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Applied AI in Engineering and Computer Science
Director of Applied AI
Aldo Dagnino
Aldo Dagnino serves as the College of Engineering’s Director of Applied AI. He helps develop and refine strategies and ensure the college meets its objectives to integrate Applied AI across research programs and curriculum.
Aldo is a familiar face at the College as he has served as an adjunct professor in Computer Science, teaching graduate-level software engineering courses. In addition to his role as Director of Applied AI, he will teach new AI courses developed as part of the Applied AI initiative.
He brings a wealth of experience from his previous role at ABB, where he served as Global IS and Corporate Research AI & Machine Learning Leader and AI Innovation Owner. There he spearheaded initiatives focused on innovating internal business systems to support data-driven decision-making and led projects developing new products and services using AI and machine learning.
To contact Aldo about the Applied AI Initiative, please email him at adagnin@ncsu.edu.
Applied AI Advisory Committee
Nominated by their department heads, these faculty members who each bring their own expertise in AI, help inform and advise on the Applied AI initiative at the College of Engineering.
The Advisory Committee is organized into the following working groups:
- Strategic planning
- Research and new faculty hiring
- Curriculum revision and expansion
- Facilities and research infrastructure
- Symposia and college-wide seminars
- External relations: philanthropic case building, corporate relations, reputation
Committee Members
- Milad Abolhasani, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Nahm Dinh, Nuclear Engineering
- Tarek Echekki, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Sandeep Kaur Kuttal, Computer Science
- David Lalush, Biomedical Engineering
- James Lester, Computer Science
- Edgar Lobaton, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Maria Mayorga, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Lokendra Pal, Forest Biomaterials
- Anderson de Queiroz, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
- Munidar Singh, Computer Science
- Cranos Williams, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Chau-Wai Wong, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Lirong Xiang, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Yaroslava Yingling, Materials Science and Engineering
For more information about the Advisory Committee please email adagnin@ncsu.edu.