Dr. Sylvia Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University (KSU), where she directs the Neuro-Interaction Innovation Laboratory. Her research focuses on enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) models by examining human intuitive decision-making in complex scenarios. Since joining KSU in 2019, Dr. Bhattacharya has secured over $1 million in  funding from the U.S. Army to study driver and passenger behaviors in combat zones, aiming to improve AI algorithms for battlefield decision-making. She is also dedicated to promoting diversity in computing and engineering, having received Google grants to mentor underrepresented students through the "Computing to Change the World" program. Dr. Bhattacharya earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University and has served as a Visiting Research Faculty at Google, Mountain View. She is currently the Interim Scientific Director of Cyber Physical Realms Research Center at Office of Research, Kennesaw State University.