Current
Current Affiliates

Aiman SolimanResearch ScientistNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), vision and scene understanding, big data


Bassem AndrawesProfessorCivil and Environmental EngineeringMachine learning (including deep learning), vision and sense understanding, big data


Bryan ClarkAssistant ProfessorPhysicsAI applications, AI theory, machine learning (including deep learning)

Diab AbueiddaResearch ScientistNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), robotics

Ekaterina GribkovaPostdoctoral Research AssociateCoordinated Science LaboratoryComputational neuroscience, Biologically-inspired artificial intelligence, Cognitive mapping in artificial intelligence

Gautham NarayanAssistant ProfessorAstronomy/NCSA CAPSMachine learning (including deep learning), AI applications, big data

Jinjun XiongAdjunct ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringAI systems, AI applications, machine learning, real-time and Edge AI

Kaiyu GuanAssociate ProfessorNatural Resources and Environmental SciencesAI systems (hardware, software, frameworks), AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), robotics, big data, confluence of HPC and AI

Mark NeubauerProfessorPhysicsAI theory, AI systems (hardware, software, frameworks), AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), big data, real-time and Edge AI


Matthew KrafczykResearch ScientistNational Center for Supercomputing Applications - Research ConsultingAI theory, AI systems, AI applications, machine learning, big data, real-time and Edge AI, AI ethics and philosophy

Rebecca SmithAssociate ProfessorPathobiologyAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), big data

Rhanor GilletteProfessorMolecular & Integrative PhysiologyNaturalistic Artificial Intelligence, Goal-directed use of knowledge in autonomous agents, Computational neuroscience

Robert BrunnerAssociate Dean for Innovation & Chief Disruption OfficerGies College of BusinessAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), natural language processing, big data, real-time and Edge AI, AI ethics and philosophy

Sandra Rodriguez ZasProfessor, Associate Dept. HeadAnimal SciencesAI applications, machine learning, big data

Seid KoricTechnical Associate Director and Research Associate ProfessorNational Center for Supercomputing Applications and MechSEConfluence of HPC and AI, machine learning (including deep learning)

Shirui LuoResearch ScientistNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI applications and machine learning

Suma BhatAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringNatural language processing, AI applications


Xin LiuAssociate ProfessorAstronomyAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), big data

Yifang ZhangData AnalystNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI applications, big data; experienced with C3.ai platform, Azure Databrick platform, and handling large volume data in parallelization (HPC and Spark)

Past
Past Faculty Affiliates

Vikram AdveDonald B. Gillies ProfessorComputer ScienceAI systems, AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), robotics, real-time and Edge AI

Dora CaiTechnical Program ManagerNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI systems (hardware, software, frameworks), AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), big data

Roy CampbellSohaib and Sara Abbasi Professor EmeritusComputer ScienceAI systems (hardware, software, frameworks), AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning)


Wen-Mei HwuProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringAI systems, AI applications, machine learning, real-time and Edge AI


Jian PengAssistant ProfessorComputer ScienceAI applications, and machine learning (including deep learning)

Aaron SaxtonData EngineerNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI theory, AI systems (hardware, software, frameworks), AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), natural language processing, vision and scene understanding, big data

Alex SchwingAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringMachine learning, and vision and scene understanding

Nahil SobhLead Data ScientistInstitute for Genomic BiologyAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), natural language processing, big data, AI ethics and philosophy

Yogatheesan VaratharajahResearch Assistant ProfessorBioengineeringPhysiological systems - Neural engineering (general)

Zhizhen ZhaoAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringMachine learning, AI applications, big data