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.

95 results found for “systems engineering”

Enrique Del Barco

Pegasus Professor; Associate Dean

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
molecular

nanomaterial

nanoscience

nanostructure
Christian Kümmerle

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

machine learning
Wu Lin

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

machine learning
Xinyu Chen

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Machine learning

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
AI

machine learning
Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
emission

emissions

energy conversion

nanomaterials
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
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
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
Yongho Sohn

Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
additive manufacturing (3d printing)

high temperature matierals and materials characterization
WeiWei Zhan

Assistnt Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
landslide mitigation and earthquake response

machine learning
Peng “Patrick” Sun

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
computer vision

earthquake

infrastructure

nanomaterial

nanoscience

nanotechnology

sensor

smart cities
Yu Tian

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Machine learning , Medicine

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science , Medicine
Research Keywords
AI

biomedical

medical anomaly detection
Amy Foster

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Arts and Humanities
Research Keywords
aviation

engineering

history

medicine

science

space

technology
Ali Siahkoohi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Computer Science , Geophysics
Research Keywords
AI

computer science

electrical engineering
Yue ‘Gurt’ Ge

Associate professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
community partnership

disaster

emergency management

humanitarian logistics

planner

planning

resilience

safety

smart cities

urban
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
Bulent Soykan

Associate Research Scientist

Area(s) of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence , Modeling and Simulation

College(s)

Graduate Studies
Research Keywords
AI

computational modeling

digital twin

machine learning

modeling and simulation
Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
addiction treatment

health policy

opioid use disorder

substance abuse
Giang Vu

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
dental public health

health informatics

health management and policy

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