AI Researcher Profiles
The emerging application of artificial intelligence (AI) to a diverse range of fields has positioned it as a valuable research tool. Stony Brook’s Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation hosts affiliate faculty from a wide variety of disciplines who are using machine learning to advance their research.

Tengfei Ma
"On Applications of AI in Healthcare"
Part eleven of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Professor Tengfei Ma, Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedical Informatics (with affiliation to the Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics & Statistics), to discuss his research interests and knowledge surrounding healthcare, AI, and machine learning.

Dimitris Samaras
"On Human Behavior Analysis and Biomedical Imaging"
Part ten of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Professor Dimitris Samaras, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor and Director of the Computer Vision Lab in the Department of Computer Science, to discuss his research interests and knowledge surrounding human behavior analysis and biomedical imaging.

Jeffrey Heinz
"The Emphasis on Linguistics in AI"
Part nine of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Professor Jeffrey Heinz of the Department of Linguistics and the Institute of Advanced Computational Science to discuss his research interest and knowledge surrounding linguistics and its role in artificial intelligence.

Klaus Mueller
"Empowering the Human"
Part eight of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Professor Klaus Mueller of the Department of Computer Science to discuss his extensive work with AI and how he uses it to empower humans through human–machine collaboration.

Fusheng Wang
"Wang Takes on the Opioid Epidemic"
Part seven of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Associate Professor Fusheng Wang of the Departments of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics to speak on his research efforts addressing the opioid epidemic using AI methods.

Yifan Sun
"Optimizing the Future"
Part six of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Assistant Professor Yifan Sun of the Department of Computer Science to discuss her collaborative research in optimization and machine learning.

Arie Kaufman
"Using Virtual Reality and Machine Learning to Improve the Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis"
Part five of our AI Researcher Profile series invites Distinguished Professor Arie Kaufman of the Department of Computer Science and CEWIT Chief Scientist to discuss his innovations in 3D virtual pancreatography and its applications in AI.

H. Andrew Schwartz
"Social Media's Profound Ability to Predict Mental and Physical Health"
Part four of our AI Researcher Profile series welcomes Professor H. Andrew Schwartz of the Department of Computer Science to discuss how he bridges psychology and AI to predict mental and physical health through social media analysis.

Petar Djurić
"Machine Learning & Signal Processing Instrumental for AI Applications: Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Describes How Signal Processing is at the Core of AI Technology"
Part three of our AI Researcher Profile series brings us to Professor and Chair Petar Djurić of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to discuss his work on machine learning and signal processing.

Mónica Bugallo
"AI & Bayesian Inference for Complex Systems: Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Talks About the Tools at the Center of AI Applications"
In our second AI Researcher Profile, we spoke with Professor Mónica Bugallo of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to learn how she uses AI and Bayesian inference for complex systems.

Anatoly I. Frenkel
"Unlocking Elusive Design Rules with AI: Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Professor shares how AI Supports Research"
In the first of our AI Researcher Profiles, we spoke with Professor Anatoly I. Frenkel of the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering to discuss how AI supports his research in material design.