My areas of interest are data science, physics, mathematics, informatics, and the semantic web. I serve as the Director for Clinical and Translational Science Informatics and Technology at the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UL1TR001427, KL2TR001429, TL1TR001428). In this position, I work on research projects, including translational research data repositories and multi-site clinical trials. I have recently served as co-investigator on a Florida Department of Health, Ed and… Show more My areas of interest are data science, physics, mathematics, informatics, and the semantic web. I serve as the Director for Clinical and Translational Science Informatics and Technology at the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UL1TR001427, KL2TR001429, TL1TR001428). In this position, I work on research projects, including translational research data repositories and multi-site clinical trials. I have recently served as co-investigator on a Florida Department of Health, Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program grant, entitled, “Demographic, Neuropsychological and Functional Classification, Risk Factors, and Progression Rates of Individuals in the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Database using Algorithmic Diagnosis.” I helped create a computerized algorithmic approach to consensus diagnosis. Algorithmic diagnosis aids in the consistent and repeatable application of criteria across cases and reduces the variability caused by the use of qualitative inputs in the current practice of consensus diagnosis. I am currently working on integrating pathophysiological markers into our established consensus diagnosis algorithm to provide a computerized diagnostic tool to clinicians in the critical years before the full onset of AD and dementia. I design and build the open-source machine learning models using R and Python. I also served as a national development team Lead for the grant “VIVO: Establishing a National Network of Scientists”, funded by NCRR U24RR029822. My work on this project focused on, large scale data ingest tools, maintaining the open-source community, and encouraging public adoption and participation in the VIVO project. I was also the international working group chair for the VIVO Applications and Tools Working group sponsored by the DuraSpace foundation Show less

Currently, I serve as the Associate Director of Software Engineering for the Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Program (CTRIP) in the Academic Health Center. In this position I work on many large research software engineering projects, including translational research data repositories and multi-site clinical trials. I am also a Team Lead on the grant “VIVO: Establishing a National Network of Scientists”, funded by NCRR U24RR029822. My work on this national multi site development… Show more Currently, I serve as the Associate Director of Software Engineering for the Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Program (CTRIP) in the Academic Health Center. In this position I work on many large research software engineering projects, including translational research data repositories and multi-site clinical trials. I am also a Team Lead on the grant “VIVO: Establishing a National Network of Scientists”, funded by NCRR U24RR029822. My work on this national multi site development project focuses on creating a set of tools to enable ETL between systems of record, like the NLM’s PubMed database, and the semantic data system VIVO. “VIVO Harvester: Aggregation of Scholarly Data into a Semantic Data Store for use in a National Network of Scientists” was accepted as a poster presentation to the American Medical Informatics Association 2011 Summit on Clinical Research Informatics. I am a co-author on this publication. I am also an invited VIVO panel presenter at the American Medical Informatics Association 2011 Summit on Clinical Research Informatics Show less