Funded research awards for July 2026. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
- Creating a selfie dataset and a benchmark platform for deepfake detection
Investigator(s): Shu Hu**; Sponsor: Incode Technologies, Inc; Polytechnic: $210,231.00 - Enabling Networked HyFlex Field Laboratories through an Innovative Leaner-In-The-Loop Multi-Robot System
Investigator(s): Jin Kocsis**, Paul A Asunda, Dongming Gan, Byung-Cheol Min, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $179,998.00 - Purdue Polytechnic Engineering Technology Program Expansion
Investigator(s): Miles A Creasy**, Nancy Lynn Lollar; Sponsor: S IN Housing & Comm Dev Corp; Polytechnic: $400,000.00 - CyberAI Innovation: TouchCyberAI: Experiential Learning for Multimodal AI Security
Investigator(s): Jin Kocsis**, Baijian Yang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $499,463.00 - Integration of SCRIM and Emerging Data Sources into Network Friction Testing Program for Immediate and Long-Term Needs
Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao**, Yi Jiang; Sponsor: IN Department Of Transportation; Polytechnic: $663,762.50 - Shiel Sexton Pre-Construction & Project Management Lean Principles
Investigator(s): Veto M Ray**; Sponsor: Shiel Sexton Company, Inc; Polytechnic: $12,000.00 - Tool for Reliability Assessment of Critical Electronics in PV (TRACE-PV)
Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Polytechnic: $63,236.00 - Launching the Purdue Interdisciplinary Center for Korean Studies (PICKS): Innovating Global Perspectives
Investigator(s): Robert Thomas Howard; Sponsor: The Academy of Korean Studies; Polytechnic: $184.90 - Broadband Communication LEO Satellite Megaconstellation-Based Passive Sensing
Investigator(s): Shanyue Guan**; Sponsor: Air Force Office Of Scientific Research; Polytechnic: $150,000.00 - Batch Low Salt Rejection Reverse Osmosis for High-Salinity Desalination
Investigator(s): Jose M Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Bureau of Reclamation; Polytechnic: $83,333.33
** Indicates principal investigator
Total Polytechnic awards = $2,262,209.54
