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… Read More
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Dr. Du and Colleagues Received NSF Award for Urban Mobility Research (Aug 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… Read More
Dr. Du receives Air Force AFOSR grant on Human-AI Trust (Aug 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… Read More
Dr. Du Received $2M Award from NSF FW-HTF on Subsea Robots (AUG 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… Read More
Dr. Du Awarded $1.4M by NIST on Augmented Reality (June 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… Read More
Dr. Du’s Proposal on Teleoperation Robot Selected by NASA (JAN 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… Read More
Dr. Du Awarded NSF Grant to Augment Emergency Response (Sep 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… Read More
Dr. Du awarded NSF grant to study exoskeleton for VR (Aug 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… Read More
Post-Doc and PhD RA Positions Available for Fall 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… Read More
Dr.Du Receives NSF grant on COVID-19 (May 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… Read More