Faculty members
Dr. Jiefu Chen
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Office: N320 Engineering Building 1
- Phone: 713-743-0841
- Email: jchen84@uh.edu
- Website: ece.uh.edu/faculty/chen-jiefu
Dr. Xuqing Wu
- Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
- Office: 230E Technology Building
- Phone: 713-743-0258
- Email: xwu7@uh.edu
- Website: ist.uh.edu/faculty/wu-xuqing-jason
Postdoc Fellows
Dr. Richard Tran
- Co-advisor: Dr. Lars C. Grabow
- Ph.D: Carnegie Mellon University
- Email: rtran25@central.uh.edu
Current students
Mr. Aamir Bader Shah
- Co-adviser: Dr. Xin Fu
- Ph.D. student since Spring 2021
- Research: edge machine learning
- M.S.: University of Leicester
- B.S.: National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
- Email: ashah29@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Tauseef Ashraf
- Ph.D. student since Spring 2021
- Research: applied electromagnetics
- M.S.: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA
- B.S.: National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
- Email: tashraf@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Yawei Su
- Ph.D. student since Summer 2022
- Research: scientific machine learning
- M.S.: University of Houston
- B.S.: Tsinghua University
- Email: ysu8@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Carlos Urdaneta
- Ph.D. student since Spring 2022
- Research: machine learning for oilfield and geothermal drilling
- M.S.: Rice University
- B.S.: University of Houston
- Email: cjurdane@cougarnet.uh.edu
Ms. Mai Le
- Co-adviser: Dr. Yan Yao
- Ph.D. student since Fall 2022
- Research: machine learning for multiphysics battery simulation
- B.S.: University of Houston
- Email: mnle8@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Trey Barker
- Co-adviser: Dr. Xiaonan Shan
- Ph.D. student since Fall 2022
- Research: clean hydrogen generation
- M.S.: Santa Clara University
- B.S.: University of Houston
- Email: tmbarker@central.uh.edu
Mr. George Bittar
- Ph.D. student since Spring 2024
- Research: scientific machine learning for subsurface characterization
- M.S.: University of Houston
- B.S.: University of Houston
- Email: gmbittar@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Chenyu Zhou
- Co-adviser: Dr. Yueqin Huang
- Ph.D. student since Fall 2024
- Research: machine learning and high-performance computing
- M.S.: Shenzhen University
- B.S.: Guangzhou University
- Email: czhou24@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Ziang Zhang
- Co-adviser: Dr. Yueqin Huang
- Ph.D. student since Fall 2024
- Research: statistical learning
- M.S.: King’s College London
- B.S.: China University of Petroleum-Beijing
- Email: zzhang88@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Dexin Wang
- Ph.D. student since Fall 2025
- Research: geothermal well integrity
- M.S.: Lanzhou University
- B.S.: Lanzhou University
- Email: dwang53@cougarnet.uh.edu
Ms. Mashiat Jamal
- M.S. student since Fall 2025
- Research: mud pulse telemetry
- B.S.: BRAC University, Bangladesh
- Email: mjamal4@cougarnet.uh.edu
Mr. Tuan Minh Pham
- Ph.D. student since Fall 2025
- Research: scientific machine learning
- B.S.: Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education
- Email: tmpham42@cougarnet.uh.edu
Alumni
Dr. Qiuyang Shen
- Co-advised with Dr. Zhu Han
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Fall 2019
- Thesis: Statistical Bayesian Inversion of Azimuthal Resistivity Logging-while-drilling Data
- Initial Employment: Research Scientist, Cyentech Consulting LLC
Dr. Shubin Zeng
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Summer 2020
- Thesis: Boundary Integral Equation Methods for Multiscale Scattering and Inverse Source Problems in Layered Media
- Initial Employment: Seismic Imaging Analyst, CGG
Mr. Michael Bittar
- Graduated with M.S. degree in Fall 2020
- Thesis: Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework to Solve Oil and Gas Depth-Matching Well-Logging Problem
- Initial Employment: Software Engineer, Halliburton
Dr. Li Yan
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Fall 2021
- Thesis: Pixel-Based Inversion of Electromagnetic Logging Data
- Initial Employment: RF/EM design engineer, Skyworks Solutions
Dr. Han Lu
- Co-advised with Dr. Xin Fu
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Fall 2021
- Thesis: High-Performance Computing Methods for Electromagnetic Well Logging Inverse Problems
- Initial Employment: Research Scientist, Meta
Dr. Pengyu Yuan
- Co-advised with Dr. Hien Van Nguyen
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Summer 2022
- Thesis: Better Generalization with Less Human Annotation Using Meta-Learning and Self-Supervised Learning for Image Analysis
- Initial Employment: Software Engineer, Google
Dr. Yuchen Jin
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Fall 2022
- Thesis: Geophysical Inversion Enhanced by Deep Learning
- Initial Employment: Data Scientist, Aramco Houston Research Center
Dr. Chaoxian Qi
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Fall 2022
- Thesis: Towards a Unified Framework for Inverse Source Problems and Multiscale Modeling in Layered Media
- Initial Employment: Lead Software Engineer, Cadence Design Systems
Dr. Shirui Wang
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Spring 2023
- Thesis: Seismic Data Enhancement and Representation by Self-Supervised Learning
- Initial Employment: Data Scientist, SLB
Dr. Yanyan Hu
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Fall 2023
- Thesis: Deep Learning Enhanced Multi-physics Joint Inversion
- Initial Employment: Lead Software Engineer, Cadence Design Systems
Dr. Xiaoliang Li
- Co-advised with Dr. Xiaonan Shan
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Spring 2023
- Thesis: Wireless System for Long-Term and Real-Time Subsurface CO2 Monitoring
- Initial Employment: Research Scientist, GOWell International
Dr. Yuan Zi
- Co-advised with Dr. Zhu Han
- Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Spring 2024
- Thesis: Large-scale Carbon Monitoring with Data-Driven Optimization and Machine Learning-enhanced Signal Processing
- Initial Employment: Research Scientist, GOWell International
Visiting scholars
Dr. Yong Wei
- Associate Professor, Yangtze University
- Research: well logging sensor design
- Visiting Period: October 2018 – October 2019
Dr. Yueqin Dun
- Associate Professor, Jinan University
- Research: fast numerical algorithms for resistivity well-logging
- Visiting Period: February 2019 – April 2020
Mr. Pan Zhang
- Ph.D. student, China University of Petroleum (East)
- Research: machine learning for computational electromagnetics
- Visiting Period: October 2019 – October 2020
Dr. Zhijian Zhou
- Associate Professor, Jilin University
- Research: magnetic prospecting
- Visiting Period: December 2019 – August 2020