Funding History

1. PI, “Broadening Participation in Computing – Demonstration Project: Exploring Careers in Computing”, $598,000.00, National Science Foundation (2008-2011), (Pending)
2. Co-PI, “Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Virtual Infrastructure Network”, $198,338.00, (PI J. Zurada, co-PIs Mehmet Muezzinoglu and Ryszard Michalski), National Science Foundation (2007-2008)
3. PI, “Adaptive Modeling and Immersive Visualization of Hurricane Systems”, $74,000, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana Governor’s IT Initiative, 2007-08
   
4. Co-PI, “Aircraft Safety: Control Upset Management”, $1,147,069.00, NASA-EPSCoR-BoR (PI:. J. L. Aravena, LSU-Baton Rouge; other Co-PIs: K Zhou, LSU-Baton Rouge, and X. R. Li, Univ. of New Orleans), 2004-2006 (two-year extension of previous grant)
5. Co-PI, “Aircraft Safety: Control Upset Management”, $1,631,634.00, NASA-EPSCoR-BoR (PI:. J. L. Aravena, LSU-Baton Rouge; other Co-PIs: K Zhou, LSU-Baton Rouge, and X. R. Li, Univ. of New Orleans), 2001-2004 
6. PI, “Improved Controller Integrity in Adverse Flying Conditions”, $32,000.00, Louisiana Space Consortium (funded by NASA), 2000-2001
7. Fulbright Fellowship, “Research/Lecturing Semester in Bangladesh”, $22,000.00, Center for International Exchange of Scholars, 2001
8. Project Director, “MATLAB and SIMULINK on the UCS System”, USL STEP Council (with S. Williams and J. Dugal), 1999 -–2001, $31,000.00
9. PI, “Controller and Communication Integrity in Adverse Flying Conditions”, Louisiana Space Consortium (funded by NASA-EPSCoR-BoR), 1999 – 2000, $21,000.00 (funding for Graduate Fellowship)
10. Project Director, “Aerospace-related Research Workshop at UL Lafayette, NASA-EPSCoR BoR, 2000, $3,260.00
11. BoR STAR Travel Grant, “Visit to NASA Langley Research Center”, Nov. 1999, $620.00
12. PI, “Probabilistic Issues in Robustness”, USL Summer Research Award, 1998, $3,900.00
13. PI, “Detection-oriented Identification of Nonlinear Systems Using the NARMAX Model in Neural Networks”, National Science Foundation, 1997-1999, ECS-9753084, $74,938.00
14. Project Director, “Embedded Systems Communications”, US Test, Inc., 1998, $4,770.00
15. MTU Faculty Development Fund and EE Dept. Award, to organize Invited Seminar (Professor B. R. Barmish, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison), 1997, $1,500.00
16. Co-PI, “Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic in Automobile and Automobile Manufacturing Control Systems”, General Motors Foundation, 1996-2001, $145,000.00 (With Co-PI J. Burl, Michigan Technological University)
17. PI, “Power System Fault Detection and State Estimation with Kalman Filters and Neural Networks”, National Science Foundation, 1994-1995, $18,000.00
18. PI, “Neural Networks for Jump Detection in Multi-output Systems”, Louisiana BoR /LEQSF Research Competitiveness Grant, 1991-1992, $19,826.00