Huzefa Rangwala

Mason CS professor Huzefa Rangwala
Titles and Organizations

Professor, Computer Science; Affiliate Faculty, Bioengineering

Contact Information

Phone: 703-993-3826
Campus: Fairfax
Building: Nguyen Engineering Building
Room 4422
Mail Stop: 4A5

Personal Websites

Biography

Huzefa Rangwala is a member of the Bioengineering Initiative at the College of Engineering and Computing. Rangwala's research interests include data mining and interdisciplinary applications in the areas of learning sciences, bioinformatics, and bioengineering. He emphasizes the development of novel algorithms and the engineering of effective solutions for bioengineering problems. His research has resulted in the development of useful and efficient software tools that aid biologists in making key discoveries in genome analysis and cyber-physical sciences for prosthetics. In tandem, some of these developments have advanced the field of computer science. 

Research

2014 - 2018 : BIGDATA: IA: DKA: Collaborative Research: Learning Data Analytics: Providing Actionable Insights to Increase College Student Success. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

2013 - 2018 : CAREER: Annotating the Microbiome using Machine Learning Methods. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

2014 - 2018 : CPS: Synergy: A Novel Biomechatronic Interface Based on Wearable Dynamic Imaging Sensors. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Research Interests

Bioinformatics, Data Analytics, Data Mining, Personalized Learning, Computer Science Education, Machine Learning, Parallel and Distributed Systems

Degrees

  • PhD, Computer Science and Bioinformatics, University of Minnesota
  • MS, Computer Science and Bioinformatics, University of Minnesota
  • BS, Computer Engineering, University of Mumbai