Associate Professor, Director of MS in Data Analytics Engineering at George Mason University

James Baldo’s engineering career has provided him with a broad foundation of knowledge and experience in engineering systems responsible for detecting, identifying, tracking, and predicting the behavior of objects based on multiple sources of data. The environment that Baldo works in has been greatly affected by big data which has resulted in utilizing new technologies and analytical methods. Baldo’s engineering team leadership skills have been instrumental in interacting with business owner needs and expectations as well as managing, galvanizing, and synergizing teams of talented engineers.

Baldo’s experience as a practicing engineer has provided him with a great appreciation for educating engineers with a solid foundation in mathematics, science, statistics, and engineering. As an instructor Baldo packages theory and practice in his courses to prepare students for addressing real-world problems.

Instructor, Assistant Director MS Data Analytics Engineering Program

Bernard Schmidt is an Instructor at George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing, Data Analytics Engineering master’s program. He is also the Assistant Director of the MS Data Analytics Engineering Program. He joined Mason’s CEC Faculty in the Fall of 2020 from Northern Virginia Community College where he served as a professor of Information Technology as well as an Assistant Dean for Information Technology and Computer Science at the NVCC Manassas campus.

Isaac Gang is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering and Computing, MS Data Analytics Program at George Mason University. He joined the CEC faculty in the Fall of 2020 from Texas A&M University-Commerce where he served as an assistant professor of computer science as well as the department’s outreach coordinator. Before coming to TAMUC, Gang was an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and an adjunct professor of computer science at the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Computing before joining UMHB. His current and primary teaching responsibilities at Mason largely involves data analytics graduate capstones and a mix of computer science and applied information technology courses.

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Shehu is an accomplished administrator, teacher, and scholar. She currently serves as George Mason’s Inaugural VP and Chief AI Officer in which capacity she also continues to provide leadership for the Institute of Digital InnovAtion (IDIA) for which she served as Associate Vice President for Research during 2022 and 2024.

Shehu also serves as an Associate Dean for AI Innovation in the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), where she is also a tenured Professor in the Department of Computer Science.

Source: CEC webpage