Professor and Associate Dean of Research
Old Dominion University

Khan Iftekharuddin is professor and associate dean of research of the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. He is the Batten-endowed chair in machine learning and the director of the ODU Vision Lab. He is an internationally renowned scholar in computer vision and machine learning, applying his expertise in image analysis to fight high-grade glioblastoma, the deadly brain cancer that killed senators Edward Kennedy and John McCain. He pioneered ways to identify abnormal brain tissues and predict tumor growth that will dramatically improve the diagnosis, surgical removal and treatment of these deadly glioblastomas. In recognition of his work, Dr. Iftekharuddin won the ODU Faculty Research Award and is among the top two percent of researchers for career and single-year impact in the globe.

•  Iftekharuddin nomination packet