Ruwen Qin
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Address
2427 Computer Science
Contact Information
(631) 632-9341
Personal Website
Education
- PhD, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
- MSE, Aerospace Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China, 2003
- BSE, Aerospace Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China, 1999
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2020 - present
- Associate Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO, 2015 - 2020
- Assistant Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO, 2008 - 2015
Research Interests
Ruwen Qin’s research falls in the areas of data analytics, machine learning, and systems engineering. Using data captured by various sensors and other methods, she creates analytics tools and artificial intelligence (AI) models for analyzing, understanding, characterizing, and modeling people, systems, and processes. Qin seamlessly integrates the developed analytics tools and AI components into existing engineered systems to effectively turn them into cyber-physical systems, intelligent automation systems, and smart connected systems. Applications of her research include (i) human analytics for worker safety and efficiency enhancement, (i) computer-vision for intelligent transportation and civil infrastructure systems, and (iii) data visualization and data mining.