V Bumgardner
Director, Center For Applied Artificial Intelligence at University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Top SchoolV Bumgardner is a multidisciplinary technology and academic leader with 12 years of focused experience applying AI and data science to healthcare and institutional research at the University of Kentucky. He directs the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence while holding joint professorships in computer science, pathology, and internal medicine, and serves as Assistant Dean for AI and Data Science—bridging clinical needs, research computing, and education. Early IT leadership roles as Chief Technology Architect and Director of Research Computing underpin his strength in building scalable cyberinfrastructure and enterprise systems that support thousands of users. He has a PhD in Computer Science and a background in computer engineering and philosophy, reflecting a blend of rigorous technical training and broad analytical perspective. Notably, he pairs operational impact—oversight of research supercomputing and statewide cyberinfrastructure—with a commitment to training the next generation of clinician-scientists in practical AI applications.
12 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of KentuckyCIO Pathways Leadership Development ProgramTransfered, Physics, Transfered, Physics at Morehead State University
Github Skills (114)
transformers10
python10
deep-learning10
lora10
quantization10
transformer10
gpt10
nlp10
llama10
amd10
agent10
tensorflow10
natural-language-processing10
cuda10
pytorch10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
CrescoEdge/controller
Aug 2018 - Mar 2025
Contributions:5 PRs, 423 pushes, 5 branches in 6 years 7 months
edgecomputingbook/docker-companion
Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
Repo for the edge book docker container
Contributions:40 commits, 1 PR, 39 pushes in 3 months
containersdocker-imagedockeredgecontainerization
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