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 “engineering”

Ivan Garibay

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

big data

information

misinformation

social media

socio-technical systems
Wei Sun

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Cyber Defense & National Security , Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

digital grid

infrastructure

power

renewable energy
Yang Yang

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
advanced materials

batteries

battery

electric vehicle

environment

lithium

nanomaterials

nanoscience

smart electronics
Natalia Barbour

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Transportation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
climate

computer vision

digital twin

health

safety

simulation

simulator

traffic

transportation

travel
Mubarak Shah

Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor, Founding Diretor of the Center for Research in Computer Vision

Area(s) of Expertise

Cyber Defense & National Security , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

computer vision

security

video
Kenle Chen

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
5G

electronic

energy

internet of things

radio

wireless
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
Yan Solihin

Professor, Director of Cyber Security and Privacy

Area(s) of Expertise

Cyber Defense & National Security , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
computer

computer science

cybersecurity

malware

privacy

software
Gita Sukthankar

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical Intelligence , Computer Science , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial

computer

games

machine learning

modeling

robot

simulation

social interaction

technology
Peter Delfyett

UCF Trustee Chair, UCF Distinguished Professor, Pegasus Professor; Director, Townes Laser Institute

Area(s) of Expertise

Optics & Lasers

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science , Optics and Photonics , Sciences
Research Keywords
communications

fiberoptic

laser

network

optics

photonics

technology
Enrique Del Barco

Pegasus Professor; Associate Dean

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
molecular

nanomaterial

nanoscience

nanostructure
Carolina Cruz-Neira

Agere Chair Professor, Director of the VARlab

Area(s) of Expertise

Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AR

augmented reality

computer science

digital twin

interactive visualization

virtual reality

VR
Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
emission

emissions

energy conversion

nanomaterials
Amrit Singh Bedi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

algorithms

language models

machine learning
Helen J. Huang

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
aging

balance

biomechanics

electroencephalography

engineering

gait rehabilitation

locomotion

motor adaptation

neural technology

technology
Bradley Willenberg

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Medicine
Research Keywords
mosquito-borne disease
Necati Catbas

Professor, Founding Director of Civil Infrastructure Technologies for Resilience and Safety (CITRS)

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

bridge

infrastructure

road

safety

structural engineering

structural health

transportation
Ni-Bin Chang

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science , Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
environment

filtration

hazard analysis

hazard mitigation

infrastructure

stormwater

sustainability

sustainable engineering

wastewater

water treatment
Thomas Wahl

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coastal

engineering

modeling

risk

storm

surge

tide
Kelly Kibler

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coast

ecology

estuaries

estuary

oyster

reef

river

water

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