This fall, Drexel welcomed Yi Deng as the new dean of the College of Computing & Informatics.
Deng comes to Drexel from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte where he had been dean of the College of Computing and Informatics since 2009.
During his tenure, the college’s undergradate enrollment doubled, graduate enrollment increased by 140 percent, and research funding for extramural and partnership programs at the university nearly tripled to $14.8 million.
An accomplished leader in higher education, Deng’s background includes experience as a professor and dean at both Florida International University (FIU) and his most recent post at UNC Charlotte.
Part of Deng’s success as a leader comes from his time as a researcher and teacher.
While serving in his academic posts at the University of Ottawa, FIU, the University of Texas at Dallas and UNC Charlotte, he authored or co-authored more than 100 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings and was awarded more than $21 million in research grants as a principal or co-principal investigator.