Patrick Tighe
M.D./Associate Professor/Co-Director · University of Florida
Dr. Patrick Tighe’s research examines how AI can improve acute postoperative pain and patient safety.
Tools to Reduce Disparities in Perioperative Outcomes Perioperative Medicine Biomedical Informatics Anesthesiology Artificial Intelligence
Le Wang
Assistant Professor of Mathematics · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Biomedical Studies Two-Phase Studies Statistical Modeling Ecological Analysis
Thomas Powers
Associate Professor, Philosophy · University of Delaware
Prof. Powers specializes in ethics in information technology (including AI), ethics in science and engineering and research ethics.
Scientific Ethics Biomedical Ethics Environmental Ethics Research Ethics Computer Ethics
Professor Gary Jones
Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University
Professor Gary Jones’ research focus has been on the use of lower eukaryotic organisms to study aspects of cellular stress.
Microbiology Cellular Stress Biomedical Sciences Genetics Molecular Biology
Nathaniel Kinsey, Ph.D.
Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Nathaniel Kinsey's research broadly lies in the field of nanophotonics, studying the interaction of light with materials on the nanoscale.
Nanophotonics/Plasmonics Nonlinear optics Optical Materials Integrated Optics Consumer Nanophotonics
R. Helen Zha
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Develops biohybrid and bioinspired materials for applications in human healthcare and sustainability.
Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Materials Biomolecular Engineering and Self-assembly Sustainable Materials and Plastic Upcycling Drug delivery and Nanomedicine Nanostructured Soft Matter
Stefanie Sydlik
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Stefanie Sydlik's research interests include polymer science, materials chemistry, biomaterials and sustainable materials.
Materials Chemistry Polymer Science Biomaterials Graphene Stem Cells
Jun Yao
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jun Yao has made international news for his discovery of how to create power from the humidity in air.
Synthesis of Nanomaterials Green Electronics Nanoelectronic Devices and Sensors Bioelectronic Interfaces and Wearable Devices Electricity from Air
Preetam Ghosh, Ph.D.
Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Ghosh researches complex networks and systems biology, using modeling and simulation, applied-AI and network science.
AI Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Systems Biology Stochastic modeling and discrete event simulation Mobile ubiquitous and grid computing
Gina Jarman Hill
Professor & Department Chair · Texas Christian University
Dr. Hill's interests include food security, sustainability, urban agriculture and community nutrition education.
Urban Agriculture Food Waste Hunger Food Security Sustainability
Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D.
Motorola Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Taghi Khoshgoftaar researches computer security and intrusion detection systems.
Computer Security and Intrusion Detection Systems Software Engineering Machine Learning Data Mining Big Data Analytics
Aaron Young
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Aaron Young is an expert in powered orthotic and prosthetic control systems for persons with stroke, neurological injury or amputation.
Robotic Mobility Enhancement Myoelectric Control Biological Signal Processing Machine Learning Assistive Devices
Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Elan Barenholtz uses behavioral and embedded computational approaches to study the brain and behavior.
Embedded Computational Neural Models Perception and Learning Deep Learning
Carlos Castano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Castano specializes in tailoring surface properties of materials for applications in energy, transportation, and manufacturing.
Surface Engineering Functional Coatings Nanomaterials Engineering Corrosion Engineering Thin film deposition and characterization
Vera Gorbunova
Doris Johns Cherry Professor Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Rochester Aging Research Center · University of Rochester
Gorbunova's innovative research on DNA repair and the aging process has been internationally recognized
naked mole rats Cancer Resistance DNA Repair Biology of Aging
Dr. Eric Leuthardt
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering · Movable Type Management
Who needs hands anyway! Researcher advancing neuroprosthetics is developing medical devices and brain–computer interface technologies
Brain Computer Interfaces Neural Technologies Brain 2.0 Neuroprosthetics Innovation
Greg Sawicki
Associate Professor, Automation / Mechatronics · Georgia Tech - COE
Dr. Sawicki directs the Human Physiology of Wearable Robotics (PoWeR) laboratory.
Robotic Exoskeletons Terrestrial Locomotion Human-machine Interfaces
Swati Agrawal
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Agrawal's research focuses on protozoan pathogens that cause serious diseases like African sleeping sickness and Toxoplasmosis.
Molecular Biology (CRISPR-cas9 gene editing) Microscopy (Fluorescence, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy) Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biomolecular Visualization (PyMOL, MolStar, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality)
Michael Yassa
Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow · UC Irvine
Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.
Neurobiology and Behavior Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Memory and Disease Memory Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Babak Baban, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, Dental College of Georgia · Augusta University
Babak Baban, PhD, is a professor, immunologist and associate dean for research at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University.
Cannabidiol (CBD) Lung Cancer Oral Biology Cancer