Research Engagement Team - Research Cyberinfrastructure

Our research engagement team has a diverse range of expertise which includes computational science, high-performance computing (HPC), Linux, containerization, artificial intelligence (AI), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Python, Git, Qualtrics, and more. To initiate a research project discovery call and explore how we can support your specific needs, please reach out to us via ResearchIT@ucf.edu.

Our Team

Benjamin Keene
Research Cyberinfrastructure Facilitator

Specialties:
Scientific computing, data visualization, mathematics, machine learning
David Wright
Research Consultant

Specialties:
Computational Physics, HPC systems administration
Ezequiel Gioia
Systems Architect

Specialties:
Software Architecture, Cloud Computing, Event-Driven Architectures
Fahad Khan, Ph.D.
Research Cyberinfrastructure Facilitator

Specialties:
Advanced Computing Cyberinfrastructure, AI, FPGAs
Javier Gioia
Systems Engineer

Specialties:
Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing
Mark Durbin
Cloud Computing Engineer III

Specialties:
Architecture, cost optimization, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for Amazon Web Services (AWS) workloads
Nikhil Balachandra
Graduate Research Assistant,
Cloud Computing

Specialties:
Software Development, DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for Amazon Web Services (AWS) workloads, Computer networks
Paola Canales-Bigio
Cloud Computing Engineer I

Specialties:
Data Extraction, Transformation and Load (ETL) Processes in AWS
Shafaq Chaudhry, Ph.D.
Director, Research Technology

Specialties:
Research Cyberinfrastructure, Software-Defined Networking
Vivek Sabbani
Graduate Research Assistant

Specialties:
Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Azure Cloud, Web Development