Ryan Carney Research Group

University of South Florida

Dinosaurs and disease surveillance meet in Ryan Carney’s unusually broad research program. His paleontology work uses three-dimensional imaging, modeling, and animation to study Archaeopteryx, functional anatomy, and the evolution of bird flight. A second direction applies artificial intelligence, citizen-science observations, remote sensing, and geographic modeling to mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit. Virtual and augmented reality help translate anatomical research into visual teaching tools. Across these projects, digital methods reveal biological patterns and make complex information useful for scientific analysis, education, and public-health monitoring.