FACULTY
Yongpei Guan, Ph.D., was named a 2021 IEEE Fellow.
BOYI HU, PH.D., RECEIVES NSF AWARD Boyi Hu, Ph.D., has received funding from the National Science Foundation in support of his research in human-robot collaboration in the remanufacturing industry. Dr. Hu’s research focuses on creating an integrated framework that utilizes the capabilities of both humans and robots in a safe, complementary, and interactive manner. The framework will elucidate strengths of intelligence and physical capabilities in both humans and robots to compensate for weaknesses. It will advance the disassembly sequence planning and product design process, by considering the uncertainty of involving humans and collaborative robots. In addition, the research team will investigate human behavior and response factors in robot-assisted environments.
XIANG ZHONG, PH.D., RECEIVES AWARD FROM UF INFORMATICS INSTITUTE Xiang Zhong, Ph.D., received funding from the UF Informatics Institute for her research in developing a transfer learning framework that will enhance prediction performance for disease diagnosis and adverse event prevention. Dr. Zhong and her team will develop machine learning algorithms that will borrow knowledge learned from predicting an alternate outcome to increase the efficiency of predicting the target outcome. These robust predictive models can be integrated with hospital decision support systems. This enables shared decision-making between physicians and patients, and will improve patient outcomes while minimizing intervention costs. PAGE 4
Mengyu Li, Ph.D., was named a 2021 Rising Star by the UF Center for Teaching Excellence.
Karen Hicklin, Ph.D., received funding for research on how the current U.S. racial climate impacts the college experience for black undergraduate engineering students.
