Bill Duncan, PhD
Associate Professor
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About Bill Duncan
I am an ontology and informatics researcher. My research involves building or leveraging ontologies (also known as knowledge graphs) to integrate, harmonize, and reason over data. My work has contributed to research in ontology as well as the fields of dentistry, aging, mammalogy, cancer, molecular biology, microbiome research, and the development of ontology software tools and mapping standards. I also investigate how to use both ontologies and AI methods, such as machine learning and natural language processing, to better understand and draw conclusions from data.
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
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DEN8290 – Special Topics
College of Dentistry
Research Profile
Areas of Interest
- Biomedical ontology
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Publications
Academic Articles
Grants
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Collaborative for REsearch to Advance TMD Evidence (CREATE)
Active
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- UNIV OF PITTSBURGH via NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
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Semantics Standards and Tools for Spatial and Contextual Exposome Data
Active
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- INDIANA UNIV via NATL INST OF HLTH NIEHS
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Oral Cancer Diagnosis and Outcomes: Role of Medicaid Dental Coverage and Dental Utilization
Active
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
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ACCELERATE-BASSO: Coordinating Center for Accelerating Behavioral and Social Science through Ontology
Active
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- INDIANA UNIV via NATL INST OF HLTH NIA
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ACCELERATE-BASSO: Coordinating Center for Accelerating Behavioral and Social Science through Ontology
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NIA
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Promoting Health Aging through Semantic Enrichment of Solitude Research (PHASES)
Active
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK BUFFALO via NATL INST OF HLTH NIA
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Developing an Ontology for Dental Care-Related Fear and Anxiety: Toward an Understanding of Problems in Dental Care Utilization
Active
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
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Semantics Standards and Tools for Spatial and Contextual Exposome Data
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NIEHS
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Development of Opportunities for Research (DOOR) in Dental Schools: Future Academic Interdisciplinary Workforce and Collaborators for the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)
Active
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
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Collaborative Research: Ranges: Building Capacity to Extend Mammal Specimens from Western North America
Active
- Role:
- Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL SCIENCE FOU
Education
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PhD, Philosophy
University at Buffalo
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MS, Computer Science
Clemson University
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BA, Philosophy
Western Carolina University
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 451-6636
- Business:
- duncanw@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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Suite 5180
1329 SW 16th Street
Gainesville FL 32610 - Business Street:
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Suite 5180
1329 SW 16th Street
Gainesville FL 32610