Passionate and Dedicated
Bridging disciplines, QI brings together more than 250 faculty members, about 100 technical and professional staff on the UC San Diego campus, as well as hundreds of student workers, undergraduate scholars, graduate fellows, postdoctoral researchers, and project and research scientists.
“QI is a welcoming place. It’s a place you can come where people are open to entertaining new and different ideas and to working together and working as part of teams.”
QI Research Leads
“Qualcomm Institute is a home for people who are passionate and dedicated.”
Faculty Affiliates Directory
This is a living list; please contact qi-communications@ucsd.edu with any changes.
Aaron Carlin
Associate Professor of Pathology
acarlin@ucsd.edu
Aaron Rosengren
Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
arosengren@ucsd.edu
Abdoulaye Ndao
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
a1ndao@ucsd.edu
Alexander, Amy
Professor, Visual Arts
ajalexander@ucsd.edu
Alison Moore
Professor, Medicine
alm123@ucsd.edu
Allen, Monica
Assistant Professor, Physics
mtallen@ucsd.edu
Andrew Bartko
Adjunct Professor Bioengineering & Pediatrics
abartko@ucsd.edu
Aronoff-Spencer, Eli
Associate Professor, Medicine
earonoffspencer@ucsd.edu
Asbeck, Peter
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
asbeck@ucsd.edu
Saharnaz Baghdadchi
Associate Teaching Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
sabaghdadchi@ucsd.edu
Atanasov, Nikolay
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
natanasov@ucsd.edu
Ayers, John
Associate Adjunct Professor, Medicine
jwayers@ucsd.edu
Bae, Jinhye
Assistant Professor, Nano Engineering
j3bae@ucsd.edu
Bandaru, Prabhakar
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
pbandaru@ucsd.edu
Bandeira, Nuno
Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
nbandeira@ucsd.edu
Barreiro Guerrero, Julio
Associate Professor, Physics
jubarreiro@ucsd.edu
Baru, Chaitan
Researcher / Distinguished Scientist, San Diego Super Computer Center
cbaru@ucsd.edu
Basov, Dimitri
Professor, Physics
dbasov@ucsd.edu
Berman, Eli
Professor / Research Director, Economics
elberman@ucsd.edu
Bewley, Thomas
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
tbewley@ucsd.edu
Bharadia, Dinesh
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
dbharadia@ucsd.edu
Bier, Ethan
Professor, Cellular and Developmental Biology
ebier@ucsd.edu
Bloss, Cinnamon
Professor, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
cbloss@ucsd.edu
Boechler, Nicholas
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
nboechler@ucsd.edu
Bratton, Benjamin
Professor, Visual Arts
bbratton@ucsd.edu
Briggs, Steve
Professor, Cellular and Developmental Biology
sbriggs@ucsd.edu
Burkart, Michael
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
mburkart@ucsd.edu
Burney, Jennifer
Associate Professor, School of Global Policy
jburney@ucsd.edu
Butov, Leonid
Professor, Physics
lvbutov@ucsd.edu
Cabrales, Pedro
Professor, Bioengineering
pcabrales@ucsd.edu
Cai, Shengqiang
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
s3cai@ucsd.edu
Callender, Craig
Professor, Philosophy
ccallender@ucsd.edu
Cassandra Vieten
Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
cevieten@ucsd.edu
Cattolica, Robert
Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
rcattolica@ucsd.edu
Cauwenberghs, Gert
Professor, Bioengineering
gcauwenberghs@ucsd.edu
Chelsea Isom
Associate Physician, Public Health & Human Longevity Science
cisom@ucsd.edu
Chen, Renkun
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
rec001@ucsd.edu
Chen, Shaochen
Professor / Chair, Nano Engineering
shc064@ucsd.edu
Chen, Zheng
Associate Professor, Nano Engineering
zhc199@ucsd.edu
Cheng, CK
Professor, Computer Science Engineering
ckcheng@ucsd.edu
Chiba, Andrea
Professor, Cognitive Science
achiba@ucsd.edu
Chien, Shu
Professor Emeritus, Bioengineering
zhc199@ucsd.edu
Christian Dameff
Associate Professor, Emergency Medical Services
cdameff@ucsd.edu
Christman, Karen
Professor, Bioengineering
kchristman@ucsd.edu
Chun-Nan Hsu
Associate Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology; Project Scientist, Neurosciences
chhsu@ucsd.edu
Cimini, Amy
Assistant Professor, Music
acimini@ucsd.edu
Cohen, Seth
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
scohen@ucsd.edu
Coleman, Todd
Adjunct Professor, Bioengineering
tpcoleman@ucsd.edu
Employee Directory
This list of QI employees includes research scientists, postdocs and professional staff (not student workers).
Alic, Nikola
Research Scientist, Qualcomm Institute
nalic@ucsd.edu
Alluri, Sravya
Research & Development Engineer
sralluri@ucsd.edu
Antonio, Jazz
System Administrator
jjantonio@ucsd.edu
Alvarez, Areli M.
Web and Multimedia Production Specialist
ama022@eng.ucsd.edu
Bartlett, Caitlin A.
Research Administrator
cbartlett@ucsd.edu
Battistuz, Chris
Chief Financial Manager
cbattistuz@ucsd.edu
Blair, Scott E.
Creative Services Manager
sblair@ucsd.edu
Bracho, Hector S.
Managing Producer-Director
hbracho@ucsd.edu
Bradley, Payton R.
Human Resources Assistant
prbradley@ucsd.edu
Bura, Archana
Postdoctoral Scholar
abura@ucsd.edu
Butler, Brett
R&D Engineer
b5butler@ucsd.edu
Cacho, Lovella D.
Partnerships and Outreach Manager
ldcacho@ucsd.edu
Carreon, Maximino S.
Events Specialist
mscarreon@ucsd.edu
Cha, April
Education Manager
apcha@ucsd.edu
Cho, Seokheon
R&D Engineer
s5cho@ucsd.edu
Chockalingam, Ganapathy
Principal Development Engineer
gchockalingam@ucsd.edu
Choe, Seunghyon
R&D Engineer
schoe@ucsd.edu
Cornish, Tracy
Events Manager
trcornish@ucsd.edu
Costello, Scott D.
Facility Coordinator
sdcostello@ucsd.edu
DeFanti, Tom
Research Scientist, Qualcomm Institute
tdefanti@ucsd.edu
DeLong, Elizabeth A.
Executive Assistant to the Director
edelong@ucsd.edu
Diao, Laura Yao
Staff Research Associate
ldiao@ucsd.edu
Driscoll, John W.
R&D Engineer
jwdriscoll@ucsd.edu
Driscoll, Patrick I.
R&D Engineer
pdriscoll@ucsd.edu
Farcas, Emilia
Assistant Research Scientist
efarcas@ucsd.edu
Gabrys, Ryan
Assistant Researcher, Qualcomm Institute
rgabrys@ucsd.edu
Garudadri, Harinath
Associate Researcher, Qualcomm Institute
hgarudadri@ucsd.edu
Holzhall, Conor J.
R&D Engineer
cholzhall@ucsd.edu
Hubenko, Alexandra
Program Manager
ahubenko@ucsd.edu
Huerta, Ruben D.
Media Technology Specialist
rdhuerta@ucsd.edu
Jio, Justin Hiroshi
Research Administrator
jhjio@ucsd.edu
Kagal, Vidula D.
Events Specialist
vkagal@ucsd.edu
Koga, James M.
Research Administrator
jkoga@ucsd.edu
Lee, Jacky
Project Policy Analyst
jjeoung@ucsd.edu
Lee, Nancy
Chief Administrative Officer
nlee@ucsd.edu
Lesser, David
Makerspace Manager
dalesser@ucsd.edu
Liu, Crystal V.
Fund Manager
cvliu@ucsd.edu
Liu, Mark J.
R&D Engineer
mjliu@ucsd.edu
Lo, Eric
R&D Engineer
eklo@ucsd.edu
Long, Zhicheng
R&D Engineer
z1long@ucsd.edu
Lozano Bravo, Hilda
Data Systems Analyst
hlozanobravo@ucsd.edu
Lu, Xuekun
R&D Engineer
xklu@ucsd.edu
Mallari, Kristina Kriezel
Media Technology Specialist Assistant
k1mallari@ucsd.edu
Mannino, Lillian R.
HR Manager
lmannino@ucsd.edu
Mcavoy, Scott P.
Data Systems Analyst
smcavoy@ucsd.edu
Mcfarland, Christopher A.
R&D Engineer
cmcfarland@ucsd.edu
Montero Ramirez, Maria I.
R&D Engineer
mmonteroramirez@ucsd.edu
Need, Riley
Research Specialist
rneed@ucsd.edu
