Erich Baker
Vice Provost for Research & Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Computer Science
Center for Interprofessional Engagement & Simulation
Biography
Dr. Erich Baker currently serves Belmont as the Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Computer Science. As a former Department Chair and Dean at Baylor University, Erich brings more than 22 years of experience in research and academic administration to Belmont to support the future growth of Belmont’s vibrant mission. His past roles as a PI- or co-PI- on large, distributed informatics and data mining projects has been pivotal in establishing best practices in multi-domain data integration and distributed collaborations. Erich remains active with graduate students, has more than 110 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and his research has been supported by more than 17 grant awards.