Polytechnic research awards - August 2024

Funded research awards for August 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • Exploring Autonomous Maintenance Technologies (AMT) in INDOT Road Maintenance Activities
    Investigator(s): Yiheng Feng**, Yunfeng Chen; Sponsor: US Dept. of Transportation; Polytechnic: $34,568; Total: $138,272
  • Integration of Cross-Disciplinary Skills and Dispositions at the Program and Course Level as Part of a Continuous Improvement Plan
    Investigator(s): Marisa Exter**, Iryna Ashby; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $34,161.88 Total: $273,295
  • Hidden Curricula-Addressing Unseen Challenges within Computer Science Education
    Investigator(s): Ale Magana**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $186,840; Total: $500,000
  • Connected Vehicles Traffic Management Application on Indiana Highways
    Investigator(s): Feng Li**, Yaobin Chen; Sponsor: US Dept. of Transportation; Polytechnic: $95,312.50 Total: $190,625
  • A Study of Rank-based Decomposable Losses for Machine Learning
    Investigator(s): Shu Hu**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $175,000
  • Biomedical Informatics Approaches and its Implementation in Chronic Disease Management and Intensive Care of Patients with Chronic Diseases
    Investigator(s): Justin Yang**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $47,292
  • Intelligent Augmented Reality for Personalized Learning informed by Environmental Identity Development
    Investigator(s): Farid El Breidi**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $300,000
  • Enabling Networked HyFlex Field Laboratories through an Innovative Leaner-In-The-Loop Multi-Robot System
    Investigator(s): Jin Kocsis**, Paul Asunda, Dongming Gan, BC Min, Jiansong Zhang; National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $900,000
  • Biomedical Informatics Approaches and its Implementation in Cancer Research
    Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $47,292
  • Bridge Data Virtual Validator
    Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**, Yunfeng Chen; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $149,789
  • VR Voice-Controlled Visual Analytics Platform for Plant Digital Twins
    Investigator(s): Bedrich Benes, Ale Magana, Voicu Popescu; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $360,000; Total: $1,200,000
  • Automated Analysis of Construction Contracts for Risk Identification Using National Language Processing and Deep Learning
    Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
  • Three-dimensional Visibility and Legibility Zone and Human Information Processing of Arrow Boards on Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Trucks
    Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: US Dept. of Transportation; Polytechnic: $209,615
  • Guide for In-Terminal Airport Concession Programs
    Investigator(s): Yi Gao**, Alei Fan, Fecri Karanki, Chun-hung Tang; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $87,500; Total: $125,000

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $2,679,370.38