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                                       | Associate Professor  Director, Center for Cyber Physical Realms (CYPHR) Dr. Sylvia Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology
                                             at ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓÆµ (KSU). She is working as the Interim Scientific Director
                                             of The Center for Cyber Physical Realms (CYPHR) in the Office of Research at KSU. Her research lab, the Neuro-Interaction Innovation Laboratory, focuses on enhancing
                                             artificial intelligence models by examining human intuitive decision-making in complex
                                             scenarios. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Adams is Associate Professor and Assistant Chair in Engineering Technology at
                                             KSU. He directs the START Lab, focusing on nuclear materials, additive manufacturing,
                                             and energy systems. He has secured $4M+ in external funding. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Amirgholy is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at
                                             ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓÆµ. His research focuses on cyber-physical systems and digital
                                             twins in transportation, energy, and logistics. He has 30+ publications, and his work
                                             has been supported by state and federal funding. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Avci is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Analysis at KSU’s Coles College of Business. His research develops algorithms for simulation optimization applied to energy, inventory, and agriculture. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Parth Bhavsar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental
                                             Engineering at ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓÆµ. His research focuses on intelligent transportation
                                             systems, data analytics, and connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies.
                                             He has been awarded over $1.9 million in research funding to advance innovation in
                                             these areas. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Chakravarty is an Associate Professor researching signal processing and machine
                                             learning for communications, biomedical, and remote sensing. His work spans 5G+, UAV
                                             networks, and quantum-inspired radar. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Gala is an Associate Professor of Marketing at KSU. Her work explores executive
                                             behavior, AI adoption, and consumer psychology, with international research fellowships
                                             and talks on Generative AI in marketing. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Harron is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at KSU. His research
                                             integrates creativity, STEM, and arts through maker education, VR, and digital fabrication,
                                             with 20+ publications. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Hu is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at KSU. He
                                             develops smart, sustainable infrastructure systems using AI, robotics, and sensing.
                                             He has 30+ publications and funding from NSF and GWRI. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Huang is a Professor of Economics at KSU. His research focuses on econometrics,
                                             financial modeling, causal inference, and high-dimensional data. He leads the KSU-Equirax
                                             and KSU-Emerson Data Science Labs. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Huang is an Associate Professor of Software Engineering at KSU. He pioneered Personalized
                                             Federated Learning and leads NSF- and NSA-funded projects in XR, cybersecurity, and
                                             AI education. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Islam is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at KSU. His research focuses
                                             on TinyML, energy-aware computing, and privacy-preserving ML for IoT and embedded
                                             systems. Published in ICCAD, DATE, IEEE TCAD. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Rifatul Islam is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at KSU and Director
                                             of HIX-Lab. His research spans XR, multimodal learning, and AI safety, with DARPA
                                             and Army Research Lab funding. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Karami is an Associate Professor of Data Science and Analytics in the College
                                             of Computing and Software Engineering. His research interests are AI and human behavior,
                                             social media analytics, business analytics, misinformation, health informatics, text
                                             mining, and computational social science. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                          Dr. Md Abdullah Hafiz Khan Dr. Khan is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at KSU and Director of the
                                             CHAT Lab. He works on human-AI teaming, NLP, and multimodal AI for healthcare. Former
                                             AI Scientist at Philips, 3 WIPO patents. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Law is a Professor of English at KSU and coordinator of AI Writing Technologies.
                                             She researches GPT applications for communication and grant writing, with $550K+ in
                                             grants and global AI pedagogy leadership. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at KSU. His research
                                             focuses on 3D protein structures and STEM-STEAM education, with 44+ publications and
                                             multiple editorial roles. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Luo’s research focuses on statistical genetics, robust statistics, and AI-driven data analysis for genomics and cancer research. He develops methods for high-dimensional, contaminated data in health sciences. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Mahmud is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at KSU and Director of the
                                             XRei Lab. His research explores XR, human-centered computing, and AI for healthcare
                                             and accessibility, supported by NSF. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Osborne is an Assistant Professor in Nursing at KSU. Her research focuses on pediatric
                                             injury and violence prevention, including firearm safety and VR-based interventions.
                                             She holds a PhD in epidemiology. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Simpkins is an assistant professor of computer science at ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓÆµ.  His research interests lie in reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, and deep learning.  Before joining KSU he led AI for a global IoT company, was a senior cloud architect at IBM, research scientist at Georgia Tech Research Institute, and KC-135 pilot and T-37 instructor pilot in the USAF. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Suppiramaniam is Associate Dean for Research at KSU’s College of Science and Mathematics. His lab studies synaptic mechanisms in memory, Alzheimer’s, and chemobrain, supported by $12M+ in funding. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Taasoobshirazi is an Associate Professor in Data Science and Analytics at KSU.
                                             Her research examines motivation, cognition, and equity in STEM education, with expertise
                                             in SEM and psychometrics. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Tanveer is an Assistant Professor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at
                                             KSU. He researches autonomous robotic systems, UAVs, and precision agriculture, with
                                             65+ peer-reviewed publications. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                          Dr. Razvan Cristian Voicu Dr. Voicu is an Assistant Professor of Robotics and Mechatronics at KSU and Lead of
                                             the PLOT initiative. His multidisciplinary research integrates robotics, AI, and sensing
                                             for adaptive human-centered environments. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Xie is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at KSU. His research covers
                                             smart health, IoT, wireless sensing, and AI-driven human-cyber systems. Recognized
                                             with best paper awards in IEEE and ACM venues. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Yee is an Assistant Professor specializing in Water Resources and IoT-based civil
                                             infrastructure. His work integrates CFD, numerical modeling, and sensors for digital
                                             twins and flood monitoring. |  
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       | Dr. Das is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at ÁñÁ«»ÆÊÓÆµ
                                             with over 15 years of research experience in electronic materials and devices. He
                                             has published 40+ articles, authored book chapters, and received research funding
                                             from NSF, U.S. EPA, Intel, and USG BoR. His current work focuses on flexible electronics,
                                             neuromorphic devices, renewable energy systems, and advanced sensing technologies. |  |