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.

88 results found for “materials engineering”

Alain Kassab

Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor, Biomedical Engineering Program Coordinator

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Health , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
bioengineering

cardiovascular disease

computational modeling

heart disease
Reza Abdolvand

Chair and Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Engineering: Energy , Modeling & Simulation , Modeling and Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
biofluid

data processing

digital twin

energy

infrared

mechanical

nanomaterial

nanoscience

semiconductor

sensor
Ronald DeMara

Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
adaptive hardware

computer engineering

computer systems

machine learning

system design
Dazhong Wu

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
additive manufacturing

health

intelligent systems

product

reliability engineering

risk management
Shruti Vyas

Assistant Professor at MSE

Area(s) of Expertise

Chemical Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

chemical engineering

computer vision

process design
Yue Wang

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Technology
Research Keywords
AI

computer vision

electrical engineering

machine learning
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
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
Kareem Ahmed

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , National Security , Space

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
air travel

aircraft

hypersonic

propulsion

rocket

space travel
Tarek Elgohary

Associate Professor, Director of Astrodynamics and Space Robotics Laboratory.

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
asteroid

robotics

space models

spacecraft
Mohsen Rakhshan

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Health

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

amputation

amputee

brain

cognition

cognitive

neural

neuroscience

prosthetics

robotics

senses

sensory
Paul Gazzillo

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

privacy

programming

security

software engineering
Phil Metzger

Associate Scientist, Director of Stephen W. Hawking Center

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
asteroid

gravity

Hawking

lunar

mars

moon

nasa

regolith

rocket

soil simulant

solar system

zero-g space
Tuhin Das

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
energy

fuel cells

grid

modeling

power plant

robot

robotics

simulation

wind
Hwan Choi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
assistive device

prosthetic

rehabilitate

rehabilitation

robot

robotics
Yaser Fallah

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
autonomous vehicles

electric vehicles

electrical

energy

smart cities

transportation

wireless
Bradley Willenberg

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Medicine
Research Keywords
mosquito-borne disease
Chen Chen

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

computer vision

Image processing

machine learning
Grace Bochenek

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
defense

digital engineering

digital twin

energy

health

machine learning

microelectronics

modeling and simulation
Ozlem Garibay

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Health

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

big data

cybersecurity

social media

STEM

systems engineering

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