MEET THE TEAM

Lisa Moren
Director of IRC
Professor of Visual Arts, Intermedia

Anita Komlodi
Associate Director of IRC
Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems

Ryan Zuber
Technical Director, Animation and Modeling Lead

Tristan King
Technical Specialist, Software Development Lead

Xiao Fei Xie
Accounting Associate

Lee Boot
Research Associate Professor,
Former Director of IRC
Affiliates

Dan Bailey
Professor of Visual Arts, Emeritus

Don Engel
Associate Vice President for Research Development; Director of the Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST) at University of Maryland Baltimore

Tsvetan Bachvaroff, PhD
Research Professor, Marine Biologist, Data Analysis, UMCES, and Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET)
Students

Priya Rajasagi
PhD ’24, Human Centered Computing, Department of Information Systems

Taylor Goad
MFA ’27, Intermedia and Digital Arts, Department of Visual Arts

Lynn Nguyen
MFA ’27, Intermedia and Digital Arts, Department of Visual Arts

Hemanth Chelluri
MS’25, Human-Centered Computing, Department of Information Systems
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Rishitha Achari
MS Human-Centered Computing, Department of Information Systems
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Saeed Damadi
PhD ’24, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Tobi Williams
BS ’25, Data Science Fellow, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Evan McRae
BS ’25, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and the Individualized Study Program

Grace Morris
BA ’24, Department of Visual Arts

Iriejah Allen
BA ’24, Department of Visual Arts

Nahili Lemu
BA ’24, Department of Visual Arts

Olamilekan Atere
BA ’24, Department of Visual Arts
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Iman Alshathri
Post Doctoral student ’23, Department of Information Systems