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Theater and Social Robotics Project is Awarded IPR Grant

UTARI research team Kris Doelling, Mike McNair and Jeongsik Shin along with Julienne Greer (College of Liberal Arts), Noelle Fields and Ling Xu (School of Social Work) have been awarded a grant for a project that will mix theater and social robotics….
Dr. Reifsnider is part of plenary talk at ICEPT in Wuhan, China

UTARI’s Kenneth Reifsnider, Director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies was part of a distinguished panel for the Plenary Talk at the 17th International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology (ICEPT) in Wuhan, China on August 16-19, 2016. The conference offered attendees, experts, researchers and engineers from industry and academia numerous opportunities for discussion on state-of-the-art technologies…
12th Annual IEEE/CASE Conference

Members of the UTARI research staff will be actively involved at twelfth annual IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), and will be held in Fort Worth Texas, USA, August 21 to 24, 2016. The goal of this conference is to provide broad…
Frank Lewis part UT System Patent Count

UT System ranks 4th globally for most U.S. patents granted The UT System was ranked 4th among the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patent Ranking for 2015,UT System reported. The UT System release featured patented inventions by Frank Lewis, Ph.D….
McNair, Huber talk Future Robotic Technology on “Tech Insider”

Mike McNair, AIS director at UTARI and Manfred Huber, Ph.D. reviewed current and future technology regarding robots and their ability to help people with everyday tasks, according to the digital publication “Tech Insider.”…
McNair speaks at Arlington’s “Put Technology to Work”

The City of Arlington’s monthly director’s meeting kicked off its “Put Technology to Work” series. Mike McNair, division head for UTARI’s AIS division was the guest speaker. His topic focused on the future of autonomous vehicles and their effect on government entities. Read more……
UTARI Involvement at 12th DURACOSYS 2016

Endel Iarve, Ph.D received key note speaker recognition at DURACOSYS 2016 for his topic “Computational Analysis for Durability of Laminated Composite Structures.” Iarve is congratulated by Kenneth Reifsnider, Ph.D, Director of The Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies at UTARI. The 12th International Conference on Durability of Composite Systems (DURACOSYS) was hosted by the University of Texas…
McNair to speak about Intelligent Transportation at TexITE

Just how real are driverless cars? When will they be available? Looking beyond television commercials and vehicle announcements, McNair brings a holistic approach to this exciting technology. Many advancements have been made in driverless vehicles but in order to see their widespread use and reality, we must prepare and offer an infrastructure and regulatory environment…
“Inquiry” quotes Drs. McCabe and Reifsnider about Composites

“Inquiry’s”Melinda Mahaffey Icden quotes UTARI Executive Director Dr. Mickey McCabe and Director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies regarding development and testing of composite materials. Composite materials can be found in everything from cars to space shuttles. But their development is difficult and testing expensive. With two new centers and a host of researchers…
UTARI Researchers elevated to IEEE Senior Member

UTARI researchers Muthu Wijesundara and Aditya Das have been upgraded to Senior Member status by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). According to IEEE, the level of Senior Member is considered the highest grade for which a member of the organization may apply. Eligibility requirements include professional maturity and significant performance in their…