Current
Current Affiliates
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
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
Chengxiang ZhaiAffiliate ProfessorSchool of Information SciencesIntelligent information systems, information retrieval, data mining, natural language processing, machine learning, biomedical and health informatics, intelligent educational systems.
Jessie ChinAssistant ProfessorSchool of Information SciencesAdaptation to information proliferation, coupling cognitive system, digital health, and health informatics
Bryan ClarkAssociate 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
Wen-Mei HwuProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringAI systems, AI applications, machine learning, real-time and Edge AI
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
Matt HudsonProfessorCrop SciencesMachine learning applications in genomics and crop breeding, AI for agriculture, decision support and medical genetics.
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
Minjia ZhangAssistant ProfessorThe Grainger College of Engineering Computer ScienceMachine Learning Systems, Parallel Computing, AI Efficiency, Model Compression, Natural Language Processing
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
Roy CampbellProfessorComputer ScienceAI systems (hardware, software, frameworks), AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning)
Sandra Rodriguez ZasProfessor, Associate Dept. HeadAnimal SciencesAI applications, machine learning, big data
Seid KoricTechnical Associate Director and Research ProfessorNational Center for Supercomputing Applications and MechSEConfluence of AI/ML and numerical modeling methods
Shirui LuoResearch ScientistNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI applications and machine learning
Suma BhatAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringNatural language processing, AI applications
Yogatheesan VaratharajahAdjunct Assistant ProfessorBioengineeringPhysiological systems - Neural engineering (general)
Vikram AdveDonald B. Gillies ProfessorSiebel School of Computing and Data ScienceAI systems, AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), robotics, real-time and Edge AI
Xin LiuAssociate ProfessorAstronomyAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), big data
Yifang ZhangGraduate StudentGrainger College of Engineering - ECEComputer Networking related research
Yudu LiResearch Assistant ProfessorGrainger College of EngineeringBioengineering - developing computational methodologies for biomedical imaging, with emphasis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Past
Past Center Affiliates
Alex SchwingAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringMachine learning, and vision and scene understanding
Technical Program ManagerNational Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsAI systems (hardware, software, frameworks), AI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), big data
Jian PengAssistant ProfessorComputer ScienceAI applications, and machine learning (including deep learning)
Nahil SobhLead Data ScientistInstitute for Genomic BiologyAI applications, machine learning (including deep learning), natural language processing, big data, AI ethics and philosophy
Zhizhen ZhaoAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringMachine learning, AI applications, big data