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Baylor BU School of Engineering and Computer Science Research Signature Research Areas Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science

At Baylor ECS, AI research drives innovation across a diverse range of applications. Our faculty develops advanced machine learning algorithms, explores computational intelligence, and integrates AI in signal processing for smart systems. Our work spans from large language models, health applications, to smart grid technologies, ensuring AI advancement is both technologically advanced, safe, trustworthy and ethically sound.

Dr. Paul Allison

Director, Point-of-Need Innovations Center Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Paul Allison

Director, Point-of-Need Innovations Center Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Expertise: Finite element analysis, Solid mechanics, Mechanics of materials, Mechanical properties, Stress analysis, Mechanical behavior of materials, Mechanical testing, Failure analysis, Materials, Materials testing

Dr. Mary Lauren Benton

Assistant Professor

Computer Science
Dr. Mary Lauren Benton

Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Expertise: Computational biology, Gene regulation

Dr. Liang Dong

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Liang Dong

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Expertise: Signal processing and communications, Wireless communications and networking, Cyber-physical system and security, Artificial intelligence / machine learning applications

 

Dr. Matthew Fendt

Senior Lecturer

Computer Science
Dr. Matthew Fendt

Senior Lecturer

Computer Science

Academic Specialization: Artificial Intelligence, Games Research, and Data Science

Dr. Andrew Freeman

Assistant Professor

Computer Science
Dr. Andrew Freeman

Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Expertise: Large-scale video surveillance, Event-based video representations, Application-driven video compression, Scalable deep learning, Computer vision, Neuromorphic systems

 

Dr. Ian Gravagne

Professor and Associate Chair

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Ian Gravagne

Professor and Associate Chair

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Expertise: Composite material Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT/NDE), Robotics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control

Dr. Greg Hamerly

Professor, Computer Science

Computer Science
Dr. Greg Hamerly

Professor, Computer Science

Computer Science

Expertise: Machine learning, Unsupervised learning, Efficient learning, Eye disease symptom detection

Dr. Henry Han

Professor McCollum Family Chair in Data Science

Computer Science
Dr. Henry Han

Professor McCollum Family Chair in Data Science

Computer Science

Expertise: Data science, Fintech, AI, Bioinformatics and Health informatics, Cybersecurity, Quantum computing

Dr. David Jack

Professor Graduate Program Director, Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering
Dr. David Jack

Professor Graduate Program Director, Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Expertise: Constitutive modeling of contemporary composite processes, Rigid and flexible suspension dynamics, mechanics based modeling of contemporary composite products, conductivity analysis of carbon nanotube networks for high current applications, Non-destructive evaluation of composites using ultrasonic techniques, Large-scale simulations of oil well casings

Dr. Scott Koziol

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Scott Koziol

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Expertise: Robotics, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Neuromorphic Engineering

Dr. Robert J Marks II

Distinguished Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Robert J Marks II

Distinguished Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Expertise: Information Theory, Computational Intelligence, Radar and sonar waveform analysis and synthesis, AI

 

Dr. Xiao Shou

Assistant Professor

Computer Science
Dr. Xiao Shou

Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Expertise: Machine learning, Data science, Uncertainty quantification, Optimization, Causal learning

Dr. Eunjee Song

Associate Professor Graduate Program Director

Computer Science
Dr. Eunjee Song

Associate Professor Graduate Program Director

Computer Science

Expertise: Software programming

Dr. Liang Sun

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Liang Sun

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Expertise: Aerospace engineering, multi-agent autonomy, electrified aviation, airborne robotic systems dynamics and control, and advanced air mobility

Dr. Mike Thompson

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. Mike Thompson

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Expertise: Digital signal processing and Statistical communications theory

Dr. Chen Zhao

Assistant Professor

Computer Science
Dr. Chen Zhao

Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Expertise: Fairness-aware machine learning, Uncertainty quantification, Domain generalization, Graph learning, Causal learning and Structural causal mechanisms

 

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