AI Faculty Directory

The AI Faculty Directory showcases faculty engaged in AI-driven biomedical research, enabling users to identify and collaborate with experts based on their specific research interests.

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College of Medicine AI Faculty

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Department of medicine

Mohammad Al-Ani, M.D., FACC, FSCMR

Research Focus: Artificial intelligence in heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to heart transplantation, and quantitative imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis by cardiac MRI

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Department of neurology

Abbas Babajani-Feremi, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Applications of brain connectivity and machine learning based on neuroimaging and electrophysiological methods in diagnostic and treatment of patients with epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurological conditions.

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Department of medicine

Azra Bihorac, M.D., M.S., FCCM, FASN

Research Focus: Develop tools for intelligent human-centered health care that delivers optimized care tailored to a patient’s “personal clinical profile” using digital data

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Department of surgery

Dejana Braithwaite, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Research Focus: Developing the evidence to guide healthcare policy decisions and innovative interventions to reduce the burden of cancer and other chronic diseases using diverse data sources and AI technology

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Department of medicine

Jason Cory Brunson, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Mathematical data science applications to patient stratification and outcomes research, graph theory in image analysis and signal transduction modeling, quantitative analysis of scientific research output, and mathematical and statistical software development

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Department of Urology

Robert Donnell, M.D.

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Department of Medicine

Luis L. Fonseca, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Fundamental elucidation of cellular metabolism through computational models using both continuous and discrete frameworks with mechanistic and canonical formulations

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Department of Anesthesiology

Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., FSSH, FAIMBE

Research Focus: Simulation in healthcare, healthcare equipment, and the promotion of patient safety through enhancement of learning and improved equipment design

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Department of Medicine

Reinhard Laubenbacher, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Computational and mathematical systems biology with applications to human health

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Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics

Mei Liu, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Development of novel machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to accelerate risk factor identification and discovery in medicine using EHR data

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Department of Surgery

Tyler Loftus, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Focus: Data science focusing on machine learning to augment personalized, patient-centered decision-making

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Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics

Todd Manini, Ph.D.

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Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics

Mamoun Mardini, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Applied artificial intelligence and wearable technology in health care

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Department of pediatrics

Eric J Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.

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Department of medicine

Tezcan Ozrazgat Baslanti, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Phenotyping and prediction models utilizing large electronic health records data

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Department of emergency medicine

Mary D. Patterson, M.D., M.Ed.

Research Focus: Simulation, team performance, patient safety, and human factors

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Department of Epidemiology

Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., FAMIA, FACMI

Research Focus: Computational epidemiology, biohealth informatics, artificial intelligence, viral-bacterial diseases

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Department of medicine

Yuanfang Ren, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, machine learning, electronic health records, machine learning for predictive analytics, and patient phenotyping

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Department of Pathology

Marco Salemi, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Molecular epidemiology, intra-host viral evolution, and the application of phylogenetic and population genetic methods to the study of human and simian pathogenic viruses as well as automated bioinformatic and machine learning pipelines for the analysis of large sequence data sets (big data)

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Department of Medicine

Pinaki Sarder, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Research Focus: Computational fusion of diverse spatial -omics data while focusing on diabetic kidney disease

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Department of medicine

Wei Shao, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Developing and applying mathematical modeling and deep learning methods in medical image analysis to improve patient care

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Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics

Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Determining which combinations of health care delivery, community, and patient factors influence quality and outcomes of care; developing and testing corresponding evidence-based strategies to reduce disparities in health outcomes among underserved populations

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Department of medicine

Benjamin Shickel, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Applications of artificial intelligence and deep learning for enhanced clinical decision support using electronic health records data

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Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics

Qianqian Song, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Developing innovative computational methods and graph-based artificial intelligence algorithms to decipher disease mechanisms and identify therapeutic biomarkers

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Department of biochemistry and molecular biology

Ramon Sun, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Understanding the molecular events connecting complex carbohydrates to cellular metabolism, signaling, and physiology, with a strong emphasis on disease etiology of neurological disorders while using AI applications

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Department of urology

Russell Terry, M.D.

Research Focus: Artificial intelligence applications in urology, medical imaging radiomics, laser lithotripsy, metabolic stone disease, and the development and testing of novel medical devices

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Department of Anesthesiology

Patrick J. Tighe, M.D., M.S.

Research Focus: Using artificial intelligence to better understand how perioperative factors and care delivery pathways influence postoperative outcomes

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Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Eric Wang, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Studying the pathogenesis of microsatellite repeat diseases, studying the basics of how RNA is processed and localized in cells in tissues and combining insights made in both of those areas to develop treatments for people with these diseases using computational approaches

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Department of Neurology

Joshua Wong, M.D.

Research Focus: Exploring deep brain stimulation from multiple facets including structural and functional connectivity, tractography/ connectomics, electrophysiology, and computational bioinformatics

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Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics

Yonghui Wu, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, computational drug repurposing, and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to electronic health records for clinical and translational research

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Department of biostatistics

Feifei Xiao, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Development and application of novel and applicable statistical methods for real data problems arising from modern genetics and genomics data, such as single-cell sequencing, spatial multi-omics datasets

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Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics

Jie Xu, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Developing integrative, fair and interpretable approaches that can effectively mine insights from big health data (e.g., electronic medical records, claims, medical images), and applying the mined knowledge to disease subtyping, predictive modeling and drug repurposing

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Department of surgery

Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D.

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Department of pediatrics

Brandon Zielinski, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Focus: Neuroimaging and neurobehavioral data, spanning both normative development and a range of conditions from autism to traumatic brain injury

Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering AI Faculty

The following College of Engineering faculty members use AI, machine learning, and data analytics in healthcare applications, including bioinformatics, computational biology, and neural interfaces:

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Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Shigang Chen, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Big network data, cybersecurity, cloud computing; awarded NIH grant for AI-powered medical research

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Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Karen Hicklin, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Mathematical modeling of stochastic systems in healthcare; focuses on public health decision-making

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Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ruogu Fang, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Big data analytics, brain informatics, medical image analysis; advancing preventive dementia care using AI

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Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Tamer Kahveci, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Bioinformatics, computational biology; focuses on indexing sequence and protein structure databases, sequence alignment, and computational analysis of biological pathways

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Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

My T. Thai, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Networks, combinatorial optimization, algorithms, computational biology

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Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Kiley Graim, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Computational biology, bioinformatics; focuses on developing computational methods to understand complex biological systems

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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Karim Oweiss, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Sensorimotor integration, computational and systems neuroscience, brain-machine interfaces

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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jack W. Judy, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Neuroengineering, reliable high-performance neural interfaces, biological micro/nano-electro-mechanical systems (BioMEMS/NEMS)

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Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Data analytics and machine learning applied to manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare

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Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Minhee Kim, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Quality engineering, machine learning, and statistics with applications in healthcare systems

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Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Xiang Zhong, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Stochastic modeling, analysis, and design of healthcare systems; data analytics in healthcare

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Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Hongcheng Liu, Ph.D.

Research Focus: AI and optimization for medical decision-making

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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Alina Zare, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Machine learning, pattern recognition, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, image processing

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Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics

Jie Xu, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Mathematical modeling of stochastic systems in healthcare; focuses on public health decision-making

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Department of Biomedical Engineering

Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Bridging AI/ML and patient care; Director of Intelligent Clinical Care Center (IC3)

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Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Digital health, edge computing, Internet of Things, pervasive and mobile computing