UTARI’s Biomedical Technologies Division’s poster won first place at the American Spinal Injury Association’s (ASIA) Annual Scientific Meeting held in Atlanta. The poster, “Feasibility Study of Smart Seat Cushion for Automated Interface Pressure Modulation” is focused on evaluating the smart seat cushion’s functionality in mapping, redistribution and offloading the seating…
Dr. Frank Lewis, Professor of Electrical Engineers & Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, has again be ranked as a top Electronics & Electrical Engineering Scientist by Research.com. Dr. Lewis ranks #12 in the U.S. and #23 in the world. Research.com focuses on the quality and visibility of research. Their mission…
Kevin Hoos, Senior Research Assistant, presented “Progressive Damage Analysis of Complex 3D Textiles with Open Holes using Independent Mesh Method and Discrete Damage Modeling,” at AIAA SciTech conference in late January. The work aims to progress toward verified and validated composite damage modeling tools for textile composites. The 2023 AIAA…
Each seminar highlights a different speaker who will discuss their latest research projects, cutting-edge technology or what is happening within certain technological industries. These industries include biomedical technologies or microsystems, assistive technologies, automation and intelligent systems, unmanned systems, advanced manufacturing and composite materials. Abstract: The development of advanced materials with…
Dr. Nick Gans, Principal Research Scientist and head of the Automation and Intelligence Division, attended the IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), where he organized The First Workshop on Photorealistic Image and Environment Synthesis for Computer Vision (PIES-CV). This workshop engaged experts and researchers on the synthesis…
Each seminar highlights a different speaker who will discuss their latest research projects, cutting-edge technology or what is happening within certain technological industries. These industries include biomedical technologies or microsystems, assistive technologies, automation and intelligent systems, unmanned systems, advanced manufacturing and composite materials. Abstract: Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a…
UTARI’s Biomedical Technologies Division, led by Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, had two abstracts accepted for 2023. They are related to the smart seat cushion technology for individuals with spinal cord injury. International Seating Symposium (ISS – The 38th International Seating Symposium. April 13-15, 2023. Pittsburgh, PA) American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA…
Dr. Frank Lewis, a Professor in the UTA Department of Electrical Engineering, and the Moncrief-O’Donnell Endowed Chair and Head of the Advanced Controls & Sensors Group at UTA Research Institute, has received two distinguished honors. Dr. Lewis has been named a Clarivate Highly City Researcher of 2022. He has received…
Dr. Nick Gans, Principal Research Scientist and head of UTARI’s Automation and Intelligent Systems Division, was accepted in early access by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The paper “Rule-Based Safe Probabilistic Movement Primitive Control via Control Barrier Functions,” has been finalized and posted in “Early Access.” In…
Dr. Haleh Aghajani’s, along with colleagues, paper was accepted at the 44th Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Conference. H. A. Affleck, G. E. Brannon, H. Aghajani, V.P. Nguyen, K. Brown, Y. Liao, “Social Media ads as a method of research recruitment: A comparison of minority women who enrolled vs. who…
