John Michael Templeton ’22 Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering

Innovating to create technologies that improve patient outcomes 

Integrating computer science, engineering, and biomedical research, John Michael Templeton ’22 Ph.D. advances healthcare innovation as an assistant professor in the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Computing at the University of South Florida, with active affiliate appointments in the Department of Medical Engineering, Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Research, Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute, and the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. Templeton’s interdisciplinary work blends his education in computer science and biomedical engineering with a focus on smart health systems and connected care.

Following the completion of his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame, Templeton became the director of the SHIELD LAB (Smarter Health by Innovating, Enabling, and Linking Devices), which bridges computing and hardware development to create technologies that improve patient outcomes and advance proactive care models. His work actively brings together experts in engineering, medicine, and clinical practice to solve pressing medical challenges around cancer, cystic fibrosis, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, and cardiovascular disease.

As an award-winning educator, Templeton is recognized for his dedication to fostering innovation in the next generation of engineers and health professionals, with courses—particularly in smart and connected health—that integrate cutting-edge research with hands-on problem solving to prepare students to address complex health and technology challenges.

Templeton received both his bachelor of science in engineering (2015) and master of science (2016) in biomedical engineering from Arizona State University before completing his Ph.D. in computer science and engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2022. He serves as a mentor for ESTEEM and as an advisor for McCloskey New Venture Competition teams at Notre Dame. Outside of academia, Templeton holds board membership with the Indiana Parkinson Foundation, as well as service to other organizations. He is an Eagle Scout who enjoys the outdoors, spending time with his family and loved ones, and his dog, Wrigley.