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.
Alexander, Amy
Professor, Visual Arts
ajalexander@ucsd.edu
Allen, Monica
Assistant Professor, Physics
mtallen@ucsd.edu
Aronoff-Spencer, Eli
Assistant Professor, Medicine
earonoffspencer@ucsd.edu
Asbeck, Peter
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
asbeck@ucsd.edu
Atanasov, Nikolay
Assistant 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
Assistant 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
Associate Professor, PubHealth/HumanLongevity
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
Cattolica, Robert
Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
rcattolica@ucsd.edu
Cauwenberghs, Gert
Professor, Bioengineering
gcauwenberghs@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
Christman, Karen
Professor, Bioengineering
kchristman@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
Conn, Bob
Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
rconn@ucsd.edu
Cosman, Pamela
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
pcosman@ucsd.edu
Cowhey, Peter
Professor / Dean, School of Global Policy
pcowhey@ucsd.edu
Crandall, Jordan
Professor, Visual Arts
chcrandall@ucsd.edu
Cristensen, Henrik
Professor / Director Contextual Robotics, Computer Science Engineering
hichristensen@ucsd.edu
Cubukcu, Ertugrul
Associate Professor, Nano Engineering
ecubukcu@ucsd.edu
Dale, Anders
Professor, Neuroscience
amdale@ucsd.edu
Das, Pankaj
Adjunct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
dpankaj@ucsd.edu
Dasgupta, Sanjoy
Professor, Computer Science Engineering
sadasgup@ucsd.edu
Dayeh, Shadi
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
sdayeh@ucsd.edu
Employee Directory
This list of QI employees includes research scientists, postdocs and professional staff (not student workers).
Ronchetto, Madison
Project Policy Analyst
mronchetto@ucsd.edu
Agarwal, Dilip
Postdoctoral Scholar
d7agarwal@ucsd.edu
Alic, Nikola
Research Scientist, Qualcomm Institute
nalic@ucsd.edu
Alluri, Sravya
R&D Engineer
sralluri@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
Balac, Natasha
PACE Director
nbalac@ucsd.edu
Bartlett, Caitlin A.
Research Administrator
cbartlett@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
Cai, Yang
Senior Research Scientist
yac041@ucsd.edu
Carreon, Maximino S.
Events Specialist
mscarreon@ucsd.edu
Cha, April
Education Manager
apcha@ucsd.edu
Chakraborty, Abhishek
Postdoctoral Researcher
a1chakraborty@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
Contreras, David V.
R&D Engineer
dvcontreras@ucsd.edu
Cornish, Tracy
Events Manager
trcornish@ucsd.edu
Costello, Scott D.
Facility Coordinator
sdcostello@ucsd.edu
de Souza, Daniela Stephanie
Project Policy Analyst
dsdesouza@ucsd.edu
DeFanti, Tom
Research Scientist, Qualcomm Institute
tdefanti@ucsd.edu
Dell’acqua, Renee G.
Survey Researcher
rdellacqua@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
Grieco, Andrew Lewis
Assistant Research Scientist
agrieco@ucsd.edu
Holzhall, Conor J.
R&D Engineer
cholzhall@ucsd.edu
Hooper, Charli Ann
Applications Programmer
chooper@ucsd.edu
Hubenko, Alexandra
Program Manager
ahubenko@ucsd.edu
Huerta, Ruben D.
Media Technology Specialist
rdhuerta@ucsd.edu
Hwang, Jung Joo
Program Manager
j4hwang@ucsd.edu
Ismael, Katie E.
Communications Manager
kismael@ucsd.edu
Jio, Justin Hiroshi
Research Administrator
jhjio@ucsd.edu
Kagal, Vidula D.
Events Specialist
vkagal@ucsd.edu
Kochan, Jillian N.
Assoc Dept Business Officer
jkochan@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
