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Mandar Dhamale
Graduate Researchers
About
Mandar Dhamale is a Master’s student in Computer Science at the University of South Florida. His interests span artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, and data-driven systems, with a focus on applying computational methods to solve real-world healthcare problems. He also brings industry experience as a Software Engineer, combining research with practical experience in building scalable software systems.

Olga Druzhkova
Undergraduate Researcher

Hong Gao
Undergraduate Researcher
About
Hong Gao is a Computer Science student at the University of South Florida whose research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analysis for studying cognitive decline.

Quynh Giang Ho
Undergraduate Researcher
About
Computer Science student interested in research and pursuing graduate studies.

Fares Ibrahim
Graduate Student Researcher in NLP

Trung Lam
Undergraduate Researcher
About
Computer Science student interested in Large Language Models and Agentic AI research.

Temirzhan Mukhambet
Undergraduate Researcher

Khai Dong Nguyen
Undergraduate Researchers
About
Khai Dong Nguyen is a Computer Science student at the University of South Florida specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning. His work focuses on developing multimodal AI systems, autonomous agents, and scalable backend architectures.

Rice Pham
Undergraduate Researchers

Aibek Shadybekov
Graduate Robotics Researcher

Nandhu Shankar
About
My name is Nandhu Shankar and I am getting my Masters in Computer Engineering. My research interests include hardware and embedded system design.

Chi Vo
Undergraduate Researcher

Jiayi Wang
Grad Research Assistant
About
A PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida, with a focus on leveraging artificial intelligence for music intervention and emotion assessment. Her research involves developing innovative models to enhance therapeutic practices, particularly for Alzheimer's and related dementias, through emotion recognition and adaptive music interventions.