UCF Experts Guide

The University of Central Florida’s experts guide helps news reporters connect with faculty members who are leading experts in topics important to our region, state and nation.

From the race to return humankind to the moon to how advances in engineering and computer science will enhance our quality of life – and from the race to cure deadly diseases to emerging trends in the hospitality industry – UCF experts are available to speak with the media.

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67 results found for “software engineering”

Paul Gazzillo

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

privacy

programming

security

software engineering
Cameron Ford

Associate Professor; Founding Director, CEL; Executive Director, Blackstone LaunchPad; Founding Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership; Executive Director, UCF Blackstone LaunchPad

Area(s) of Expertise

Business & Economy

College(s)

Business
Research Keywords
blackstone

business

creativity

entreprenuer

mentor

professional

startup
Yongho Sohn

Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
additive manufacturing (3d printing)

high temperature matierals and materials characterization
Ben Sawyer

Assistant Professor; Director of LabX

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical Intelligence , Education , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

digital readability

information

machine

neuroscience

neuroscientist
Paria Gharavi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electron

energy

environment

materials

semiconductor
Qun Zhou “Q.Z.” Sun

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
batteries

data analytics

energy

HVAC

infrastructure

solar
Sudipta Seal

Trustee Chair, Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
COVID

disinfectant

nanomaterials

nanoscience

prosthetics

SARS

virus
Zhihua Qu

Pegasus Professor, Thomas J. Riordan and Herbert C. Towle Chair, Founding Director of RISES, Founding Director of FEEDER

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
autonomous vehicles

microgrid

network

nonlinear controls

power

robotics

systems
Jayanta Kapat

Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
aviation

emission

energy

power

renewable

space

turbine

turbomachinery
Mohamed Abdel-Aty

Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Transportation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
accident

crash

data analytics

modeling

road

safety

simulation

speed limits

traffic

transportation
Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
emission

emissions

energy conversion

nanomaterials
Samiul Hasan

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
infrastructure

mobile

mobility

pedestrian

social media

traffic

transportation
Olusegun Ilegbusi

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
3D printing

fluid dynamics

heart

lung

manufacturing

mechanical

organs

throat
Nazanin Rahnavard

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
big data

machine learning

radio

signal processing

telecommunications

wireless
Mike Borowczak

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

computing

cybersecurity

information

internet of things

semiconductor
Damla Turgut

Professor and Chair

Area(s) of Expertise

Health , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

augmented reality

data analytics

energy

internet of things

machine learning

medical

robotics

smart cities

smart homes

wireless
Eshwar Venugopal

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Business & Economy

College(s)

Business
Research Keywords
angel investor

business

entreprenuer

finance

financial

fintech

machine learning

network

startup
Peng “Patrick” Sun

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
computer vision

earthquake

infrastructure

nanomaterial

nanoscience

nanotechnology

sensor

smart cities
Andrea Blanco-Redondo

FPEC Endowed Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Optics & Lasers

College(s)

Optics and Photonics
Research Keywords
laser

nanomaterial

nanoscience

optics

photonics

quantum information
Joseph Harrington

Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
atmosphere

exoplanet

planet

solar system

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