Saeed Ahmad, Ph.D.

Director of Process Economics and Tech Transfer · Medicines for All Institute

Dr. Ahmad specializes in the development of using small molecules, peptides and proteins

Research and development using small molecules peptides and proteins Process development of new and existing active pharmaceutical ingredients Development of efficient and cost effective processes using continuous synthesis and flow chemistry.

Swarup Bhunia

Professor · University of Florida

Swarup Bhunia specializes in internet of things, wearables, smart devices and systems, food and medicine safety, hardware security, etc.

Microelectronics Hardware Security Smart Devices and Systems Internet of Things (IoT) Wearables

Michael Barnathan

Founder · Polymath Foundation

Educational and Medical Visionary, CS Ph. D., Former Googler

Technology Education Medicine

Jorg Peters

Professor · University of Florida

Jorg Peters conducts research in graphics, visualization, human-centered computing and more.

Data Science Computer Graphics Geometric Modeling Surgery Simulation Virtual Reality

Jack Mecholsky

Professor · University of Florida

Jack Mecholsky specializes in failure analysis of materials that fail in a brittle manner and applying fractal geometry to fracture.

Dental Biomaterials Fracture Natural Biological Materials Fracture Fractal Geometry Quantitative Fractography Fracture

Lily Elefteriadou

Professor · University of Florida

Lily Elefteriadou is an expert on traffic flow theory and traffic operations.

Highway Capacity Analysis Connected Vehicles Traffic Management Traffic Flow Theory Traffic Simulation

Hannah Frank, PhD

Assistant Professor · Tulane University

Hannah Frank is an expert in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) research and the ecology and evolution of bat-infection interactions.

Coronavirus Ecoimmunology Ecology and evolution of bat-infection interactions COVID-19

Navid Asadi

Associate Professor/Deputy Director · University of Florida

Navid Asadi works on approaches to secure microelectronics and PCBs using advanced physical methods based on imaging and characterization.

Microscopy Failure Analysis AI Computer Vision Reliability

Prabhat Mishra

Professor · University of Florida

Prabhat Mishra's research focuses on design and verification of energy-efficient and trustworthy electronic systems.

Computer Architecture Hardware Verification Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Quantum Computing

Torbjörn Törnqvist

Vokes Geology Professor · Tulane University

Professor Törnqvist specializes in how coastal environments evolve under rapid sea-level rise and other impacts.

Paleoclimatology Stratigraphy Climate Change Quaternary Science Sea Level Change

Kevin Butler

Professor · University of Florida

Kevin Butler directs the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research and studies the security of computers and the privacy of tech users.

At-Risk Users Cybersecurity Embedded Systems Security Mobile Security Privacy

Kyla McMullen

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Kyla McMullen studies the application and development of 3D audio technologies for use in virtual and augmented reality contexts.

Human-Computer Interaction Psychoacoustic Augmented Reality Spatial Audio 3D Audio

James "Mac" Hyman

Evelyn and John G. Phillips Distinguished Professor in Mathematics · Tulane University

James "Mac" Hyman works to build a solid mathematical foundation for difference approximations to partial differential equations

Coronavirus Epidemics Life Sciences Statistical Modeling Disease Management

Carlos Rinaldi Ramos

Professor · University of Florida

Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos is an expert in the fields of ferrofluids, nanomedicine, and magnetic nanoparticles and their biomedical applications.

Nanomagnetism Hyperthermia Nanoparticle Diffusion Ferrofluids Magnetic Nanoparticles

Alina Zare

Professor · University of Florida

Alina Zare's research focuses on developing new machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to process data and imagery.

AI for Defense AI for Agriculture Automated Sensor Understanding Remote Sensing Machine Learning

Lakiesha Williams

Professor · University of Florida

Lakiesha Williams studies mechanistic changes in traumatic brain injuries, mechanics of soft tissues, and soft tissue characterization.

Neurological Degeneration Traumatic Brain Injury

Leah Spangler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Spangler's research interests include protein engineering, developing sustainable biomaterials, and renewable energy.

Andrew Kuhn, Ph.D.

Lab Instructor · VCU College of Engineering

Lab instructor for Chemical and Life Science Engineering unit operations and instrumentation.

Francis Wade

International Speaker, Author, Consultant · Framework Consulting Inc.

A Time Management and Productivity Speaker Using Research Results to Educate and Entertain

Time Management Productivity Work-Life Balance

Dale Wheeler

Principal-in-Charge · Systech Fire Protection LLC.

Dale Wheeler is a leading expert in the field of fire-protection and safety

Fire Detection Smoke Detection Fire Alarm Central Stations Sprinkler Systems