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Derek Paley (AE/ISR) is creating self-driving e-scooters using tools from robotics, engineering, and computer science to solve the problem of creating a low-emissions, convenient, and inexpensive transportation modality for dense urban settings.

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ISR and MRC-affiliated Cecilia Huertas Cerdeira (ME) is developing on-board energy harvesters that enable UAVs to recharge their batteries while in use. The main innovation is the use of the UAV’s existing components to harvest energy, minimizing added weight. This is a critical characteristic for on-board feasibility.

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ISR-affiliated Cornelia Fermüller (UMIACS) and Irina Murisanu of ARHU see the opportunity to reach the underrepresented student population with music education while developing new technology for teaching and learning. They are developing an AI platform, VAIolin, that will democratize music education and the mechanism of learning an instrument.

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Carol Espy-Wilson (ECE/ISR) and two colleagues in the Colleges of Education and Information Studies are combining cutting-edge machine learning techniques, rich educational theory, and behavioral sciences to deliver an effective, affordable, and scalable mechanism to measure and improve equity-focused teaching practices in K-12 mathematics classrooms.

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Carol Espy-Wilson (ECE/ISR) and nine colleagues in BSOS, ARHU, BMGT, CMNS, the Colleges of Education and Information Studies are creating augmented spaces for communication that negotiate differences and bridge gaps in neuro-diverse workplaces.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents tremendous opportunities for improving the lives of billions of people in areas including healthcare, education, transportation, and communication — to name just a few. However, AI solutions that address societal problems in high-stakes settings cannot be developed in isolation. These technologies need to be designed and evaluated within the contexts in which they will be deployed, and respect the human norms, values, and societal expectations that govern those contexts.

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Complex microbiomes inhabiting the bodies of humans and animals and our environment are critical to our health and that of our planet.

Soil microbiomes help nourish plants, degrade toxins, and produce compounds that have medical or industrial uses, such as antibiotics. Climate change is affecting the functioning and composition of these microbiomes, thus creating new challenges in medicine, agriculture, and the maintenance of the environmental processes that humans depend on to grow food and live.

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This is a three-year, $305K contract with the Army Research Office.

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This is SBIR funding with IAI, Inc. One year, $50,000. Dr. Ulukus is a subcontractor to IAI, with the following tasks.

Support developing proactive radio resource management module. The purpose of this task is to develop a radio resource management scheme that allows the radio to efficiently allocate its resources based on the forecasted battery/ energy harvesting states in order to improve the performance.