Dr. Jiefu Chen

• Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Office: N320 Engineering Building 1
• Phone: 713-743-0841
• Email: jchen84@uh.edu
• Website:

Dr. Xuqing Wu

• Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
• Office: 230E Technology Building
• Phone: 713-743-0258
• Email: xwu7@uh.edu
• Website:

Mr. Chaoxian Qi

• Ph.D. student since Fall 2017
• Research: acoustic wave-based field control and subsea communication
• B.S.: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
• Email: cqi5@central.uh.edu

Mr. Yuchen Jin

• Ph.D. student since Fall 2017
• Research: deep learning enhanced full-waveform inversion
• B.S.: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
• Email: yjin4@uh.edu
• Website:

Mr. Pengyu Yuan

• Co-advised with Dr. Hien Nguyen Van
• Ph.D. student since Fall 2017
• Research: deep learning for medical and seismic imaging
• B.S.: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
• Email: pyuan2@central.uh.edu

Mr. Shirui Wang

• Ph.D. student since Fall 2018
• Research: machine learning for seismic data processing
• B.S.: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
• Email: swang69@central.uh.edu

Ms. Yanyan Hu

• Ph.D. student since Spring 2019
• Research: deep learning for forward and inverse electromagnetic modeling
• M.S.: Xidian University
• B.S.: Xidian University
• Email: yhu23@central.uh.edu

Mr. Xiaoliang Li

• Co-advised with Dr. Xiaonan Shan
• Ph.D. student since Fall 2019
• Research: through metal and underground electromagnetic sensing and communication
• M.S.: University of Houston
• B.S.: Yangtze University
• Email: xli67@cougarnet.uh.edu

Mr. Yuan Zi

• Co-advised with Dr. Zhu Han
• Ph.D. student since Summer 2020
• Research: ground penetrating radar
• B.S.: China University of Petroleum (East)
• Email: yzi2@central.uh.edu

Mr. Liqiang Huang

• Ph.D. student since Fall 2020
• Research: geochemical signal processing
• B.S.: Fuzhou University
• Email: lhuang37@cougarnet.uh.edu

Mr. Aamir Bader Shah

• Co-advised with 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

Ms. Fatemeh Sogol Tale

• Ph.D. student since Fall 2021
• Research: multidisciplinary modeling for decarbonization
• M.S.: Shiraz University, Iran
• B.S.: Shiraz University, Iran
• Email: fstale@cougarnet.uh.edu

Mr. Carlos Urdaneta

• Ph.D. student since Spring 2022
• Research: electromagnetic telemetry
• M.S.: Rice University
• B.S.: University of Houston
• Email: cjurdane@cougarnet.uh.edu

Mr. Yawei Su

• M.S. student since Spring 2022
• Research: scientific machine learning
• B.S.: Tsinghua University
• Email: ysu8@cougarnet.uh.edu

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

Dr. Li Yan

• Graduated with Ph.D. degrees 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. degrees in Fall 2021
• Thesis: High-Performance Computing Methods for Electromagnetic Well Logging Inverse Problems
• Initial Employment: Research Scientist, Meta

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