Dr. Joshua Peeples is an ACES Faculty Fellow and incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Peeples received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering with a minor in mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida with Dr. Alina Zare. Dr. Peeples has been recognized with several awards, including the Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. In addition to research and teaching, Dr. Peeples is dedicated to service and advocacy for students at the university and in the community.
Research
Dr. Peeples has developed and refined novel deep learning methods for texture characterization, segmentation, and classification of images. His current research seeks to extend this work (e.g., other data modalities, multi-scale analysis) and explore new aspects such as developing algorithms for explainable artificial intelligence and various real-world applications in several domains (e.g., biomedical, agriculture). These methods can then be applied toward automated image understanding, object detection, and classification.
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2022
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2019
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2017