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.

76 results found for “human-machine 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
Yeonwoong “Eric” Jung

Assistant professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electronics

materials engineering

nanomaterials

nanoscience

technology
Paria Gharavi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electron

energy

environment

materials

semiconductor
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
Paul Gazzillo

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

privacy

programming

security

software engineering
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
Mehdi Razavi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Health

College(s)

Medicine
Research Keywords
advanced materials

bone

cancer

drug

implant

nanomaterial

nanomedicine

nanoscience

nanotechnology

orthopedic

stem cell

ultrasound
Enrique Del Barco

Pegasus Professor; Associate Dean

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
molecular

nanomaterial

nanoscience

nanostructure
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
Jorge Ridderstaat

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Economy , Sustainability , Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
economic impact

financial

hospitality

sustainable tourism

tourism demand

tourism economics and management
Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
addiction treatment

health policy

opioid use disorder

substance abuse
Giang Vu

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
dental public health

health informatics

health management and policy
Lee Ross

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Crime and Justice

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
criminal justice

domestic violence
Jill Viglione

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Crime and Justice

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
community corrections

criminal justice

mental health services

recidivism
Stephen Holmes

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Crime and Justice , Technology

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
community policing

criminal justice

offender behavior

violent crime
Sunny Gupta

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science , Modeling and Simulation , NanoScience and Physics

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
computational materials science

quantum materials

transport modeling

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