IVUL Research Group Collaborators Research OverviewUniversity of AmsterdamThe University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a prestigious public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities and later renamed for the city of Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam is the third-oldest university in the Netherlands. It is the largest university in the Netherlands by enrollment.Collaborators:Prof. Cees SnoekUC MercedUC Merced opened Sept. 5, 2005, as the newest campus in the University of California system and the first American research university of the 21st century. Situated near Yosemite National Park, the campus significantly expands access to the UC system for students throughout the state, with a special mission to increase college-going rates among students in the San Joaquin Valley. It also serves as a major base of advanced research, a model of sustainable design and construction, and a stimulus to economic growth and diversification throughout the region.Collaborators: Prof. Ming-Hsuan YangEffat University (Jeddah)Effat University is a private non-profit institution of higher education for women in Saudi Arabia, operating under the umbrella of King Faisal Charitable Foundation. Effat University is strengthened by the legacy of its founder, Effat Al Thunayyan, wife of the late King Faisal.Collaborators:Prof. Hayssam DahroujUniversidad Del Norte (Colombia)North University (Spanish: Universidad del Norte) is the main academic center for higher education in northern Colombia.Collaborators:Prof. Juan Carlos NieblesThe University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)Pioneering research is a critical component of the highest quality education. UCSB’s 1,050-member faculty includes five Nobel Prize winners and scores of elected members of national and international academies and societies as well as dozens of winners of Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships. The campus is one of only 61 research-intensive institutions elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.Collaborators:Prof. Emre Akbas (Now at METU)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. A talented and highly respected faculty is the university’s most significant resource. Many are recognized for an exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library is one of the largest public university collections in the world with 13 million volumes in its 37 unit libraries. Annually, 53,000,000 people visit its online catalog. Students have access to thousands of computer terminals in classrooms, residence halls, and campus libraries for use in classroom instruction, study, and research.Collaborators:Prof. Narendra AhujaEsther ResendizGoogleGoogle is an American multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. Most of its profits are derived from AdWords. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock.Collaborators:Dr. Sanketh ShettyStanford University (SU)Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.Collaborators:Dr. Juan Carlos NieblesAmerican University of Beirut (AUB)The American University of Beirut (AUB) is an institution of higher learning founded to provide excellence in education, to participate in the advancement of knowledge through research, and to serve the peoples of the Middle East and beyond. Chartered in New York State in 1863, the university bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. The university believes deeply in and encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to foster tolerance and respect for diversity and dialogue. Graduates will be individuals committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.Collaborators:Dr. Daniel AsmarDr. Maha Choubassi (Now at Intel)
