Meet the team behind the research.

Brian Kelley, PhD

UTSA, CAICC, Computer Engineering

Research Areas:

4G & 5G Communications, Quantum Computing, Wireless & Digital Communications, OFDMA, MIMO, Ultra Wideband Communications, Systems on an Integrated Chip, Digital Radios, Software Definable Radios, Object-Oriented Modeling of Large-Scale Communication Systems, Application-Specific DSP Processors, System-Level Design, & High-Speed Computer Arithmetic, Autonomous Systems, Computing Platforms, Cyber System Platforms, Data Collection, Processing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Security of Data, Communication, Computer, Access, Cyber Infrastructure, Systems in General, Unmanned Vehicles, UAS, UGV, UUV, Robots, Batteries, Communication & Navigation, Secure Data Sync, Secure Communication & Navigation, Sensors, Data Collection, Interfacing, Onboard Computing, Ecosystem & Application Domains

Academic Profile:

https://caicc.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/kelley-brian.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbriankelley/

Publications:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian-Kelley-10

Byron Hepburn, MD, FAAFP

UTHSCSA, School of Medicine, Military Health Institute

Research Areas:

Military, Social Determinants of Health

Academic Profile:

https://directory.uthscsa.edu/academics/profile/hepburn

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-byron-c-hepburn-78b003151/

Carolina Vivas-Valencia, PhD

UTSA, KCIED, Biomedical Engineering

Research Areas:

Health AI, Data Analytics

Academic Profile:

https://klesse.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/vivas-valencia-carolina.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolina-vivas-valencia/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tXWenjEAAAAJ

Research Group:

https://heallaboratory.com/

David Akopian, PhD

UTSA, KCEID, Electrical Engineering

Research Areas:

Fast Algorithms, Positioning & Navigation Algorithms, GPS, Galileo, Kalman Filtering, CDMA Acquisition Techniques, Digital Signal & Image Processing, Signal Processing for Communications, Dedicated Hardware-Oriented Algorithms, Parallel Calculations & Architectures, Transforms, Discrete Fourier Transform, Filterbanks, Wavelet Theory, Computing, Cyber System Platforms, Ecosystem & User Application Domains, Systems in General, Unmanned Vehicles, UAS, UGV, Robots, Batteries, Communication & Navigation, Secure Data Sync, Secure Communication & Navigation, Sensors, Data Collection, Interfacing, On-Board Computing

Academic Profile:

https://klesse.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/akopian-david.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-akopian-2401a15/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=t3J0V1sAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Gabriel A. de Erausquin, MD, PhD

UTHSCSA, School of Medicine, Biggs Institute

Research Areas:

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Clinical Studies, Movement Disorders & Deep Brain Stimulation

Academic Profile:

https://biggsinstitute.org/team-member/gabriel-de-erausquin/

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-de-erausquin-221375b/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Xp6_a4IAAAAJ

John Quarles, PhD

UTSA, CAICC, Computer Science

Research Areas:

Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality, Serious Games, 3D User Interfaces, Interactive Computer Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction, Modeling & Simulation

Academic Profile:

https://caicc.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/quarles-john.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpquarles/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=iM0tD2EAAAAJ

Research Group:

https://sites.google.com/view/savelab/home

Joseph Houpt, PhD

UTSA, HCAP, Psychology

Research Areas:

Psychology, Math, & AI

Academic Profile:

https://hcap.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/houpt-joseph.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-houpt-9433642/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Fx6MyBsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Leslie Neely, PhD

UTSA, COEHD, Educational Psychology;
COS, Neuroscience, Developmental & Regenerative Biology

Research Areas:

AI/ML for Behavior, Autism, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Academic Profile:

https://education.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/neely-leslie.html
https://sciences.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/neely-leslie.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-neely-077095210/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6MZovrYAAAAJ

Research Group:

https://www.abautsa.com/

Michael Rushforth, PhD

UTSA, COLFA, Modern Languages & Literatures

Research Areas:

AI in Language, Intercultural Communication, Higher Education, & Society

Academic Profile:

https://colfa.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/modern-languages/rushforth-michael.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rushforth/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=bTW1fJ4AAAAJ

Neda Norouzi, PhD

UTSA, KCEID, Architecture & Planning

Research Areas:

Architecture & Planning

Academic Profile:

https://klesse.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/norouzi-neda.html

Industry Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neda-norouzi-phd-68758a13/

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=H5cbKL0AAAAJ

Pankil Shah, MD, MSPH, PhD

UTHSCSA, Urology, Infectious Diseases

Research Areas:

Cancer, Big Data

Academic Profile:

https://directory.uthscsa.edu/academics/profile/shahp1

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=7Zrz1SEAAAAJ