About Us

The Scalable Algorithms for Data Science Laboratory (SCADS) conducts research at the intersection of algorithms, applications, and architectures. Our research activities in algorithms interact with a variety of areas including combinatorial scientific computing, network science, AI & machine learning, and cybersecurity. Applications we consider include bioinformatics, environmental health, and energy ecosystems. Computing architectures we investigate range from high-performance computing platforms to computing resources available in wearables and mobile devices. Many of these areas overlap with one another.  Exploring their interface—with a focus on the synergetic application of novel combinatorial and numerical algorithms to develop scalable, robust, and secure methods for analysis and management of complex datasets—forms the core of our research goal. We invite you to browse through the Research page of this site for an overview of our current focus areas and projects (hovering over the Research tab will show you a list of the areas).

Our research is supported by various funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department Energy, Department of Education,  Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Our Lab

Assefaw standing with two recently graduated students.
Fall 2018 commencement featuring Ramyar Saeedi (PhD) on the left and Keyvan Sasani (MS) on the right.
Sayan Ghosh and his PhD committee members.
Sayan Ghosh and his PhD committee members.
WSU REU Smart Environments 2019 program with Zach Cutler.
WSU REU Smart Environments 2019 program with Zach Cutler.
Two students standing in front of their poster.
Sunny Chiu of Colorado College at the WSU REU in Smarth Environments program, 2018.
Assefaw's group standing together.
Left to right: SCADS members Rmayar Saeedi, Helen Catanese, Assefaw Gebremedhin and Sayan Ghosh.
Helen Catanese and Assefaw Gebremedhin discussing in the SCADS lab.
Helen Catanese and Assefaw Gebremedhin discussing in the SCADS lab.