Our Research Team
Meet the brilliant minds driving innovation in artificial intelligence research
Project Instructors

Vaskar Raychoudhury, PhD
Principal InvestigatorApplied Machine Learning
PhD in Computer Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Raychoudhury leads our ML research with over 10 years of experience in machine learning.
90+ publications

Md Osman Gani, PhD
Co-Principal InvestigatorComputer Vision
PhD in Computer Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Gani specializes in causal inference and computer vision, applying these methods to healthcare outcomes and accessible routing for wheelchair users.
35+ publications

Roger O. Smith, PhD, ROATA, RESNA Fellow
Co-Principal Investigatoraccessibility & Rehabilation
Professor Emeritus, Programs in Occupational Therapy, Science & Technology, R2D2, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Roger O. Smith researches disability measurement, assistive technology, and universal design at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
50+ publications
Team Members

Asm Mobarak Hossain
Research AssistantSoftware Engeering, Machine Learning
MS, Information Systems, UMBC
Worked as CTO of ShareTrip.com for 5+ years and has 10+ years of experience as a software engineer. Now focusing on AI and accessibility research at UMBC.

Nadim Mahmud
Graduate AssistantAI, Machine Learning, Software Engeering
MS in Computer Science, Miami University
Computer science researcher with expertise in AI, remote sensing, and intelligent mobility systems for accessibility.

Ethan Han
Research AssistantImage Processing, Remotesensing, ML, AI
MS in Computer Science, Miami University
Computer science researcher with expertise in image processing, remote sensing, and AI for accessibility.

Neil Advani
AI ResearcherArtificial Interlligence
MS in Information Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
AI researcher focused on applying deep learning and data science to solve real-world challenges in urban accessibility, healthcare, and data integrity.
Previous Team Members
Rochishnu Banerjee
MS in Computer Science, Miami University
Md Fourkanul Islam
MS, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Thomas Nguyen
Miami University
Patrick Duimstra
Miami University
Kian Metcalfe
Miami University
Huy Nguyen
Miami University
Nam Hoang
Miami University
Huy Tran Quang
Miami University
Emily Olejniczak
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee