Meet Our Faculty
In collaboration with Purdue researchers and industry partners, the faculty listed on this page are responsible for running and managing the C2I projects. They bring together extensive experience in R&D, startup entrepreneurship, and leadership positions in Fortune 500 companies. Students are encouraged to contact the faculty if they have specific questions on projects, their technical interests and professional developments.
Santokh Badesha
Dr. Santokh Singh Badesha is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University and a Corporate Fellow at Xerox, where he previously served as Manager of Open Innovation. He is internationally acclaimed for his foundational contributions to the field of digital printing, having developed key technologies that enabled the era of on-demand digital printing. Dr. Badesha holds an impressive portfolio of 274 issued U.S. patents, with additional 50+ patents pending. His groundbreaking work spans across major Xerox printing system families, including high-end color and black-and-white printers as well as innovative solid and aqueous inkjet presses. These innovations have not only advanced the state of printing technology but have also been pivotal in generating substantial revenue, measured in tens of billions, and in supporting tens of thousands of jobs across the U.S. and worldwide.
Arnold Chung-Ye Chen
David B. Janes
Tillman Kubis
Babak Ziaie
Professor Ziaie received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan. He then joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota. Since January 2005, he has been with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. His research during this period focused on the design and fabrication of microelectromechanical sensors and actuators for biomedical applications. More recently, his focus has been on the digital health and applications of machine leaning and artificial intelligence in health and wellness. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers, holds 13 issued U.S. patents, and has mentored or graduated 35 Ph.D. and Master students. Prof. Ziaie has received numerous teaching and research awards and was inducted into the Purdue University Innovator Hall of Fame for his contributions to innovative engineering solutions addressing everyday challenges globally. In addition to his research, Prof. Ziaie has developed several graduate-level courses focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship. He is the founder of two startups and spent five years at Amazon (Grand Challenge and Lab126) as a principal scientist.