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.

100 results found for “science”

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
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
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
Kaitlyn Crawford

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
chemical

chemistry

electronics

materials

polymer

sensor
Samik Bhattacharya

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
aerodynamic

fluid dynamics

mechanical

mechanics

turbulence
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
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
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
Chait Renduchintala

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

community

health

modeling

simulation

tourism

travel
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
Niels da Vitoria Lobo

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Modeling and Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

computer vision

robotics
Aritra Dutta

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
AI

computer vision

mathematics
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
Paul Gazzillo

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

privacy

programming

security

software engineering
Gita Sukthankar

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial 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
Ser-Nam Lim

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Computer Science , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
3d reconstruction

computer vision

media

misinformation

video recognition

visual matching
Shahana Ibrahim

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

machine learning
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
Kate Mansfield

Professor, Davis-Shine Endowed Professor of Conservation Biology

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
biology

conservation

ecology

Indian River Lagoon

marine

turtle
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

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