Pending and in-preparation activities are listed as proposals, not funded awards.
Advanced Air Mobility and Digital TwinsPending
NASA EPSCoR FY 2026 Basic Research: Human-in-the-Loop Digital Twin for Noise-Aware Regional AAM Fleet Planning
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Principal Investigator
Focus: Human-in-the-loop digital twins, Advanced Air Mobility/UAS corridor planning, noise-aware fleet scenario comparison, acoustic exposure and human-response modeling, telemetry replay, 3D geospatial visualization, and NASA-aligned regional aviation decision support.
Quantum and Nanotechnology InfrastructurePending
NSF NQNI: Arkansas Open-Access Quantum and Nanotechnology User Facility for Secure User Enablement, Digital Twin Workflows, and Workforce Development
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Co-Principal Investigator
Focus: Open-access nanotechnology and QISE user infrastructure, secure immersive user enablement, digital-twin onboarding, AI-enabled discovery workflows, workforce training, external-user support, and Mid-South regional research capacity.
Immersive AI and Human-Centered ComputingIn preparation
NSF CAREER: Persistent Virtual Reality Spaces; Secure Analytics for Immersive Environments
Focus: Persistent immersive environments, embodied interaction, privacy-preserving behavioral telemetry, responsible immersive analytics, human-centered AI, and AI-mediated learning.
Secure XR Training and Evidence-Based AssessmentPending
ORETTC / Y-12: SPECTRA - Secure Platform for Encrypted Content Transmission, Replay, and Analytics
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Principal Investigator
Focus: Secure real-time 3D mesh distribution, encrypted XR content streaming, distributed digital twin training, Unity-based immersive simulation, ELK telemetry ingestion, behavioral replay, usability analytics, after-action review, and evidence-based training assessment for national security, nuclear operations, cybersecurity, and emergency preparedness contexts.
Scientific and Medical VisualizationIn preparation
Digital Cardiology; Open Carbon Atlas; Remote Sensing-Assist Crop Phenology Detection and Immersive Visualization
Focus: AI-assisted scientific infrastructure, 3D medical visualization, carbon science, agricultural decision support, remote sensing, and immersive data interaction.
AI Assurance, Sensing, and Cyber-Physical AwarenessIn preparation
DARPA Young Faculty Award; AFOSR/ARO Conformal Augmented Reality for Passive Wireless Signal Decoding
Focus: Formal assurance, loss-of-control containment of AI, passive RF sensing, electromagnetic awareness, conformal mapping, and augmented reality visualization.
Society, Law, and Scientific CommunicationIn preparation
NSF Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact; NSF Law and Science: Spatially Queryable Crime Scene Simulation Platform
Focus: Computational analysis of scientific discourse, scientific correspondence, communication media, forensic simulation, spatial querying, and law-science research infrastructure.
Edge Intelligence and Immersive Infrastructure Digital TwinsIn preparation
NSF VINES Track 1: Augmented Reality and Edge-Aware Digital Twins for Multi-Utility Infrastructure Management
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Co-Principal Investigator / Senior Personnel
Focus: Edge-resident digital twins, multi-utility infrastructure modeling, Bayesian filtering, distributed and federated learning, resource-aware 3D visualization, augmented reality field interfaces, privacy-preserving telemetry, and human-centered evaluation for utility maintenance.