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Photo of Lisa Anthony Ph.D. Lisa Anthony, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Photo of Arunava Banerjee Ph.D. Arunava Banerjee, Ph.D. Associate Professor
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Primary Research Area
Machine Learning
Research Areas
Machine Learning
Education
Ph.D., Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2017
M.S., Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 1999
B.A., Classical Studies, University of Florida, 1997
Research Interests
Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Object-Oriented Programming

Photo of Bonnie J. Dorr Ph.D. Bonnie J. Dorr, Ph.D. Professor

Bonnie J. Dorr is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Florida and a member of the Florida Institute for National Security (FINS). She leads the Natural Language Processing (NLP) Research Laboratory, where her work centers on artificial intelligence methods for deep language understanding, multilingual processing, and explainable AI.

Photo of Alireza Entezari Ph.D. Alireza Entezari, Ph.D. Associate Professor
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Photo of Juan E. Gilbert Ph.D. Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. The Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor
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Photo of Kiley Graim Ph.D. Kiley Graim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Dr. Graim received her Ph.D. in 2016 from the University of California, Santa Cruz, advised by Professor Josh Stuart. She did postdoctoral research at Princeton University and the Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, working with Professor Olga Troyanskaya. Dr. Graim’s research operates at the confluence of life science research and computer science. Her lab develops machine learning models that integrate diverse large-scale genomics data to address key questions in human health and disease.…

Photo of Christan Grant Ph.D. Christan Grant, Ph.D. Associate Professor
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Dr. Christan Grant is an Arnold and Lisa Goldberg Rising Star Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Dr. Grant leads the UF Data Studio. In this role, he conducts research on various aspects of the data pipeline, including data acquisition, labeling, interactive machine learning, and visualization.…

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Photo of Sumit Jha Ph.D. Sumit Jha, Ph.D. Professor

Primary Research Area: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research Areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Formal Methods and Logic
  • Emerging Computing Paradigms

Research Interests:

  • Interpretability of Artificial Intelligence
  • Control of Artificial Intelligence Systems
  • Robust and Efficient Artificial Intelligence
  • Emerging Computing Paradigms
  • Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
  • Formal Methods and Logic

Publications:
An updated list of my selected publications is available at: https://sumitkumarjha.com/publications

Photo of Zhe Jiang Ph.D. Zhe Jiang, Ph.D. Associate Professor
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Dr. Jiang is an assistant professor in CISE at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Minnesota and his B.E. from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). His lab’s mission is to design and develop accurate, scalable, and robust AI and machine learning algorithms and tools inspired by interdisciplinary applications (Earth sciences, agriculture, smart cities, biomedicine, public health).…

Photo of Tamer Kahveci Ph.D. Tamer Kahveci, Ph.D. Professor & Associate Chair for Academic Affairs
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Tamer Kahveci received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2004. He is currently a Professor and Associate Chair of Academic Affairs in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department at the University of Florida, serving as the Associate Chair of Academic Affairs. Dr. Kahveci received the Ralph E.…

Photo of Yuanyuan Lei Ph.D. Yuanyuan Lei, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Dr. Yuanyuan Lei is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Florida. Her research direction is Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence. Her research vision is to develop innovative algorithms and systems for knowledge-aware language modeling, enriching LLMs with diverse forms of knowledge to advance reasoning and planning capabilities of LLMs, as well as ensure trustworthiness and safety alignment of LLMs.…

Photo of Jorg Peters Ph.D. Jorg Peters, Ph.D. Professor
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Photo of Anand Rangarajan Ph.D. Anand Rangarajan, Ph.D. Professor
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Photo of Meera Sitharam Ph.D. Meera Sitharam, Ph.D. Professor
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Primary Research Area

Discrete and Computational Geometry

Research Areas

Discrete and Computational Geometry, Complexity, Algorithmic Foundations, Open source Mathematical Software, Foundations of Machine Learning, Modeling in Physics, Engineering and Game Theory

Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Research Interests
Geometry, Complexity, Discrete modeling and algorithms, Open source mathematical software, Application of the above in Natural and Social Sciences and Engineering
Awards & Distinctions

  • Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award: 2025-27(flex)
  • Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) fellow: Spring 2025
  • Fields Institute Visiting Fellow: Summer 2023 and Spring 2021
  • UF Term Professorship 2018-21
  • Alexander von Humboldt Fellow 1990-92
Photo of Jingwei Sun Ph.D. Jingwei Sun, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Primary Research Area: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems

Research Areas: Edge AI Systems, Efficient AI, Trustworthy AI

Research Interests: Efficient Edge AI Systems, Collaborative Intelligence Systems, Reliable AI, and Personalized AI.

Publications: Publications can be found on my website or Google Scholar. Websites: Home page

Awards & Distinctions: Best Paper Award of the AAAI Spring Series Symposium 2024 in Federated Learning on the Edge

Photo of My T. Thai Ph.D. My T. Thai, Ph.D. Professor
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Photo of Dung Tran Ph.D. Dung Tran, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Primary Research Area: Formal Methods, AI Safety, Cyber-Physical Systems, Robotics

Research Areas: Verification and Validation for Learning-enabled Autonomy

Research Interests: Formal Verification, Specification and Modeling Languages, AI Safety

Publications: See my Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_RzS3uMAAAAJ&hl=en

Websites: (links to personal and professional  websites):  https://sites.google.com/view/v2a2/about

Awards & Distinctions:

  • NSF CAREER (2025)
  • SIU PRIZE Golden Medal (2025) for Young Vietnamese Scientist in Computer Science Worldwide
  • NSF EPSCoR Early Career First Award, 2022
  • IEEE TCCPS Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award (2021)
Photo of Joseph N. Wilson Ph.D. Joseph N. Wilson, Ph.D. Emeritus Associate Professor
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Photo of Rong Zhang Ph.D. Rong Zhang, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer
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