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.

151 results found

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
Kris Davis

Assistant professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electronic

materials

optics

photovoltaic

solar
Mohsen Rakhshan

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical Intelligence , Health

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

amputation

amputee

brain

cognition

cognitive

neural

neuroscience

prosthetics

robotics

senses

sensory
Kenle Chen

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
5G

electronic

energy

internet of things

radio

wireless
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
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
Yan Solihin

Professor, Director of Cyber Security and Privacy

Area(s) of Expertise

Cyber Defense & National Security , Technology

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
computer

computer science

cybersecurity

malware

privacy

software
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
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
Paul Gazzillo

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

privacy

programming

security

software engineering
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
Gita Sukthankar

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical 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

Artifical Intelligence , Computer Science , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
3d reconstruction

computer vision

media

misinformation

video recognition

visual matching
Ben Sawyer

Assistant Professor; Director of LabX

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical Intelligence , Education , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

digital readability

information

machine

neuroscience

neuroscientist
Ranajay Ghosh

Associate Professor, Director of the COSMOS Lab

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
3D printing

biology

materials

mechanical
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
Haofei Yu

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainabiilty

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
air pollution

air quality

motor vehicle emissions
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

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