Donald E. Brown

Donald E. Brown is the W.S. Calcott Professor in the Systems and Information Engineering Department at the University of Virginia, serving as Founding Director of the Data Science Institute and Co-Director of the Translational Health Institute of Virginia. He holds a B.S. from the United States Military Academy (1973), M.S. and M.E. from UC Berkeley (1979), and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1985). His research focuses on data fusion, knowledge discovery, and predictive modeling with applications in healthcare, security, and safety. Dr. Brown leads over 90 federal/state/private research projects, publishes extensively (120+ papers, 2 books), and is a Fellow of the IEEE. He has received prestigious awards including the Norbert Wiener Award and IEEE Millennium Medal. His work bridges academia and industry through Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc., providing data analysis services. He advises on national committees including the National Research Council and the NRC Committee on Transportation Security. His teaching excellence was recognized by students three times as 'best undergraduate teacher' (2001–2003).

Research Interests: Data Fusion, Knowledge Discovery, Simulation Optimization, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics

• Publications: Focus on healthcare analytics (e.g., Long COVID, tuberculosis, histopathology), AI-driven medical imaging (capsule endoscopy, eosinophil segmentation), and cybersecurity applications.
• Awards: IEEE Joseph Wohl Career Achievement Award (2017), Governor's Technology Award (1999), Norbert Wiener Award (2002).
• Grants/Projects: Over 90 funded projects on data science, healthcare tech, and security systems.

He leads interdisciplinary initiatives like the iTHRIV Commons for health data sharing and develops AI tools for medical diagnostics at UVA. Current work includes AI in cardiovascular disease prediction, perioperative data digitization for LMICs, and real-time anomaly detection in healthcare systems.