Welcome to College of Engineering Research Day 2011
Student Research poster competition
Thursday, November 17, 2011 @ Engineering II, first floor
Kenneth Ford is Founder and CEO of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) — a not-for-profit research institute. Richard Florida has described IHMC as "a new model for interdisciplinary research institutes that strive to be both entrepreneurial and academic, firmly grounded and inspiringly ambitious." IHMC headquarters are in Pensacola, Florida and a new branch research facility has recently opened in Ocala, Florida.
Dr. Ford is the author or coauthor of hundreds of scientific papers and six books. Ford's research interests include: artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human-centered computing, and entrepreneurship in government and academia.
Dr. Ford has received many awards and honors including the Doctor Honoris Causas from the University of Bordeaux in 2005 and the 2008 Robert S. Englemore Memorial Award for his work in artificial intelligence (AI). In October of 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Dr. Ford to serve on the National Science Board and the United States Senate confirmed his nomination in March of 2003. The National Science Board (NSB) is the governing board of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and plays an important role in advising the President and Congress on science policy issues. The following year, Florida Trend Magazine named Dr. Ford one of Florida's 4 most influential citizens working in academia. In 2005, Dr. Ford was appointed and sworn in as a member of the Air Force Science Advisory Board. In 2007, he became a member of the NASA Advisory Council and on October 16, 2008, Dr. Ford was named as Chairman of the NASA Advisory Council. In August 2010, Dr. Ford was awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal — the highest honor the agency confers.
In support of USF Research Week, the College of Engineering is hosting the 4th Annual Research Day to be held on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 9:30 AM until 2PM at the Engineering II Building. This exciting event is an open house intended to attract visitors from across the College, USF, and the community, including local industry for information exchange and collaborations.
The event is open to all undergraduate and graduate students and research centers for poster presentations. It features cutting edge research presentations by USF faculty and provides an opportunity for students to network with faculty, fellow students and local industry. It is also intended to attract undergraduates, providing them valuable insight into various multi-disciplinary research activities across the College of Engineering and USF campus.
Top student exhibitors will receive travel awards to present at professional meetings.
To register for poster presentations, please click here
Note: Engineering Research Day is co-sponsored by the USF Office of Research & Innovation and the USF Sloan Foundation.
