Ph.D. Advising Directory

Find your advisor. 

Advisors for doctoral students are assigned by degree program. Program advisors are available to assist students in navigating the registration process and outlining a distinct educational path for their time as a doctoral candidate at Georgia Tech.

If you have any questions or need assistance with academic matters, please contact your designated advisor from the list below.

Program Advisors and Contacts

Ph.D. in Computer Science

• ​Theresa Nash, Academic Program Manager I - IC
• Santosh Pande, Director of Graduate Studies - SCS
• Elizabeth Cherry, Director of Graduate Studies - CSE
• Sasha Boldyreva, Director of Graduate Studies - SCP

Ph.D. in Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization

• Santosh Vempala, Faculty Degree Coordinator

Ph.D. in Bioengineering

• Dr. Andres Garcia, Faculty Degree Coordinator

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

• Mark Bordovsky, Faculty Degree Coordinator

​Ph.D. in Computational Science and Engineering

• Elizabeth Cherry, Director of Graduate Studies - CSE

Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing

• Betsy DiSalvo, Director of Ph.D. Program in Human-Centered Computing

Ph.D. in Machine Learning

• Stephanie Niebuhr, Academic Program Manager

Ph.D. in Robotics

• Christian Middleton, Academic Program Manager

​Informational Contacts by School

School of Computer Science

• Elizabeth Ndongi, Assistant to the Chair

School of Computational Science & Engineering

• Academic Advisor - CSE

School of Cybersecurity and Privacy

• Nancy Baker, Academic Program Coordinator - SCP

School of Interactive Computing

• Theresa Nash, Academic Program Coordinator - IC