Biography

Biography

Varadraj Gurupur, Ph.D., is currently working as a professor in the School of Global Health Management and Informatics at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Gurupur is a recipient of two international awards, two national awards, and several regional and institutional awards. His core research is focused on software engineering decision support systems for healthcare and education. Dr. Gurupur is a recipient of research grants and holds three patents in health information management. Dr. Gurupur has more than 100 peer reviewed publications which include: book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, and abstracts. His articles have been published in high impact journals and his research work is widely used by researchers across the globe.

From a teaching perspective, Dr. Gurupur has more than 15 years of teaching experience and has served as a teacher in two different countries. Dr. Gurupur is also someone who has worked in the healthcare industry for several years. Based on this work experience and academic training he is involved in discovering innovative solutions to difficult problems associated with Electronic Health Records. He mentorship abilities have won him the prestigious Joseph M. Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from IEEE Region 3 for the year 2023.

It is important to note that Dr. Gurupur has been a member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for more than 15 years. He founded and chaired the IEEE Workgroup on Data Quality for Electronic Health Records and served as the chair of the IEEE Orlando section from 2021 through 2023.

Areas of Expertise
  • Health Informatics
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Data Semantics
Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Awards

  • Joseph M. Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator for the year 2023
  • American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Triumph Award for Innovation, 2021
  • Outstanding Engineering Educator, IEEE Orlando Section, for the year 2020
  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2017
  • American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Triumph Award for Research, 2017
  • Florida Health Information Management Association Literary Award for the year 2016