Faculty Advisors
Department Faculty Advisors
After students declare their major, they will be paired with an advisor from their new department. Below are the current faculty advisors and the majors that they advise.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Usama El Shamy

Usama El Shamy
Associate Professor
uelshamy@lyle.smu.edu
uelshamy@lyle.smu.edu
Nicos Makris

Nicos Makris
Professor
nmakris@mail.smu.edu
nmakris@mail.smu.edu
Brett Story

Brett Story
Associate Professor
bstory@lyle.smu.edu
bstory@lyle.smu.edu
Computer Science
Ginger Alford

Ginger Alford
Clinical Professor
alfordg@smu.edu
alfordg@smu.edu
Maya El Dayeh

Maya El Dayeh
Lecturer
meldayeh@smu.edu
meldayeh@smu.edu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Behrouz Peikari

Behrouz Peikari
Professor
bxp@smu.edu
bxp@smu.edu
Operations Research and Engineering Management
Richard Barr

Richard Barr
Associate Professor
barr@lyle.smu.edu
barr@lyle.smu.edu
Mechanical Engineering
Elena Borzova

Elena Borzova
Senior Lecturer
eborzova@smu.edu
eborzova@smu.edu