Current Projects
Funded Research Initiatives
Cybersecurity and Workforce Development
- Minority Cyber-CREWS: Minority Community Cybersecurity Research, Educational Engagement,
Workforce Development, and Security Best Practices (Department of Homeland Security)
- PERFECT – Providing Environment and Resources for STEM 9th–12th Graders in Effective
Cybersecurity Training (Office of Naval Research)
AI and Machine Learning Education
- REU Site: Beyond Language: Training to Create and Share Vector Embeddings across Applications
(NSF)
- REU Site: Making Generative Artificial Intelligence Responsible (NSF)
Broadening Participation in Computing
- HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Developing a High-Quality Academic Environment
for Broadening Participation of Hispanic Students in Computing (NSF)
Human-Centered AI and Libraries
- Gauging Library Needs for Advanced AI-Assisted Cataloging (IMLS)
- Inclusive Services to Enhance Immigrants' Resilience to Crisis (IMLS)
- Building Community College Library Capacity for Supporting Students' Data Literacy
Needs (IMLS)
Robotics and Edge Computing
- An Edge-Based Approach to Robust Multi-Robot Systems in Dynamic Environments (NSF)
Polar Data Science
- iHARP Sub-Award: Causality at Scale for Polar Regions (NSF)
- iHARP - NSF HDR Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions
(NSF)
Immersive Technologies
- Emergency Response and Evacuation Training for Active Shooter Events (NSF)
- RISE: High-Performance Intelligent Data-Science Institute (HIDI) (NSF)
Industry Collaborations
- Data Analytics and Learning for High Dimensional and Multi-Modal Data (SEES group)
- IUCRC Center on Electric, Connected and Autonomous Technologies for Mobility (NSF)
Climate and Agriculture
- Agroforestry for Climate Risk Management: Effectiveness of Windbreaks in Reducing
Crop Loss in the Midwest, USA (USDA-NIFA)