SiDi Grants

Extramural Research Grants

  1. “Convergent Manufacturing for Electronic and Structural Applications – Task 4: Computer-Vision Based AI Monitoring and Detection for Multi-Nozzle Micro-Cold Spray,” The U.S. Army Research Laboratory  (ARL), 02/2025 – 02/2029. Role: Co-PI and Task Lead.
  2. “Convergent Manufacturing for Electronic and Structural Applications – Task 2: Enabling Rapid Cooperative Fabrication for Convergent Manufacturing,” The U.S. Army Research Laboratory  (ARL), 02/2024 – 02/2029. Role: Co-PI and Task Lead.
  3. “INTERN DCL: Attribute Recommendation for Future Vehicles Phase II: A Cost-Optimal Prediction Using Agent-Based Modeling,” National Science Foundation, 09/2024 – 05/2025. Role: PI. Company Host: Ford Motor Company.
  4. “Trust, Rationality & Robust Decision-making Under Competition in Human-Human and Human-AI Teams,” Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), 09/2024 – 08/2027. Role: Subcontract PI.
  5. “Collaborative Research: Design Decisions under Competition at the Edge of Bounded Rationality: Quantification, Models, and Experiments,” National Science Foundation, 09/2023 – 08/2026. Role: PI.
  6. “A Multidimensional Network-Based Approach to Modeling Urban Growth in Texas Triangle Megaregion,” Department of Transportation via the Center for Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2), 01/2023 – 08/2023. Role: PI.
  7. “INTERN DCL: Attribute Recommendation for Future Vehicles: A Network-Based Cost-Optimal Predictive Model,” National Science Foundation, 06/2023 – 12/2023. Role: PI. Company Host: Ford Motor Company.
  8. “REU Supplement: A Hierarchical Multidimensional Network-based Approach for Multi-Competitor Product Design,” National Science Foundation, 06/2022 – 05/2023. Role: PI.
  9. “SBIR Phase II: Swarm 3D Printing and Assembly for Autonomous Manufacturing”, National Science Foundation, subcontracted from AMBOTS Inc., 01/2022 – 07/2023. Role: Subcontract PI.
  10. “RII Track-1: Data Analytics that are Robust and Trusted (DART): From Smart Curation to Socially Aware Decision Making”, National Science Foundation and Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), 07/2020 – 06/2025. Role: Project PI.
  11. “Collaborative Research: A Hierarchical Multidimensional Network-based Approach for Multi-Competitor Product Design,” National Science Foundation, 06/2020 – 05/2024. Role: PI.
  12. “Educating Generative Designers in Engineering,” National Science Foundation, 10/2019 – 09/2024. Role: PI.
  13. “SmartCAD: Guiding Engineering Design with Science Simulations,” National Science Foundation, subcontracted from The Concord Consortium, 04/2019 – 09/2020. Role: Subcontract PI.
  14. “SBIR Phase I: Swarm 3D Printing and Assembly for Autonomous Manufacturing”, National Science Foundation, subcontracted from AMBOTS Inc., 07/2019 – 12/2020. Role: Subcontract Co-PI.
  15. “EAGER: A Fine-Grained Data-Driven Approach to Studying Sequential Decision-Making in Engineering Systems Design,” National Science Foundation, 09/2018 – 08/2021. Role: PI.

Internal Research Grants

  1. “KAUST Gifted Summer Research Program (KGSP),” Texas Global, The University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2022. Role: Faculty Host.
  2. “A Swarm Printing and Assembly Platform,” The Chancellor’s Commercialization Fund, Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, University of Arkansas Office of Economic Development, 06/2019 – 06/2020. Role: Co-PI.
  3. “Customer Choice Modeling for Electric Vehicle Design: A Comparative Study,” The Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Arkansas. Role: PI.
  4. “Design of Artificial Swarms Using Network Motifs: A Simulation Study,” Honors College Research Grant, 01/2019 – 05/2019. Role: Faculty Mentor.
  5. “Annual FEP Honors Research Experience,” First-Year Engineering Program, University of Arkansas. 08/2018 – 04/2020. Role: Faculty Mentor.
  6. “Enabling Large-Scale Network Analysis in Complex Systems Design,” Engineering Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program (ERISF), College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, 07/2018 – 06/2019. Role: Co-PI.
  7. “Mining and Modeling Engineering Design Thinking Using Big Data Analytics,” Engineering Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program (ERISF), College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, 06/2017 – 07/2018. Role: PI.
  8. “A Data-Driven Game-Theoretic Approach to Modeling Multi-Competitor Decision Making in Engineering Design,” Provost’s Collaborative Research Grant, University of Arkansas, 11/2017 – 07/2018. Role: PI.

Teaching and Events

  1. “Redesign of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Course Initiative for an Additive Manufacturing Certificate Program”, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 05/2014 – 08/2025. Role: Co-PI.
  2. “2023 ASME CIE Hackathon (Hybrid)”, Computers and Information in Engineering Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 08/2023. Role: Co-Chair.
  3. “2022 ASME CIE Hackathon (In-person)”, Computers and Information in Engineering Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 08/2022. Role: Co-Chair.
  4. “2021 ASME CIE Hackathon (Virtual)”, Computers and Information in Engineering Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 08/2021. Role: Co-Chair.
  5. “2020 ASME CIE Hackathon (Virtual)”, Technical Events & Content Sector, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 07/2020 – 12/2020. Role: Chair.
  6. “Adopting Open Educational Resources in MEEG 4104 – Machine Element Design”, Open Education Resources (OER) Grant, the University of Arkansas Libraries and the Global Campus, 05/2017 – 12/2017. Role: PI.