SSE Advisory Board

The School of Systems & EnteRprises (SSE) Advisory Board members bring important insights and expertise to assist the school in achieving its vision. SSE has a stellar group of advisors helping to keep its educational and research programs relevant, and promote deeper involvement between the school and the government and industry

Dr. Robert Burnett
Dr. Robert Burnett
Sr. Director, Software Engineering
Integrated Mission Systems – L3Harris Technologies
Dr. Haifeng Chen
Dr. Haifeng Chen
Head, Data Science & System Security
NEC Laboratories America
Ms. Kirsten L. Dreggors
Ms. Kirsten L. Dreggors
Vice President of Engineering
Aeronautics Systems - Northrop Grumman
Mr. Subhendu Ghosh
Mr. Subhendu Ghosh
Senior Vice President
Global Tech. and Operations Bank of America
Dr. Mazin Gilbert
Dr. Mazin Gilbert
Vice President of Technology and Innovation
AT&T
Ms. Archana Jain
Ms. Archana Jain
Vice President
Global Technology Solutions Verizon
Mr. Harvinder Singh Kochhar
Mr. Harvinder Singh Kochhar
Senior Vice President
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Lisa Masciantoni
Lisa Masciantonio
Chief Workforce Officer
ARM-Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing
Mr. Mark McCleary
Mr. Mark McCleary
Director, Systems Engineering
Uber Advanced Technologies Group
Mr. Carlo Murolo
Mr. Carlo Murolo
Partner
Deloitte
Andre Principe
Andre Principe
Rector Magnificus
Luiss Guido Carli University
Mr. Hany Salama
Mr. Hany Salama
Vice President and General
Manager McKesson
Dr. Aameek Singh
Dr. Aameek Singh
Vice President
Watson Applications IBM
Nino Tarantino
Nino Tarantino
CEO
Americas at IMS
Mr. Jeff To
Mr. Jeff To
CEO
SAFEKEEP
Ms. Emily Kagan Trenchard
Ms. Emily Kagan Trenchard
Vice President
Digital and Innovation Strategy Northwell Health
Dr. Merve Unuvar
Dr. Merve Unuvar
Strategy Lead for AI Engineering
IBM
Dr. Nuray Tugrul Yurt
Dr. Nuray Tugrul Yurt
Executive Director, Enterprise
Analytics Novartis Oncology
Dr. Anwar Walid
Dr. Anwar Walid
Director of Network Intelligence and Distributed Systems
Nokia Bell Labs
Mr. Toufic Wakim
Mr. Toufic Wakim
Vice President of Software Development
Oracle

Collaborative Relationships with the Industry

In order to strengthen the impact of the school on everyday life, it is of great significance to build and sustain strong ties with the industry, which have provided our researchers an excellent way to fund their research, test their ideas in the real world, and facilitate technology transfer, incubation, and commercialization. Additionally, many student internships and co-ops were made possible, and thus significantly improved our graduates’ preparedness, placement rates, and starting salaries. Having versatile and comprehensive engagement models with the industry have facilitated fruitful research partnerships, corporate educational programs, sponsorship of research, and student fellowships