Research Awards given by ICTAS

• ICTAS Summary of Awards Mid-Cycle 2009 - 2010
• ICTAS Summary of Awards 2009
• ICTAS Summary of Awards Mid-Cycle 2007-2008
• ICTAS Summary of Awards 2007
• ICTAS Summary of Awards 2006

Mid-Cycle ICTAS Research Awards 2007-08

ICTAS awarded support for an additional thirteen (13) projects in a second wave of funding decisions.  These awards are based on selected proposals that were submitted in response to the ICTAS request for proposals (RFP) for 2007-08. The mid-cycle award list follows (in alphabetical order by title).

A Visual Interface for Smart Vehicle Networks: A Flexible, User-Friendly Data Visualization Tool for Autonomous Vehicle Operators and Developers
N. Polys—CS, C. Woolsey—AOE, D. Stilwell—ECE, A. Kurdila—ME

Cardiovascular Non-Invasive Diagnostics and Therapies
R. De Vita—ESM, D. Leo—ME, T. Long—Chem, M. Paul—ME, M. Roan—ME, D. Tafti—ME, P. Vlachos –ME

Characterization and potential therapeutic intervention of human inflammatory network
L. Li —Biological Sciences, J. Tyson—Biological Sciences, P. Carlier—Chem, H. Misra—VCOM, D. Capelluto—Chem, C. Lawrence—Biological Sciences, G. Wang—SBES, C. Rylander—SBES, N. Rylander—SBES

Cognitive Routing in Wireless Networks: Network Status Detection, Diagnosis and Response
Y. Yang—ECE, A. Bell—ECE

Development of a Collaborative Laboratory for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research
M. Ellis—ME, J. McGrath—Chem, R. Moore—Chem, D. Baird—CE, P. Zhang—BSE, M. von Spakovsky—ME, K. Lu—MSE, W. Reynolds—MSE

Development of Biosensors for Monitoring Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment
P. Vikesland—CE, M. Schreiber—Geosciences, M. Ehrich—Biomed, M. Hull—CE, B. Diesel—Geosciences

Integrated Analysis of Regulation by the Quorum-Sensing and CsrA Pathways in Bacteria
R. Kulkarni—Physics, A. Stevens—Biological Sciences, A. Ritter—Physics

Non-Intrusive Monitoring for Gait and Posture for Fall Prevention for Telemedicine
T. Lockhart—ISE, F. Quek—Computer Interaction and CS, M. Roan—ME, T. Martin—ECE, K. Roberto—Center for Gerontology, Y. Cao—CS

Positioning Virginia Tech to Significantly Enhance its External Grants and Activities in Water Quality and Urban Watersheds
J. Novak—CEE, W. Hession –BSE , T. Grizzard—CEE, A. Godrej—CEE

SHOC Doc Mobil Unit- Safety and Health in Occupations Center (SHOC) Data in Occupations Collection (Doc) for on site research on occupational hazards
B. Kleiner—ICTAS and ISE, M. Agnew—ISE. C. Evia—English, M. Madigan—ESM, T. Mills—Building Construction, A. Nieto—MME, M. Nussbaum—ISE, T. Smith-Jackson—ISE, T. Songer—CEE, W. Winchester III—ISE, D. Young—Myers-Lawson School of Construction

Smart Laboratories: Computer-Ready, Immediate Environments for the 21st Century Science
T. Kaur—VMRCVM, J. Singh—VMRCVM, B. Schubert—College of Architecture and Urban Studies, R. Dunay—CAUS, N. King –CAUS, C. Clark—CAUS, C. Vorster, M. Gardener—CNS, B. Plymale—R & D Learning Technologies, W. Feng—CS

Turning Bytes to Knowledge Using Compositional Data Mining
N. Ramakrishnan—CS, T. Murali—CS, L. Heath—CS, L. Watson—CS and Math, R. Helm—BioChem, C. Beattie—Math

VT-CogNet Virginia Tech Cognitive Radio Network
J. Reed—ECE, T. Bose—ECE, C. Bostian—ECE, M. Buehrer—ECE, A. MacKenzie –ECE, M. Marathe—VBI and CS, S. Raman-_ECE, L. Da Silva—ECE, S. Sheetz—Acctg. Info. Sys., T. Smith-Jackson—ISE, C. Da Silva—ECE, W. Tranter—ECE, C. Zobel—Bus. Info. Tech.