Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., is a Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences (CoECS) at New York Institute of Technology.
Babak’s experience in higher education spans over 35 years, where he has served as a full-time faculty member, President of the Senate, Associate Dean, and Dean. As dean of the engineering college, Babak led the college to the introduction of its first two Ph.D. programs in computer science and engineering, two new Bachelor’s and one new Master’s degree programs, in addition to leading the college through its climb in national rankings to the top 50 best undergraduate engineering programs in the U.S.