Technology Experts

Georgeen Theodore

Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning ProgramNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development

John Gormley

Talk Radio HostRawlco Radio

Talk Radio Host & Best-Selling Author

Hongwu Wang

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Hongwu Wang is a biomedical engineer merging AI, wearables, rehab robotics, and assistive tech into real-world aging/disability solutions.

Kostadin Damevski, Ph.D.

Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Computer Science; Co-Director, Software Engineering CenterVCU College of Engineering

Builds machine learning and AI systems that study and support how software developers communicate, reason about code, and handle security.

Michael Ehrlich

Associate Professor of Finance and Co-Director of NJ Innovation Acceleration CenterNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Ehrlich's research focuses on financial markets and institutions, with an emphasis on market failures

Azadeh Sawyer

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Azadeh Omidfar Sawyer's interdisciplinary research focuses on quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate building envelopes.

Ramnath K Chellappa

Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management; Academic Director, MS in Business AnalyticsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Holly Lane

Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Holly Lane leads the UF Literacy Institute, which works to improve literacy outcomes for students who struggle to learn to read and write.

Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD

Special Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Mission Engagement and Strategic Initiatives; Assistant Professor of SociologyVillanova University

Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD, researches Catholicism in the U.S. with emphasis on systemic racism and African American Catholics.

William Hatcher, PhD, MPA

Chair and Professor in the Department of Social SciencesAugusta University

Dr. William Hatcher focuses on public administration and social, economic and political institutions in local communities.