Farshid Marbouti

Farshid Marbouti is an Assistant Professor in General Engineering within the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at San José State University (SJSU). He serves as former co-chair for the Senate Student Success Committee and focuses on engineering education research, particularly student academic success and educational technology. His work includes developing early warning systems for at-risk students and improving teaching methodologies through grants like NSF-funded RHYTHM and SJSU's Engineering Student Success Pathways initiatives.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Engineering Education, Purdue University (2016)
• M.A. in Educational Technology and Learning Design, Simon Fraser University (2012)
• M.S. in Computer Engineering (AI), Amirkabir University of Technology (2005)
• B.S. in Computer Engineering (Software), Sharif University of Technology (2002)

Research Interests:

• Predictive modeling for student success
• Active learning pedagogies
• Engineering design feedback mechanisms
• Online discussion forum analytics
• Technology-enhanced learning environments

Grants:

• NSF IUSE RHYTHM Project ($78k SJSU share, $300k total)
• SJSU College of Engineering Endowment Fund ($56k)
• NSF-funded design feedback research ($300k as postdoc/GRA)

Labs/Teams: Leads applied computing for behavioral/social sciences initiatives, collaborating across institutions on interdisciplinary education projects.