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.
College of Medicine AI Faculty
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
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.
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
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
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
Department of Urology
Robert Donnell, M.D.
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
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
Department of Medicine
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Computational and mathematical systems biology with applications to human health
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
Department of Surgery
Tyler Loftus, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Focus: Data science focusing on machine learning to augment personalized, patient-centered decision-making
Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics
Todd Manini, Ph.D.
Department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics
Mamoun Mardini, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Applied artificial intelligence and wearable technology in health care
Department of pediatrics
Eric J Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of medicine
Tezcan Ozrazgat Baslanti, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Phenotyping and prediction models utilizing large electronic health records data
Department of emergency medicine
Mary D. Patterson, M.D., M.Ed.
Research Focus: Simulation, team performance, patient safety, and human factors
Department of Epidemiology
Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., FAMIA, FACMI
Research Focus: Computational epidemiology, biohealth informatics, artificial intelligence, viral-bacterial diseases
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
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)
Department of Medicine
Pinaki Sarder, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Research Focus: Computational fusion of diverse spatial -omics data while focusing on diabetic kidney disease
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Department of surgery
Ali Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D.
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:
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
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Karen Hicklin, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Mathematical modeling of stochastic systems in healthcare; focuses on public health decision-making
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Ruogu Fang, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Big data analytics, brain informatics, medical image analysis; advancing preventive dementia care using AI
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
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
My T. Thai, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Networks, combinatorial optimization, algorithms, computational biology
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
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Karim Oweiss, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Sensorimotor integration, computational and systems neuroscience, brain-machine interfaces
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)
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Data analytics and machine learning applied to manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Minhee Kim, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Quality engineering, machine learning, and statistics with applications in healthcare systems
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Xiang Zhong, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Stochastic modeling, analysis, and design of healthcare systems; data analytics in healthcare
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Hongcheng Liu, Ph.D.
Research Focus: AI and optimization for medical decision-making
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alina Zare, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Machine learning, pattern recognition, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, image processing
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
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Bridging AI/ML and patient care; Director of Intelligent Clinical Care Center (IC3)
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Digital health, edge computing, Internet of Things, pervasive and mobile computing