Charles Delisi
Dean Emeritus at the College of Engineering, Former Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering, Visiting Distinguished Professor at the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences
Dr. DeLisi has been a faculty member at Boston University for more than three decades. He is currently retired but continues to be intellectually engaged as Research Professor in the College of Engineering and Visiting Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences. In addition to serving as Dean of the College of Engineering for over a decade, he was the first Metcalf Chair of Science and Engineering, the Founding Chair of the University’s Program in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, and Senior Associate Provost for Biosciences. He has contributed to several areas in cell biology and biophysics, including structural biology, immunology and cancer genetics. His current interests include climate change, both natural and anthropogenic, international relations, and applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence to financial portfolio analysis.