Partner University Research

International master’s students completing their final project requirement may choose from research opportunities across all Illinois Tech departments.

1. Contact Faculty: Email potential project instructors with your name, IIT CWID, degree program, background, and project interest
2. Get Approvals: Obtain permits from your IIT academic advisor, home university research advisor, and IIT project instructor
3. Register: Declare project on Degree Works via eforms after receiving approvals

Biomedical Engineering

Keigo Kawaji – kkawaji@iit.edu
MRI Technology, Medical Imaging | Research Lab

Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Mohammad Heidarinejad – mheidarinejad@iit.edu
Building Systems, Indoor Air Quality, Smart Controls | Research Group

Ali Oskouie – oskouie@iit.edu
Environmental Engineering, Water Systems | Department Website

Laurence Rohter – rohter@iit.edu
Geospatial Data, LiDAR Technology | Research Labs

David Lampert – dlampert1@iit.edu
Environmental Engineering, Water Quality | Faculty Profile

Boyoung Jeong – bjeong1@iit.edu
Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics | Faculty Profile

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Mohammad Asadi – masadi1@iit.edu
Renewable Energy, Electrochemical Systems | Research Lab

Hamid Arastoopour – arastoopour@iit.edu
CO2 Utilization, Chemical Processes | WISER Institute

Sohail Murad – smurad1@iit.edu
Molecular Modeling, Gas Separation | Department Website

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Lin Cai – lcai11@iit.edu
Wireless Networks, IoT Systems | Research Page

Joohee Kim – jkim61@iit.edu
Computer Vision, Autonomous Driving | Research Lab

Yu Cheng – cheng@iit.edu
Wireless Communications, Machine Learning | Faculty Page

Ian Brown – ibrown1@iit.edu
Electric Motors, Power Electronics | Research Page

Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering

Francisco Ruiz – ruiz@iit.edu
Automotive Technology, Advanced Propulsion | Department Website

Chen Wei – wchen66@iit.edu
Materials Design, Machine Learning | Research Group

Carrie Hall – chall9@iit.edu
Engine Control, Renewable Fuels | Research Lab

Heng Wang – hwang184@iit.edu
Thermal Energy Storage, Medical Devices | Research Page

Ankit Srivastava – asriva13@iit.edu
Neural Networks, Metamaterials, Fluid Dynamics | Faculty Page

Louis Cattafesta – lcattafestaiii@iit.edu
Flow Imaging, Data Assimilation | Faculty Profile

Biology

Oscar Juarez – ojuarez@iit.edu
Antiviral Drug Development, Antibiotic Research | Research Lab

Chemistry

Yuanbing Mao – ymao17@iit.edu
Nanomaterials, Optical Information Storage | Faculty Profile

David Minh – dminh@iit.edu
Computational Chemistry, Machine Learning, Drug Design | Research Page

Rong Wang – wangr@iit.edu
Biosensors, Medical Diagnostics, Wearable Technology | Sensor Science Program

Physics

Ali Khounsary – akhounsa@iit.edu
Thermal Systems, X-ray Instrumentation, Medical Devices | Faculty Profile

Carlo Segre – segre@iit.edu
Battery Materials, X-ray Structural Studies | Research Lab

Computer Science

Gruia Calinescu – calinescu@iit.edu
Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization | Department Website

Duan Yue – yduan12@iit.edu
Blockchain Security, Smart Contract Testing | Department Website

Wang Binghui – bwang70@iit.edu
Graph Learning, Federated Learning, AI Security | Research Page

Anthony Kougkas – akougkas@iit.edu
High-Performance Computing, Storage Systems | SCS Lab

Xian-He Sun – sun@iit.edu
Machine Learning, Computer Architecture | SCS Lab

Nik Sultana – nsultana1@iit.edu
Programmable Networks, Resource Virtualization | Faculty Page

Ready to start your research project?

Note: Project information updated for 2026. Specific research opportunities vary by semester and faculty availability.