Research @ UVA Engineering
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Research Area
Biomechanics Biotechnology & Biomolecular Engineering Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biomedical Imaging Clinical and Translational Science Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Science Biomaterials, Soft Materials and Tissue Engineering-
Scott T. Acton
Lawrence R. Quarles Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Biomedical Engineering (By Courtesy)Currently RecruitingProfessor Acton’s laboratory at UVA is called VIVA - Virginia Image and Video Analysis. They specialize in biological image analysis problems. The research emphases of VIVA include machine learning for image and video analysis, AI for education, tracking, segmentation, and enhancement.
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Homa Alemzadeh
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor, Computer Science (by Courtesy)Currently RecruitingHoma Alemzadeh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at UVA. She is also affiliated with the UVA Link Lab, a multi-disciplinary center for research and education in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Before joining UVA, she was a Research Staff Member at the IBM TJ Watson Research Center.
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Timothy E. Allen, Ph.D.
Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Biomedical Engineering Director, NSF REU in Multiscale Systems Bioengineering and Biomedical Data SciencesTimothy E. Allen teaches and mentors students in the areas of computational modeling of complex biological systems, molecular and cell biology assays, and medical device design.
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Sameer Bajikar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Biomedical EngineeringCurrently RecruitingSameer Bajikar uses multidisciplinary approaches from human stem cells to computational models to understand how brain function goes awry in neurodevelopmental disorders to engineer new therapies for these diseases.
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Laura Barnes
Professor Associate Director, Link LabLaura Barnes is a professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering. She is the Associate Director of Link Lab and directs the Sensing Systems for Health Lab which focuses on designing impactful, technology-enabled solutions for improving health and well-being.
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Nada Basit
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Computer Science (Courtesy Appointment): Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, School of Data ScienceNada Basit is a full-time Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Virginia. She received her PhD in Computer Science from George Mason University. Her passion is teaching, and she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in CS. Her research interests are in Computer Science education and Machine Learning.
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Philip E. Bourne, Ph.D.
Founding Dean, School of Data Science Professor, Biomedical EngineeringCurrently RecruitingPhilip E. Bourne leads a range of initiatives to encourage and facilitate the use of big data in large-scale research across the scientific and technological disciplines, with special emphasis on structural bioinformatics and systems pharmacology.
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Kenneth L. Brayman
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering Chief, Transplant Division, Department of Surgery -
Kory Burns is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering starting Summer 2024. Kory obtained a B.S. in Chemistry from Valdosta State University, an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (Nuclear Engineering Program).
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Mete Civelek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Resident Faculty, Center for Public Health Genomics -
Alexander Clark, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical EngineeringAlex Clark, Ph.D., is a cell biologist and engineer who studies gene expression dynamics and molecular networks that drive heart development and function.
Marc Breton

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