REU: AI, Data Analytics, and Mixed Reality for Smart and Connected Health
at Texas State University/Texas A&M-San Antonio
We want to welcome Devin Bowler from the University of Massachusetts Amherst to work on one of our new REU projects, “Using AI and IoT to Build Smart Homes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder,” under the supervision of Dr. Ting Liu and Dr. Marcelo Carvalho. Welcome!
Jorge Pineda from Austin College will participate in the initial efforts on one of our new projects at our REU site, “Advanced Object Recognition and Tracking using Computer Vision,” under the supervision of Dr. Semih Aslan. Welcome, Jorge!
We would like to welcome Annabella Wagner from Texas A&M University, who will be working on “Smart city firefighting autonomous data collection” under Dr. Damian Valles🦉
Gianna, Sam, and Dr. Resendiz reunited at the TSHA 69th Annual Convention & Exhibition in San Antonio!
We would like to welcome Michelle Su from Texas State University – Ingram School of Engineering, who will be working on “Enhancing Emotion Recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder through Integrated Machine Learning Applications and Foundational Models” under Dr. Maria Resendiz, Dr. Ting Liu, and Dr. Damian Valles 🦉
With almost a month to go before our REU starts, we would like to welcome Mia Bachtel from Texas State University – Round Rock Campus, who will be working on “Enhancing Emotion Recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder through Integrated Machine Learning Applications and Foundational Models” under Dr. Maria Resendiz, Dr. Ting Liu, and Dr. Damian Valles🦉
Jessica Li was awarded travel funds to attend and present her paper at the IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM) 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal
Abrar Zaki presented his REU research work – “Virtual Reality on Assessing the Motor Skills of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder,” at the 2024 IEEE 15th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON) at IBM in Yorktown Heights, NY
Hiroshi Nonaka from Soka University of America will work on an extended REU assignment in the High-Performance Engineering (HiPE) research group.
Sugru Yahaya from Purdue University will be working on an extended Project Activity 6 – Enhancing early diagnosis of autism with machine learning algorithms using postural control features.
