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Du Received AFOSR Award to Investigate Human-AI Metacognitive Alignment (April 2026)

Monday April 20, 2026

The ICIC Lab is pleased to announce a $780,000 award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to investigate human-AI metacognitive misalignment. Led by Dr. Eric Jing Du in collaboration with Dr. Brian Odegaard, this three-year initiative addresses a critical bottleneck in human-autonomy teaming: the systemic divergence between AI decision outcomes and their […]

Dr. Du Appointed Steve and Wendy Blum Endowed Professor

Thursday September 4, 2025

Dr. Du has been appointed to the Steve and Wendy Blum Endowed Professorship for Industrialized Construction Engineering. This  appointment recognizes Dr. Du’s leadership and contributions in advancing industrialized construction through robotics, automation, and AI. The professorship, established through the generosity of Steve and Wendy Blum, demonstrates the Blum family’s strong commitment to supporting innovation and […]

PhD RA position in Spring 2026

Tuesday July 15, 2025

Download and share flyer here: ICIC lab PhD RA 2026 Spring ONE (1) PhD research assistant position is available in the Informatics, Cobots and Intelligent Construction (ICIC) lab at University of Florida, to investigate AI and autonomous drones. The expected start is Spring 2026. The student’s advisor will be Dr. Eric Jing Du. The student will pursue […]

Grant Received to Build Foundation Model with Nvidia AI Technology Center (Oct 2024)

Monday November 4, 2024

Du team received a grant to work with the Nvidia AI Technology Center (NVAITC) to develop a foundation model dedicated to enhancing robotic perception, particularly focusing on tactile sensation. This collaboration aims to pioneer new frontiers in robotics by creating more intuitive and responsive robots that can perceive and interpret the physical world with unprecedented […]

Dr. Du and Colleagues Received NSF Award for Urban Mobility Research (Aug 2024)

Monday November 4, 2024

  In collaboration with Dr. Ryan Wang from Northeastern University, our team has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Smart & Connected Communities (SCC) program. This project represents a pioneering approach to one of the most pressing issues facing urban environments today: mobility for the aging population. […]

Dr. Du receives Air Force AFOSR grant on Human-AI Trust (Aug 2022)

Tuesday August 30, 2022

ICIC’s research titled “Human-Machine Sensory Sharing for Swift Trust in Autonomy” is awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). This research aims to test if human-machine sensory sharing establishes swift trust in autonomy in urgent situations. Human-machine sensory sharing in this research refers to converting machine sensor data into human-perceivable sensations. It includes […]

Dr. Du Received $2M Award from NSF FW-HTF on Subsea Robots (AUG 2021)

Saturday August 21, 2021

Dr.Du and colleagues from University of Florida, University of Hawaii, Manoa, University of Tennessee, and American Bureau of Shipping are awarded $2M by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Future of Work at Human-Technology Frontier (FW-HTF) program, to explore the next-gen VR-based subsea robot teleoperation and how it will shape the future of subsea engineering. The […]

Dr. Du Awarded $1.4M by NIST on Augmented Reality (June 2021)

Friday June 4, 2021

Dr. Du received another award from the NIST public safety innovation accelerator program (PSIAP) program. This is a $1.4 million project that focuses on designing a cognition-driven Augmented Reality (AR) system for the future search and rescue missions, called “SearchAR”. SearchAR builds on the latest discoveries in neural functional analysis, machine learning, and 5G telecommunication networks, […]

Dr. Du’s Proposal on Teleoperation Robot Selected by NASA (JAN 2021)

Thursday January 28, 2021

Dr. Du’s proposal, titled “Sensory Manipulation as a Countermeasure to Robot Teleoperation Delays”, has been selected by NASA’s Human Research Program to help answer questions about astronaut performance during future long-duration missions beyond low-Earth orbit. Specifically, this research will investigate an approach based on mixed reality and haptic learning to enable a multimodal sensory manipulation in […]

Dr. Du Awarded NSF Grant to Augment Emergency Response (Sep 2020)

Friday August 21, 2020

Partnering with collaborators from Texas A&M University and Virginia Tech, Dr.Du received NSF Convergence Accelerator Phase 2 project titled “B2: Learning Environments with Augmentation and Robotics for Next-gen Emergency Responders (LEARNER)“. The NSF Convergence Accelerator supports use-inspired, team-based, multidisciplinary efforts that address challenges of national importance and will produce deliverables of value to society in […]

Dr. Du awarded NSF grant to study exoskeleton for VR (Aug 2020)

Tuesday August 18, 2020

Dr. Du just received a new NSF grant to study the use of exoskeleton system in Virtual Reality. The project, titled “NRI: INT: Collaborative Research: ForceBot: Customizable Robotic Platform for Body-Scale Physical Interaction Simulation in Virtual Reality”, aims to develop an adaptive exoskeleton system called “ForceBot”, to simulate physical interactions in VR. This National Robotics Initiative […]

Post-Doc and PhD RA Positions Available for Fall 2020

Friday July 3, 2020

  Two (2) positions, including a two-year Post-Doctoral researcher, and a PhD RA position, are available immediately in the Integrated Computing and Intelligent Construction (ICIC) Lab, in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida.  to work on a funded research project to investigate the use of Virtual Reality (VR) for Human-Robot Collaboration training and […]

Dr.Du Receives NSF grant on COVID-19 (May 2020)

Saturday May 9, 2020

  Dr.Du received a NSF RAPID grant titled “High-Frequency Data Collection for Human Mobility Prediction during COVID-19″. Many states and cities are considering a reopen in the next month or so – this research will predict the consequences by predicting human mobility (i.e., how people move).  It will use social media big data analysis (millions […]

ICIC team invited to demo at CES 2020, January 7-11

Sunday January 12, 2020

  ICIC team was invited by NIST to give demonstration on the cognition-driven wayfinding system at CES 2020 consumer electronic show in Las Vegas, NV, January 7-10. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2019/12/what-catch-pscr-booth-during-ces-2020 CES is the world largest consumer technology conference. More than 4,000 technology companies and 200K people attended CES 2020.    

Dr. Du awarded NSF grant on human-robot collaboration (Sep 2019)

Wednesday September 11, 2019

  Project promo video: Working with colleagues from Virginia Tech and Texas A&M University, Dr.Du received a new NSF grant titled “Convergence Accelerator Phase I (RAISE): Learning Environments with Advanced Robotics for Next-Generation Emergency Responders (LEARNER)”.  This project seeks technology-based solutions that can support and augment the performance and safety of emergency response (ER) personnel. […]
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