Experts by Expertise: Robotics

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  • Head shot of Javid Bayandor.
    10/26/23

    Javid Bayandor

    Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    Expertise: Mid-air collisions; crashes involving drones (unmanned aircraft systems); space exploration and missions; crashworthiness; ballistics; advanced aerospace design

    Phone: 716-645-1422

    Email: bayandor@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Souma Chowdhury.
    12/3/24

    Souma Chowdhury

    Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    Expertise: swarm robotics, nature-inspired computing, autonomous vehicles and autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning

    Phone: 716-645-3095

    Email: soumacho@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Karthik Dantu.
    10/28/24

    Karthik Dantu

    Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

    Expertise: robotics, artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous driving, augmented and virtual reality

    Phone: 716-645-2670

    Email: kdantu@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Kelly Foltz-Ramos.
    12/3/24

    Kelly Foltz-Ramos

    Director of Nursing Simulation and Innovation

    Expertise: simulation in nursing education, virtual reality in health care training, technology-driven curriculum design 

    Phone: 716-829-3216

    Email: foltz@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Kemper E. Lewis.
    10/26/23

    Kemper E. Lewis

    Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

    Expertise: advanced manufacturing, mass customization, engineering design

    Phone: 716-645-2682

    Email: kelewis@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Chunming Qiao.
    10/26/23

    Chunming Qiao

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

    Expertise: Self-driving and connected cars, specifically the computing systems for these technologies

    Phone: 716-645-4751

    Email: qiao@computer.org

  • Portrait of Margaret Rhee, University at Buffalo new media and social justice expert.
    10/26/23

    Margaret Rhee

    Assistant Professor of Media Study

    Expertise: digital storytelling; participatory art; new media, ethnic, cultural, Asian American, queer and feminist studies

    Phone: 716-645-0923

    Email: mrhee@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Adel Sadek.
    10/26/23

    Adel Sadek

    Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

    Expertise: traffic, traffic at border-crossings, traffic in bad weather, smart cities, electric, autonomous and conventional vehicles

    Phone: 716-645-4367

    Email: asadek@buffalo.edu