at Texas State University/Texas A&M-San Antonio
Faculty mentors’ poster titled “Unified AI for Autism Support: Emotion Understanding, Smart Home Context, Conversational Assistance Using Machine Learning and IoT,” was presented at the UTSA School of Nursing ONRS Research Day Program 2026 at the UT Health – San Antonio campus.
We are now accepting applications for Summer 2026! See our Application page for more information.
They came, they saw, and they conquered! Mae Olsen, Annie Wagner, John Esparragoza, and Daniel Marimekala presented their summer research projects at the IEEE UEMCON 2025 conference at the IBM Learning Center in Armonk, NY. Mae and John winners of Best Presenters at the conference!
Earlier this month, John Esparragoza presented his REU research work at the Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Conference in San Diego, California!
Devin Bowler and Adam Deinhardt presented their summer research work at the IEEE MASS 2025 – REUNS 2025 Workshop in Chicago, IL! Congratulations on your publications!
John Esparragoza‘s and Armando Delgado‘s paper, “Utilizing AI to Support Conversations in Individuals with ASD,” was accepted to the 2025 IEEE 16th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics, and Mobile Communications Conference (UEMCON–2025), held at IBM Learning Center in Armonk, New York.
Annabella Wagner‘s, Evren Aslan‘s, and Daniel Marimekala‘s paper, “Predicting Toxic Gas Levels in Structure Fires Using Machine Learning,” was accepted to the 2025 IEEE 16th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics, and Mobile Communications Conference (UEMCON–2025), held at the IBM Learning Center in Armonk, New York.
Mae Olsen‘s, Jorge Pineda‘s, and Pema Sherpa‘s paper “The Use of Machine Learning to Model Player Readiness in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players” was accepted to the 2025 IEEE 16th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics, and Mobile Communications Conference (UEMCON–2025), IBM Learning Center, Armonk, New York.
Devin Bowler‘s paper “Simulation-Based Smart Home Architecture for Autism Support Using CSI-Based Movement Detection” and Adam Deinhardt‘s paper “IoT for Autism: Analyzing Motor Behaviors in Virtual Environments Using Visual Data” were accepted to the 11th National Workshop for REU Research in Networking and Systems (REUNS 2025) in the 22nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS 2025), Chicago, USA.
Our REU participated in the Texas State University RICE Poster Showcase yesterday! From timelines on a whiteboard to a poster of their work, it has been a great effort and dedication by our cohort! Now to our final two weeks…
