Bio

John Baugh is a Professor of Civil Engineering, with affiliations in Computer Science and Operations Research, at North Carolina State University. He holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.

In addition to carrying out research and instructional programs, Dr. Baugh works broadly within the university to improve the educational opportunities and outcomes of its students. Included among those efforts is leadership in creating a new graduate program in the areas of computing and systems engineering, and previously serving as Director of the NC Japan Center.

Before pursuing the Ph.D., he worked as a Research Engineer in Applied Mechanics and Structures at Battelle’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He is a member of ACM, INFORMS, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, and Chi Epsilon.

Area(s) of Expertise

Dr. Baugh’s research interests include scientific computing, smart infrastructure systems, formal methods for software verification, mathematical optimization and control, and engineering applications in coastal, ocean, transportation, and structural systems.

His research has been funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the North Carolina Supercomputing Center.