UCF Experts Guide

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96 results found for “digital engineering”

David Eddins

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Health

College(s)

Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
AR

audiology

auditory

augmented reality

biological engineering

cognition

dysphonia

hearing

pathology

speech

voice
Zhenyi Wang

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

computer science

continual learning

engineering
Richard Hartshorne

Professor and Department Chair

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Education

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

instructional design

online learning

technology
Herbert (Tommy) James

College(s)

Arts and Humanities
Research Keywords
architecture

community engagement through the arts

placemaking
Su-I Hou

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
aging

behavior

brain health

cancer

dementia prevention

health
Zaheer Ali

Program Director, Space Commercialization & Strategy

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Miller Business
Research Keywords
AI

quantum

semiconductor

space commercialization
Melina Sherman

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

medical anthropology

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
chronic illness

ethnographic method

medical anthropology
Mel Stanfill

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Entertainment

College(s)

Arts and Humanities
Research Keywords
culture

digital

humanities

Internet

media

social network

technology
Stella Sung

Pegasus Professor, Director of CREATE

Area(s) of Expertise

Arts

College(s)

Arts and Humanities
Research Keywords
art

composer

digital media

music

opera

virtual reality

VR
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
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
Paria Gharavi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electron

energy

environment

materials

semiconductor
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
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
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
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

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