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Juan E. Gilbert (born February 27, 1969) is an American computer scientist, researcher, inventor, and educator. A staunch advocate of diversity in the computing sciences, Gilbert's successful efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the computing disciplines have been recognized by professional engineering organizations and the United States government.
In honor of both his accomplishments and his service to the university, Gilbert was awarded the first Presidential Endowed Chair at Clemson University on November 9, 2012. As a result of Dr. Gilbert's efforts, in 2012, Clemson was home to 10% of the African American computer science professors, and 10% of the African American computer science doctoral students in the United States. In 2014, Dr. Gilbert left Clemson University and joined the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida where he serves as the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Chair and the Chair of the department. Dr. Gilbert is the first African American chair of the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000 (Computer Science)
- Dissertation: "Arthur: An Intelligent Tutoring System with Adaptive Instruction"
- Advisor: Chia-Yung Han
- M.S., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995 (Computer Science)
- B.S., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 1991 (Systems Analysis)
University positions
- 2015–present: Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Chair & Department Chair, University of Florida
- 2014–2015: Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Chair & Associate Chair of Research, University of Florida
- 2009–2014: Presidential Endowed Professor & Chair, Division of Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University
- 2009: Professor, Auburn University
- 2005 – 2009: Associate Professor, Auburn University
- 2000-2005: Assistant Professor, Auburn University
Other leadership positions
- 2007–present: President and Chief Technology Officer, Applications Quest™, LLC
- 2009 – 2012: Technical Advisor to Everyone Counts Inc.
- 2006–present: Consultant, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity
Honors and awards (Selected)
- ACM Fellow, 2018.
- Computing Research Association's A. Nico Habermann Award, 2018.
- National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow, 2017.
- Southern Region Education Board (SREB) Faculty Mentor of the Year, 2016.
- AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Lemelson Foundation, 2015
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mentor Award, 2014.
- Named one of Ten Tech Innovators by The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2013.
- Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing , 2013.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman's Award for Advancement in Accessibility, 2012.
- Named one of the 2012 The Root 100 Black Influencers and Achievers.
- National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award, 2012.
- Hamilton, Ohio Booker T. Washington Community Center Academic Excellence Award, 2012.
- Miami University Bishop Medal Alumni Award, 2012.
- February 2012 Named “Dr. Juan Gilbert Month” by Hamilton, Ohio City Council.
- Recipient of the Hamilton, Ohio City Council Key to the City, 2012.
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III Grand Award Winner for Audiovisual Communication, “ Prime III: The world’s first all-accessible, electronic voting system”, 2012.
- Recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, National Science Foundation.
- Clemson University Board of Trustees 2011 Award for Faculty Excellence.
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011–present.
- ACM Distinguished Scientist, 2010–present.
- Named 1 of the 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology, 2008-2013.
- Fellow, African Scientific Institute (ASI), 2011–present.
- Academic Keys Who's Who in Sciences Academia.
- Clemson University Board of Trustees 2010 Award for Faculty Excellence.
Other interests and affiliations
Member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity (Spring 1990, Miami University, Kappa Delta Chapter).