Faculty
![Arie Nakhmani](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2019/11/AriePhoto-793x1024.jpg)
Dr. Arie Nakhmani
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ANRY Lab Director anry@uab.edu
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Dr. Rachel Smith
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ANRY Lab Co-Director rjsmith2@uab.edu
Graduate Students
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Dr. Emmanuel Addai
Vision Science PhD Student (co-mentored with Dr. Lawrence Sincich)
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Mohammad Awad
Computer Engineering PhD Student (co-mentored with Dr. Harrison Walker)
Cortical and Subcortical Short-Term Brain Plasticity Modeling
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Diana Pizarro
Computer Engineering PhD Student
Detection of Seizures and Seizure Types in the Human Thalamus Using Convolutional Neural Networks
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Dr. Vivek Shukla
Assistant Professor of Neonatology
Computer Engineering PhD Student
Machine Learning Modeling for Early Identification of Perinatal Depression Risk Using Cardiotocography
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2023/10/Avinash-768x1024.jpg)
Avinash Singh
Computer Engineering PhD Student
Iterative Data Augmentation for Enhancing Deep Learning Performance With Limited Training Data
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2020/11/Vivek1.jpg)
Venkata (Vivek) Sthanam
Computer Engineering PhD Student
Structural Similarity and Topography Preserving Loss Function for the Detection of Tubular Structures
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2020/11/RandallWalden.jpg)
Randall Walden
Computer Engineering PhD Student
Sequential Monte Carlo Algorithms for Neural Network Training
Undergraduate Students
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2023/10/Profile_Erin-Collier-2022-edit.jpg)
Erin Collier
BME BS Student (co-mentored with Dr. Rachel Smith)
Robust Dynamic Brain Modeling
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Ty Dailey
BME BS Student
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2023/10/Inchan-769x1024.jpeg)
Inchan Yoon
Graduated with ME BS (co-mentored with Dr. Rachel Smith)
Robust Dynamic Brain Modeling
Alumni
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2023/10/AliD.jpg)
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2023/10/Khaled-Elzaafarany.jpg)
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2023/10/Isa-Hatipoglu.jpg)
![](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2023/10/Bhadhan-Roy-Joy.jpg)
![Pravin Kandhare](https://sites.uab.edu/anry/files/2019/11/Pravin-1.png)
Dr. Pravinkumar (Pravin) Kandhare
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco
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Jacob Laurel, BS
PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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