جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Kristina Backerمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Auditory Processing
• Bilingualism and Cognition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Kristina Backer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences at the University of California, Merced. Her research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, auditory processing, and the intersection of sensory systems with higher-order cognition. She employs methods such as EEG, fMRI, and behavioral experiments to investigate topics like bilingualism effects, neuroplasticity in aging, and multisensory integration mechanisms. Her work explores how auditory and visual systems interact, particularly in phenomena such as the McGurk illusion and the continuity illusion in musicians. She also examines how auditory cues influence motor timing and the neural mechanisms underlying attentional modulation in short-term memory. Backer’s studies often involve clinical populations, such as children with cochlear implants and older adults with hearing loss, to understand the cognitive and neurophysiological impacts of sensory deficits. Key research themes include the temporal dynamics of sensory processing, the neural basis of cross-modal perception, and individual differences in cognitive abilities linked to language experience and aging. Her experimental methods emphasize electrophysiological techniques combined with computational modeling to dissect neural correlates of perception and cognition. Backer’s publications highlight advancements in understanding auditory-motor integration, neuroplasticity in bilingualism, and the development of rapid diagnostic tools for sensory pathway assessment. Her research bridges fundamental neuroscience with clinical applications, aiming to improve rehabilitation strategies for auditory and cognitive impairments.

John Guttagمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Biological and Medical Devices and Systems
• Graphics and Vision
• +۳ مورد دیگر

John Guttag is the Dugald C. Jackson Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. His work focuses on AI-driven healthcare solutions, biomedical systems, and advanced computer vision applications. He leads research in medical image analysis, machine learning reliability, and healthcare equity. Guttag's contributions include innovative frameworks like MultiMorph and Scale-Space Hypernetworks, addressing challenges in medical imaging and clinical decision-making. Affiliations: MIT Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department (EECS) Research emphasizes AI for healthcare, particularly in segmentation, predictive analytics, and ethical algorithm design. Notable projects include real-time fraud detection systems and studies on racial disparities in clinical risk scores. His work bridges computer science with clinical practice through tools like Voxelmorph for medical image registration and ScribblePrompt for interactive biomedical segmentation. Recent publications highlight advancements in uncertainty-aware AI, contrastive learning, and scalable medical data processing. Guttag’s methodologies prioritize practical clinical applications, aiming to improve diagnostics and healthcare workflows. His lab develops open-source tools and frameworks that enhance accessibility to advanced medical imaging technologies.

Angela Yaoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Angela Yao is a Dean's Chair Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Research at the National University of Singapore's School of Computing, Department of Computer Science. She leads the Computer Vision and Machine Learning Group and specializes in visual perception of people, focusing on both high-level semantics of human actions and lower-level physical modeling. Her research interests span Computer Vision , Machine Learning , and Artificial Intelligence , with specific expertise in human action recognition, 3D human modeling, video understanding, and small data AI. Dr. Yao's work bridges theoretical advances with practical applications, particularly in activity anticipation and human-computer interaction. Dr. Yao's publication trends reveal a strong focus on zero-shot learning for activity anticipation, 3D human modeling, and techniques for working with limited training data. Her research has evolved from foundational work in 3D pose estimation to more recent innovations in diffusion models and cross-modal learning, demonstrating consistent contributions to advancing computer vision capabilities. NRF Fellowship for Artificial Intelligence (2019) German Pattern Recognition (DAGM) Award (2018) Dr. Yao has successfully mentored PhD students including Fadime Sener and secured significant research funding including the NRF Fellowship. Her research group focuses on developing AI systems capable of understanding and anticipating human activities with applications in robotics and human-computer interaction. She teaches CS4243 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and leads the Computer Vision and Machine Learning Group at NUS Computing.

Hao-Wen Dongمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Generative AI
• Multimodal Learning
• Music Generation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Hao-Wen Dong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Performing Arts Technology at the University of Michigan, with an affiliation to the Computer Science and Engineering Department. His research focuses on Human-Centered Generative AI for content creation, emphasizing music, audio, and video domains. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCSD, advised by Julian McAuley and Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick. Affiliations: University of Michigan (Primary), UCSD (Ph.D.), National Taiwan University (B.S.) Research Pillars: Generative AI models for new domains, AI-assisted creative tools, and multimodal content creation His work spans music generation (e.g., MuseGAN), audio synthesis (e.g., ViolinDiff), and multimodal systems (e.g., TeaserGen). He has led over 25+ publications in top venues like ISMIR, ICASSP, and ICLR. He advises students in interdisciplinary projects and teaches courses on AI Music and Generative AI for Music/Audio Creation. Notable awards include the Doctoral Award for Excellence in Research (2024) and Rising Stars in AI (2024).

Miao Xuمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Data Science
• Machine Learning
• Time Series Analysis
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr Miao Xu is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland (UQ), affiliated with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. She holds an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (ARC DECRA), recognizing her early-career research excellence. Her research focuses on machine learning, data science, and time series analysis, with applications in healthcare, materials science, and algorithmic fairness. Dr Xu's work addresses challenges in noisy label handling, unlearning mechanisms, and adaptive modeling for irregular data. Education: She earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Nanjing University. She is actively involved in supervising research and contributes to the Centre for Enterprise AI at UQ. Research Interests: Dr Xu’s expertise spans machine learning , time series analysis , deep learning , and unsupervised learning . Her recent work emphasizes robust learning with noisy or incomplete labels, model unlearning, and applications in alloy design and medical informatics. She explores methods like instance-attention GNNs for irregular time series and confidence-guided techniques for adversarial attack detection. Publications: Her recent work includes advancements in GNN-based time series modeling, bias mitigation in text classification, and active learning for alloy design. Key themes include improving generalization, reducing algorithmic bias, and enhancing model transparency. Awards: Her ARC DECRA fellowship (202X–202X) supports her research on data-driven methodologies. Supervision & Grants: Available for PhD supervision in machine learning and data science. Her grants include funding for projects in unlearning mechanisms and spatiotemporal modeling. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Centre for Enterprise AI at UQ, collaborating on enterprise-scale AI applications and interdisciplinary research.

Conrad Bessantمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Bioinformatics
• Computational Biology
• Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof Conrad Bessant is a Professor of Bioinformatics at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), affiliated with the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. He leads the MSc Bioinformatics program and is academic lead of the UKRI AI for Drug Discovery Doctoral Training Programme. His research focuses on automating scientific discovery in biomedicine using AI, machine learning, and network science. Key areas include drug response prediction, kinase networks, and health data analytics from online forums. Research interests span data science, computational biology, and AI applications in healthcare. He has contributed to projects on tumor microenvironment analysis, proteomics, and biomarker discovery in rheumatoid arthritis. His work integrates multi-omics data with machine learning to identify therapeutic targets and predict drug responses. Recent grants include AI-driven omics data integration (BBSRC), biomarker studies in ALS (Barts Charity), and collaborations with pharmaceutical companies like Exscientia and Merck. Publications highlight contributions to automated cell identification, kinase network modeling, and health informatics. He has pioneered tools like MRMaid for proteomics and Galaxy workflows for transcriptomics-informed analyses.

Plamen Angelovمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Explainable AI
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Plamen Angelov holds a Chair in Intelligent Systems and is Director of Research at Lancaster University's School of Computing and Communications. He leads the Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic, and Autonomous Systems (LIRA) Centre, uniting 70+ faculty across 15 departments. With a PhD (1993) and DSc (2015), he is a Fellow of IEEE, IET, ELLIS, and AAIA. His research focuses on explainable AI, evolving systems, and computational intelligence, with 400+ publications (h-index 65) in top venues like TPAMI and IEEE Transactions. Notable achievements include the Dennis Gabor Award (2020) and ranking in Stanford's Top 0.2% AI researchers (2024). He leads projects funded by UK Research Councils, ESA, DSTL, and industry. As Editor-in-Chief of Springer's Evolving Systems , he drives standards in explainable AI through IEEE's P2976 Working Group. His work spans autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and biomedical applications through initiatives like AI4EO and H-UNIQUE.

Natalia Efremovaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Computer Vision
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Natalia Efremova is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), School of Business and Management. She joined QMUL in November 2021 and is a member of the Centre for Globalisation Research (CGR) and a fellow of the Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI). Her research focuses on applying machine learning and deep neural networks to address sustainability challenges such as climate change, sustainable agriculture, and environmental monitoring. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (Neural Networks for Computer Vision) from Kyoto University and an MBA from the University of Oxford, where she also worked as a Teradata Research Fellow at the Said Business School. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Kyoto University, Japan (2012) MBA, University of Oxford, Said Business School (2021) Previous Roles: Associate Professor, Plekhanov University of Economics, Russia (2012–2016) Teradata Research Fellow, University of Oxford (2016–2021) Research Interests: Dr. Efremova’s work emphasizes developing transparent ML models for sustainable land-use and climate-related applications, as well as ethical AI frameworks for sustainable development goals. Her projects involve satellite data analysis (e.g., Sentinel imagery) for precision agriculture, soil moisture estimation, and crop monitoring. Teaching & Supervision: She teaches courses in Business Analytics (e.g., Group Projects in Business Analytics) and supervises PhD students in AI applications for sustainability. She is currently co-director of the MSc in Environmental Analytics program (2023). Key Themes in Publications: Her articles focus on AI-driven solutions for environmental challenges, including crop mapping, soil carbon estimation, and regenerative grazing monitoring. Methodologies include deep learning (e.g., Transformers, GANs) and remote sensing data fusion. Affiliations: Member of CGR and fellow of DERI, contributing to interdisciplinary research on globalization and environmental AI.

Behrouz Farمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Software Engineering
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Behrouz Far is a Professor at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering. He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Chiba University, Japan (1990) and degrees from the University of Teheran including a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (1983) and M.S. in Electrical Engineering (1986). His research focuses on AI applications in medical imaging, software engineering, transportation systems, and data mining. He has contributed to advancements in fundus image analysis, deep learning models for disease detection, and intelligent traffic management systems. Dr. Far has received notable awards such as the 2017 SSE Achievement Award and the AITF-AMA Tier-2 Chair in Smart Multimodal Transportation Systems (2013). His work bridges theoretical AI with practical healthcare solutions, including tools like LETTA for traffic management systems and methodologies for detecting ocular lesions using CNNs. He teaches courses on software testing, reliability engineering, and agent-based systems. His publications highlight contributions to medical diagnostics (e.g., choroidal nevi classification), transportation optimization (e.g., real-time traffic signal control), and machine learning explainability. Collaborative research includes projects on biopotentiostat biosensors for SARS-CoV-2 detection and data mining for cancer patient stratification.

Renato Negraمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• High Frequency Electronics
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Neuromorphic Computing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Renato Negra is a faculty member at RWTH Aachen University, serving as the Chair of High Frequency Electronics within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. His research is centered on advanced electronic systems with a focus on reconfigurable and low-power architectures for real-time applications. Research Interests: His work spans high frequency electronics, neuromorphic computing, embedded systems, and cyber-physical systems. He develops FPGA-based and edge-computing solutions for computer vision, robotics, and smart infrastructure, particularly in elderly monitoring and autonomous navigation. His research integrates deep learning with hardware optimization for energy efficiency and real-time performance. The recent publications highlight a strong trend toward event-based vision , neuromorphic sensors , and low-power embedded AI , applied in domains such as smart cities, healthcare, and robotics. There is a consistent emphasis on real-time processing, reconfigurable systems, and the deployment of neural networks on constrained hardware platforms. Scientific Awards: No awards or honors were mentioned in the provided text. Advising and Grants: While no specific students or advising roles are listed, the volume and depth of publications suggest active supervision or collaboration within research projects. Although no grants are explicitly named, involvement in EU-level initiatives (e.g., FitOptiVis ECSEL Project) and national R&D programs (e.g., BIO-PERCEPTION) can be inferred from the research topics and publication contexts. Labs and Teams: Prof. Negra leads the research activities in High Frequency Electronics at RWTH Aachen. While not directly linked to the Computer Vision and Robotics Lab (CVR-Lab) mentioned in the text, his work aligns closely with neuromorphic and CPS research themes, suggesting potential interdisciplinary collaboration.

Dorsa Sadighمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Robotics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Human-Robot Interaction
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dorsa Sadigh is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. Her work focuses on advancing robotics , particularly in areas such as human-robot collaboration , reinforcement learning , and vision-language models . She explores how robots can learn from human demonstrations, adapt to dynamic environments, and safely interact with humans in caregiving and assistive tasks. Her research interests span autonomous systems , improving robot generalization , and foundation models for robotics . Key projects include developing policies for dexterous manipulation, proactive human-robot teamwork, and scalable data collection methods. She emphasizes ethical considerations in robotics, including perceived safety and human trust. Recent work highlights include the ProVox framework for personalized collaboration, HoMeR for mobile manipulation, and Octo —an open-source generalist robot policy. Her contributions bridge theoretical advances in AI with real-world robotic applications, leveraging large language models and vision-language integration. Dr. Sadigh’s research is funded by grants from NSF, DARPA, and industry partnerships. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to address challenges in assistive robotics, autonomous driving, and socially intelligent AI systems.

Dipanwita Thakurمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Green Artificial Intelligence
• Federated Learning
• Smart Healthcare
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Dipanwita Thakur serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, Modeling, Electronics and Systems (DIMES) at the University of Calabria, Italy since July 2023. She is an active member of the European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST Action CA22104) focusing on cybersecurity and serves in the IEEE Future Networks Working Group for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. Previously, she held a 15-year Assistant Professor position at Banasthali University, Rajasthan, and has industry experience at TechMahindra and C-DAC. Education: Ph.D. in Smart Healthcare from West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata M.Tech. in Software Engineering from Banasthali Vidyapith MCA from NIELIT, Government of India B.Sc. from University of Calcutta Her research pioneers Green Artificial Intelligence with emphasis on energy-efficient federated learning and smart healthcare applications. She develops privacy-preserving human activity recognition systems using multimodal data fusion, focusing on performance evaluation and environmental sustainability. Her work bridges theoretical machine learning with practical healthcare solutions, optimizing AI systems for reduced carbon footprint while maintaining clinical efficacy through hardware-algorithm co-design and quantization techniques. Recent publications reveal a strong trajectory toward sustainable AI, with increasing focus on energy-aware federated learning frameworks, multimodal medical segmentation, and non-IID data handling. Her work consistently addresses the critical balance between model accuracy, convergence speed, and energy consumption across edge devices, with growing emphasis on quantization techniques and hardware-algorithm co-design for real-world deployment. Scientific Awards: Elevated to IEEE Senior Member (2024) Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Scholarship for outstanding 10th Board results (1992) Student Science Seminar Award by West Bengal Government (1990) Dr. Thakur actively mentors students as evidenced by her congratulations to advisee Farwa for paper acceptances. She serves as Associate Editor for Information Fusion (Elsevier) and IEEE Sensors Journal, and holds editorial roles at Scientific Reports. Her research is advanced through COST Action CA22104 and IEEE working groups, though specific grant details aren't listed in the source material. She has organized key workshops including Green-Aware AI 2024 and Green Federated Learning at IJCNN 2025. She leads research within the MONAI community on data quality and federated learning, and contributes to IEEE IoT and Future Networks initiatives. Her work with the COST Action CA22104 Behavioral Next Generation in Wireless Networks connects cybersecurity with sustainable AI development, while her Missouri S&T visiting scholar position focuses on energy optimization for federated learning systems.

Virginia Frances J. Newcombeمشاهده پروفایل

عضو هیئت علمی

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Neurotrauma
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr Virginia Newcombe is an Honorary Consultant in the Department of Medicine, Division of Anaesthesia, at the University of Cambridge’s School of Clinical Medicine, based at the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre. She is also an active Principal Investigator within Cambridge Neuroscience, contributing to the Brains and Machines and Lifelong Brain Development and Brain Ageing research themes. Education and Training: While specific degrees are not listed in the provided text, Dr Newcombe’s extensive peer-reviewed output and honorary consultant status indicate advanced clinical and research training in medicine, neuroimaging and neurotrauma. Research Focus: Her programme centres on translating advanced magnetic resonance imaging into clinically actionable biomarkers for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Key themes include: Prediction of short- and long-term outcomes after mild, moderate and severe TBI. Influence of acute management strategies (Emergency Department and Neuro-critical Care) on patient trajectories. Multimodal integration of MRI, blood-based biomarkers, neuropsychological testing and machine-learning approaches. Neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative sequelae of TBI and COVID-19. Publication Trends: Across >60 publications (2013-2025), her work spans high-impact journals such as Brain , JAMA Neurology , Neurosurgery , Critical Care and Neuroimage . The corpus reveals a rapid acceleration of output post-2020, with particular emphasis on large-scale collaborative studies (CENTER-TBI, Cambridge NeuroCOVID), methodological harmonisation of multi-centre MRI data, and the integration of blood biomarkers with advanced neuroimaging to improve prognostic accuracy. Scientific Awards and Recognition: Although no explicit awards are listed, her leadership roles in international consortia, frequent keynote-level publications and invitations to co-author NINDS/NICE guidance documents indicate significant peer recognition. Collaborations & Funding: Dr Newcombe collaborates closely with Cambridge colleagues including Prof David Menon, Dr Guy Williams, Prof Peter Hutchinson, Dr Marta Correia and Dr Adel Helmy. She is also a key member of the CENTER-TBI, TRACK-TBI and Cambridge NeuroCOVID initiatives, securing multi-million-pound grants from NIHR, EU Horizon 2020 and UK research councils. Laboratory & Teams: She leads a translational neuroimaging group embedded within the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, equipped with 3 T and 7 T MRI, state-of-the-art post-processing pipelines and dedicated Emergency Department/ICU recruitment infrastructure. The team currently welcomes doctoral applications and hosts post-doctoral researchers, clinical research fellows and imaging analysts.

• Cyber-physical systems
• Green and sustainable computing
• Mobile and pervasive computing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Sandeep Gupta is a Professor and Director of the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. He also serves as a Senior Global Futures Scientist. His work bridges computer science, engineering, and healthcare applications with a focus on creating reliable cyber-physical systems that interact safely with humans. Education: Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (1995) Research Interests: Professor Gupta's research spans cyber-physical systems, green and sustainable computing, mobile and pervasive computing, and parallel and distributed computing. His work increasingly focuses on human-in-the-loop systems where AI and humans collaborate safely, particularly in healthcare contexts. Recent research integrates large language models with cyber-physical systems to enhance safety and operational effectiveness in critical applications like medical monitoring and industrial automation. Research Trends: Analysis of Professor Gupta's recent publications reveals a strong focus on operational safety in human-AI collaborative systems, particularly in healthcare applications. His work combines physics-guided models with machine learning to detect "unknown-unknowns" in safety-critical systems, develops LLM-based approaches for medical image classification, and creates frameworks for ethical human-AI collaboration. The research increasingly addresses real-world challenges in diabetes management, epilepsy diagnosis, and industrial automation. Professional Service: IEEE Communication Letters Editorial Board, Area Editor (2008-Present) IEEE Journal on Special Areas in Communications - Issue on Body Area Network, Co-editor (2006-Present) Elsevier COMNET - Computer Network Journal, Reviewer (2008-Present) Technical Advisory Committee Chair for Networks (2005-Present) Advising and Grants: Professor Gupta has secured numerous research grants from NSF, NIH, Intel, Raytheon, and other organizations, totaling millions of dollars. His research portfolio includes projects on smart stadiums, mobile ECG sensing, power-aware scheduling, medical device verification, and sustainable data center management. He actively advises PhD and Master's students through thesis courses and research supervision, focusing on cyber-physical systems and healthcare applications. Labs and Research Groups: Professor Gupta leads research in cyber-physical systems with applications in healthcare, sustainable computing, and mobile networks. His work involves interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering, computer science, and medical domains, particularly through ASU's Global Futures initiatives.

• Biometrics
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Raghavendra Ramachandra is a Professor at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology (IIK) , within the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Gjøvik. His research focuses on biometric systems, particularly in face, fingerprint, and finger vein recognition, with emphasis on presentation attack detection, morphing attack detection, and deep learning applications. Current research projects include: SALT (2022-2026) : Developing privacy-preserving facial biometric authentication systems. OffPAD (2022-2025) : Creating cryptographic tools and presentation attack detection for fingerprint biometrics. SWAN (2015-2020) : Developing biometric countermeasures against presentation attacks. His recent publications demonstrate technical expertise in: Face morphing attack detection using vision transformers and point cloud networks Image fusion techniques for multispectral biometrics GAN-based synthetic data generation for security evaluation Explainable AI approaches for biometric verification Professor Ramachandra also supervises PhD and Master’s students, and has extensive experience in leading national and EU research initiatives.