-08-25

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IC Program Administration

Role Name Primary Questions
Academic Program Manager Theresa Nash Petitions, waivers, registration, forms, and program logistics
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Thomas Ploetz Milestones, academic concerns, and general graduate advice

Program Leads

Program Lead
Robotics Nader Sadegh
Machine Learning Zsolt Kira
Human Centered Computing Rosa Arriaga
Computer Science Thomas Ploetz

CS students should also consult their academic area lead.

Neutral Third Parties 2026-2027

Role Name Contact
Faculty neutral third party Sonia Chernova
Student neutral third party Raj Sanjay Shah [email protected]

The neutral third parties provide independent, impartial, and confidential advice.

Academic Area Leads 2025/26

Academic Area Lead
Graphics Sehoon Ha
HCI Keith Edwards
Intelligent Systems Wei Xu
Robotics Frank Dellaert
Social Computing Munmun De Choudhury
CLS Chris MacLellan
Visual Analytics Cindy Xiong

College Graduate Program Contacts

The following entries were recorded in May 2025.

Role School Name
Associate Chair for Graduate Programs School of Computer Science Santosh Pande
Associate Chair for Graduate Programs School of Interactive Computing Thomas Ploetz
Associate Chair for Graduate Programs School of Cybersecurity and Privacy Alexandra Boldyreva
Associate Chair for Academic Affairs School of Computational Science and Engineering B. Aditya Prakash
Graduate Coordinator School of Computer Science Tiffany Ntuli
Graduate Coordinator School of Interactive Computing Theresa Nash
Graduate Coordinator School of Cybersecurity and Privacy Nancy Baker
Graduate Coordinator School of Computational Science and Engineering Iris Hamilton

HCC Office Hours

For Fall 2026, HCC Program Lead Rosa Arriaga holds office hours in TSRB 230A on Monday from 4-5pm and by appointment.

Adding an MS Along the Way

The recorded routing contacts are Theresa Nash in IC and Becky Wilson in CS.

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