Fred Harris, Jr.

Roles & Affiliations:
Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, College of Engineering
Foundation Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno
Nevada State EPSCoR Director, Project Director of Nevada NSF EPSCoR

Education:
PhD in Computer Science, Clemson University (1994)
Bachelor's/Master's Degrees, Greenville, SC (1986)

Research Interests:
- Virtual Reality applications in education, healthcare, and mining safety
- Data-driven solutions for smart cities and environmental monitoring
- Machine learning for multi-omics analysis and wave height prediction
- Personalized learning frameworks in robotics education
- GPU-accelerated algorithms for high-performance computing

Publications Overview:
Recent work focuses on VR frameworks (e.g., ScryVR), AI-driven education tools (FORE), and smart infrastructure monitoring. Key domains include mining safety simulators (METS VR), EEG analysis systems, and spatial data pipelines for IoT.

Grants & Awards:
Nevada NSF EPSCoR Project Director
EPSCoR Director role highlights sustained federal/state funding leadership

Advising & Labs:
Current advisees focus on VR input fatigue reduction, multi-omics pathway analysis, and LoRaWAN data systems. Collaborates with Sergiu Dascalu on interdisciplinary projects.