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IHMC Research Scientists

Kenneth M. Ford
Dr. Kenneth M. Ford
Position: Director
  • Department: IHMC
  • Office Location: Pensacola

Kenneth Ford is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) — a not-for-profit research institute located in Pensacola, Florida.

Jonathan Clark
Dr. Jonathan Clark
Position: Senior Research Scientist
  • Department: IHMC
  • Office Location: Pensacola

Jonathan B. Clark is a Senior Research Scientist at IHMC and an Associate Professor of Neurology and Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and teaches operational space medicine at BCM’s Center for Space Medicine (CSM).

David Fries
David Fries
Position: Research Scientist
  • Department: IHMC
  • Office Location: Pensacola

David Fries is an interdisciplinary Research Scientist at IHMC whose interests span a wide range of disciplines and fields exploring the underlying thread of technology as an amplifier for exploration and discovery of the natural world and the human condition.

Robert Griffin
Dr. Robert Griffin
Position: IHMC Research Scientist, UWF Director of Research Professor
  • Department: IHMC/UWF
  • Office Location: Pensacola

Dr. Robert Griffin is a Senior Research Scientist at IHMC focusing on legged balance and controls, perception, human-machine interfacing, and mechanical design.

Matthew Johnson
Dr. Matthew Johnson
Position: Research Scientist
  • Department: IHMC
  • Office Location: Pensacola

Dr. Matthew Johnson is a Research Scientist in the area of human-machine teaming for technologies such as robotics, software agents, and autonomous vehicles, in a variety of domains including disaster response, space applications, aviation, and military operations.

Arash Mahyari - IHMC
Dr. Arash Mahyari
Position: Research Scientist
  • Department: IHMC
  • Office Location: Ocala

Dr. Arash Mahyari is a research scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). He joined IHMC from ABB Robotics R&D Center, San Jose, CA, where he worked on developing the next generation of artificial intelligence algorithms for industrial robots.

Anil Raj
Dr. Anil Raj
Position: Senior Research Scientist
  • Department: IHMC
  • Office Location: Pensacola

Dr. Anil Raj is a Senior Research Scientist at IHMC, whose research focuses on how physiologic and psychological responses to external forces affect situation awareness. His current work includes machine learning systems for modeling cardiac health and brain function when using multisensory interfac

Niranjan Suri
Dr. Niranjan Suri
Position: Senior Research Scientist
  • Department: IHMC
  • Office Location: Pensacola

Niranjan Suri is a Research Scientist at the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) and a Visiting Scientist at the US Army Research Laboratory.