Mansoor Haider

Dr. Mansoor Haider is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University and serves as Director of the Foundations in Data Science MS Program. His research spans applied and computational mathematics, focusing on biological soft tissues and public health applications.

• PhD in Mathematical Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1996)
• BMath in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science from University of Waterloo (1991)

Research interests include:

• Mathematical modeling of biological soft tissues in tissue biomechanics, mechanobiology, regenerative medicine, and biomedical imaging
• Development of unsupervised machine learning algorithms for public health
• Technical expertise in nonlinear elasticity, viscoelasticity, multiphase mixtures, and data clustering

Scientific awards:

• Richard Skalak Best Paper Award (2004)
• Gertrude M. Cox Award (2013)
• NC State Outstanding Teacher Award