{"id":11,"date":"2014-12-23T19:18:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T19:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:17:38","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ARA-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1613\" src=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ARA-Logo.png\" alt=\"ara-logo\" width=\"226\" height=\"109\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ARA-Logo.png\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ARA Lab would like to acknowledge supports from NSF, NASA, DOT, and UNR.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sponsors-Logo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1046 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sponsors-Logo-1.png\" width=\"1176\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sponsors-Logo-1.png 1176w, https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sponsors-Logo-1-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sponsors-Logo-1-768x176.png 768w, https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sponsors-Logo-1-1024x235.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;****&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Current Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Area 1: Automated Civil Infrastructure Inspection with Robotic Systems<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Area 2: &nbsp;Multi-Robot Cooperative Control and Learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=1414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Area 3:&nbsp; Deep Learning Framework for Robot Manipulators &#8211; Advanced Manufacturing<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=1724&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Area 4: SLAM and Security for Autonomous Systems<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Area 5: . Development of Intelligent Wheelchair (iChair)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mx3dnBaiPbc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mx3dnBaiPbc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yi5JlCaeCdI?si=PYyGJ8WgpjL0mpI8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/yi5JlCaeCdI?si=PYyGJ8WgpjL0mpI8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Climbing Robots for NASA Langley&#039;s Gantry and Vacuum Sphere Inspection\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ap3aAc9zmO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steel structure inspection robot with AI for rust detection\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vFFq79O49dM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Bicycle-liked Robot for Automated Inspection of Complex Steel Structures\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qdh1oz_oxiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Multi-directional Bicycle Robot for Steel Structure Inspection\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g35J7auf6oM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Control Framework for a Hybrid-steel Bridge Inspection Robot\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SHk5IIOBRdA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steel bridge inspection robot with Eddy Current sensor\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8d78d7CWXYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steel Bridge Inspection Robot\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwDf6h0Om3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"roller chain like robot for steel bridge inspection\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VoE4W5r__no?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SteelBridgeInspectionRobot 2019 V2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Wl9Trd3EoM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GraspingRobot\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ujorCGl5Ieo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Development of a Climbing Robot for Steel Bridge Inspections\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GA9_112PsLE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mobile robot for bridge deck inspection\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9zwOKpVe5aw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;****&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Past Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research at Rutgers University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 1. Development of Robotics Assisted Bridge Inspection Tool (RABIT).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 2. Development of Rehabilitation Robotic System for Bridge Deck Crack Detection and Healing<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;****&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research at Oklahoma State University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 1: Distributed Sensing, Learning and Control in&nbsp;Mobile Sensor Networks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 2: Develop a Tracking Algorithm for the Low Accurate Model of the Radio Controlled Car Like Robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 3: Robust Adaptive Control&nbsp; for a Nonlinear Model of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/?page_id=176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 4: Autonomous Cracks Detection and Complete Coverage Path Planning Using Mobile Robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;****&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Federal Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>42.US ARMY Contract No. TBD:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): FUSE-NDE: A Prototype for NDE Fusion Software to Enhance Concrete Infrastructure Assessment. Department of Defense: The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Amount: $1,354,425. Duration: 3 years: October 2025- September 2028. Year 1: $200K. (Contract paper work in progress.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>41. Langley Research Center:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): Robot Gantry Climbing Demo. NASA Langley Research Center. Amount: $7,000. Duration: 2 months: July 2025- August 2025. This fund to cover the travel + perdiems and shipping cost for Dr. Jim La and his student, Kai Hart to demonstrate the climbing robots for Gantry (260ft tall) and Vacuum Sphere (100ft tall) inspection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>40. JFE Steel (Japan) Contract No. 2500558:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): Phase 1: Development of a Steel Structure Climbing Robot for Steel Manufacturing Plant Inspection. JFE Steel Corporation (Japan). Amount: $54,000. Duration: 1 year: July 2025- June 2026. (Potential for Phase 2 in 2026: $110K)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>39. NSF Grant No. OIA-2148788: Sub-award No. 24-52:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): Collecting High-Fidelity Wildfire Data using Multi-Task Allocation in UAV Networks with Cooperative Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning. NSF EPSCoR program. Amount: $30,000. Duration: 1 year: June 2025- May 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>38. US-DOT Award # 69A3552348322:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): AI-Driven Drone Technology for Bridge Displacement and Vibration<br \/>\nMonitoring (UNR-2025-2-03). U.S. Department of Transportation: University Transportation Centers<br \/>\nProgram (Sub-award No. 000794 from Florida International University).<br \/>\nAmount: $65,000\/year (Sub-award InfoEd No. 2300066).<br \/>\nDuration: Year 1: April 2025- March 2026.<br \/>\nUTC-ABC Tier 1 Transportation Center:<br \/>\nTotal grant: $10M for 5 years for 6 Consortium Members (FIU, UNR, OU, UW, Texas A&amp;M, UGA). $2M for UNR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>37. US ARMY Contract No. W912HZ 24P0120:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): Development of Camera ROS Driver and Data Processing for Integration with Robotic Systems. Department of Defense: The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Amount: $200,000. Duration: 2 years: September 2024- August 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>36. NASA Rapid Response Research Grant No. 24-2024 R3-0050:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): RFA-078: Multi-altitude Guidance and Control System (SMD, STMD). NASA Rapid Response Research Cooperative Agreement Notice (R3-CAN). Amount: $100,000. Duration: 1 year: August 2024- July 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>35. NASA Space Grant:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Parikshit Mani (PI), <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (Co-PI), and David Feil-Seifer (Co-PI), Rui Hu (SP), Ankita Shukla (SP): NVSCG: Robotics and AI Curriculum Development for Undergraduate and Graduate Students at UNR College of Engineering. Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure. Amount: $50,000 included $25,000 (matching). Duration: 1 year: September 1, 2024- August 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>34. NSF-REU IIS Grant No. 2150394:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">David Feil-Seifer (PI), Emily Hand (Co-PI), <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (SP), Monica Nicolescu (SP), Christos Papachristos (SP), et al.: REU Site: Collaborative Human-Robot Interaction for Robots in the Field. NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates. Amount: $415,000. Duration: 3 years: March 2022-February 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>33. US-DOT\/OST-R Grant No. 69A3551747126. Sub-award No. 00055082-04E:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): INSPIRE: Nondestructive Data-Driven Motion Planning for Inspection Robots. U.S. Department of Transportation: OST-R Grant. (Sub-award No. 00055082-04E from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology). Amount: $107,079. Duration: 2.5 years: July 2022- December 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>32. US-DOT\/OST-R Grant No. 69A3551747126. Sub-award No. 00055082-04D:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): INSPIRE: Nondestructive Data Driven Motion Planning for Inspection Robots. U.S. Department of Transportation: OST-R Grant. (Sub-award No. 00055082-04D from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology). Amount: $107,079. Duration: 1 year: July 2021- June 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>31. US-DOT\/OST-R Grant No. 69A3551747126. Sub-award No. 00055082-04C:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): INSPIRE: Nondestructive Data Driven Motion Planning for Inspection Robots. U.S. Department of Transportation: OST-R Grant. (Sub-award No. 00055082-04C from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology). Amount: $107,079. Duration: 1 year: January 2020- December 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>30. NSF-PFI-TT Grant No. 1919127: (Supplement Funding)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI):  PFI-TT: Autonomous Robotic Systems for Bridge Inspection and Evaluation. NSF PFI-Partnerships for Innovation Program. Amount: $16,000 (REU Supplement). Awarded June 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>29. NSF-PFI-TT Grant No. 1919127: (Supplement Funding)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI):  PFI-TT: Autonomous Robotic Systems for Bridge Inspection and Evaluation. NSF PFI-Partnerships for Innovation Program. Amount: $55,000 (REU Supplement). Awarded June 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>28. NSF-PFI-TT Grant No. 1919127: (Supplement Funding)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI):  PFI-TT: Autonomous Robotic Systems for Bridge Inspection and Evaluation. NSF PFI-Partnerships for Innovation Program. Amount: $16,000 (REU Supplement). Awarded April 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>27. NSF-PFI-TT Grant No. 1919127: (Supplement Funding)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI):  PFI-TT: Autonomous Robotic Systems for Bridge Inspection and Evaluation. NSF PFI-Partnerships for Innovation Program. Amount: $55,000 (REU Supplement). Awarded September 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>26. NSF-PFI-TT Grant No. 1919127: (Supplement Funding)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI):  PFI-TT: Autonomous Robotic Systems for Bridge Inspection and Evaluation. NSF PFI-Partnerships for Innovation Program. Amount: $55,000 (REU Supplement). Awarded August 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>25. NSF CAREER Award: IIS Grant No. 1846513: (Supplement Funding)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI):  CAREER: Less Obstructive Vital Evaluation-inspection Robots for Bridges (BridgeLOVER). NSF Robust Intelligence: Faculty Early Career Development Program. Amount: $20,000 (REU Supplement). Awarded: April 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>24. NASA Space Grant NNX15AI02H Sub-No. 18-54:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tin Nguyen (PI), <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (Co-PI), and Lei Yang (Co-PI):  NVSCG: Machine Learning and Applied Data Analytics Curriculum Development for UNR College of Engineering. Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure. Amount: $50,000. Duration: 1 year: July 1, 2020- June 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>23. NSF-PFI-TT Grant No. 1919127:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI): PFI-TT: Autonomous Robotic Systems for Bridge Inspection and Evaluation. NSF PFI-Partnerships for Innovation Program. Amount: $250,000. Duration: 5 years: August 2019- January 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>22. NSF CAREER Award: IIS Grant No. 1846513: Total: $500K<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI):CAREER: Less Obstructive Vital Evaluation-inspection Robots for Bridges (BridgeLOVER). NSF Robust Intelligence: Faculty Early Career Development Program. Amount: $500,000. Duration: 5 years: June 2019- May 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>21. Industry Grant<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Quori @ UNR: An Assistance, Collaboration, and Service Research Platform For Human-Robot Interaction In the Wild, 2019. Quori CRI Competitive Competition. $2,500 (equipment). co-PI: Monica Nicolescu, Kostas Alexis, <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong>, Alireza Tavakkoli, and Yantao Shen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;20. <strong><u>US-DOT\/OST-R Grant No. 69A3551747126. Sub-award No. 00055082-04B:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI): Climbing Robots with Automated Deployment of Sensors and NDE Devices for Steel Bridge Inspection (AS-2). U.S. Department of Transportation: OST-R Grant. (Sub-award No. 00055082-04B from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology). Amount: $107,079. Duration: 1 year: January 2019-December 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"19\">\n<li><strong><u> US-DOT\/OST-R Grant No. 69A3551747126. Sub-award No. 00055082-04A:<\/u><\/strong><u> <\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI). <strong>Climbing Robots with Automated Deployment of Sensors and NDE Devices for Steel Bridge Inspection. U.S. Department of Transportation: OST-R Grant. (Sub-award No. 00055082-04A from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology). Amount: $53,540. Duration: 1 year: January 2018- December 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"18\">\n<li><strong><u>  US-DOT\/OST-R Grant No. 69A3551747126- Sub-award No. 00055082-04: :<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong>Hung M. La (PI):<\/strong> Development of Climbing Robots for Efficient Steel Bridge Inspection. U.S. Department of Transportation: OST-R Grant. (Sub-award No. 00055082-04 from Missouri University of Science &amp; Technology). Amount: $107,079. Duration: 1 year: November 2016- October 2017.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"17\">\n<li><strong><u> NASA Rapid Response Research Grant No. 80NSSC19M0170: <\/u><\/strong><u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Tin Nguyen (PI) and <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (Co-PI): Multi-cohort, Pathway-level Analysis of Spaceflight<br \/>\nDisorders. NASA Rapid Response Research Cooperative Agreement Notice (R3-CAN) NNH18ZHA005.<br \/>\nKennedy Space Center, Florida. Amount: $100,000. Duration: 1 year: August 1, 2019- July 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"16\">\n<li><strong><u> NASA Space Grant NNX15AI02H Sub-No. 20-16 &amp;18-94:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Jun Zhang (PI) and <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (Co-PI): An Artificial Muscle-powered Versatile Robotic Grasper. Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure. Amount: $49,000. Duration: 9 months: August 1, 2019- April 9, 2020.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"15\">\n<li><strong><u> Industry Grant:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(SP): Machine Learning for Cardiac Signal Filtering. Olea Sensor Networks. Amount: $11,864. Duration: 3 months: June 2019- August 2019.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"14\">\n<li><strong><u> Industry Grant:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>David Feil-Seifer (PI), Adam Kirn (Co-PI), <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (SP), et al.: Robotics Academy of Nevada. Nevada Department of Education\/Tesla. Amount: $225,000. Duration: 4 years: June 2019- June 2022.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li><strong><u> Industry Grant: Agreement No. SP-1800087:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI): Highly Accurate Image Processing for Concrete Images. Japan Nine Sigma, under Penta-Ocean Constructions Co., LTD. Amount: $149,980. Duration: 2.5 years: April 2019- December 2021.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li><strong><u> NASA Space Grant NNX15AI02H Sub-No. 19-21:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI): Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework for Robotic Manipulation. Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure. Amount: $45,000. Duration: 8 months: September 1,<br \/>\n2018- April 9, 2019.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li><strong><u> NASA Seed RID Grant No. NNX15AK48A Sub-No. 19-29:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI), David Feil-Seifer (Co-PI): Leveraging human electrocardiogram signals for UAV security enhancement. Nevada NASA Seed Research Infrastructure Development. Amount: $50,000. Duration: 10 months: September 1, 2018- June 30, 2019.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong><u> NASA Space Grant NNX15AI02H Sub-No. 18-54:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI), David Feil-Seifer (Co-PI), and Tin Nguyen (Co-PI): NVSCG: Robotics and Big Data Curriculum for Undergraduate and Graduate Students of UNR College of Engineering. Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure. Amount: $50,000. Duration: 8 months: July 1, 2018- April 9, 2019.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong><u>  NSF-RET EEC Grant No. 1801727:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kostas Alexis (PI), and Lei Yang (Co-PI), <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (SP), et al.: RET Site: Cross-disciplinary Research Experiences on Smart Cities for Nevada Teachers: Integrating Big Data into Robotics. NSF. Amount: $581,073. Duration: 3 years: Sept 2018- Aug 2022.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong><u> NSF-REU IIS Grant No. 1757929:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>David Feil-Seifer (PI), Shamik Sengupta (Co-PI), <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (SP), Monica Nicolescu (SP) and Kostas Alexis (SP): REU Site: Collaborative Human-Robot Interaction. NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates. Amount: $360,000. Duration: 3 years: Feb 2018- Jan 2020.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong><u> NASA Space Grant No. NNX15AI02H Sub-No. 18-33: <\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI), David Feil-Seifer (Co-PI): Collaborative Control of Multiple UAVs for Wildfire Tracking and Monitoring. Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure. Amount: $30,000. Duration: 10 months: July 2017- April 2018.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong><u> NASA Seed RID Grant No. NNX15AI02H Sub-No. 17-36:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La <\/strong>(PI), David Feil-Seifer (Co-PI) and Paul Oh (Co-PI at UNLV): UGV-UAV Hybrid System for Unstructured Environment Exploration. Nevada NASA Seed Research Infrastructure Development. Amount: $83,523. UNR portion $73,523. Duration: 1 year: September 2016- August 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.<u> Nevada NASA Space Consortium Grant No. NNX15AI02H:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dave Feil-Seifer (PI), <strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (Co-PI), Monica Nicolescu (co-PI), Logan Yliniemi (co-PI): Undergraduate and Graduate Robotics Curriculum for UNR College of Engineering. Nevada NASA Space Consortium. Amount: $76,568. Duration: 1 year: July 2016 \u2013 June 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.<u> NSF Grant: <\/u><\/strong><u>NSF-IIP-1639092 <\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI). ICorps: <strong>Advanced 3D Software for Ground Penetrating Radars<\/strong>. <em>NSF- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/i-corps-prog\">Innovation Corps Program<\/a> (ICorps)<\/em>. Amount: <strong>$<\/strong><strong>50,000; <\/strong>1.5 years: Apr. 2016- Sept. 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.<u> NSF Grant: <\/u><\/strong><u>NSF-IIP-1559942 <\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong> M. La<\/strong> (PI). I-Corps Team: <strong>Drone and Robotic Systems for Civil Infrastructure Inspection and Environmental Monitoring<\/strong>. <em>NSF- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/i-corps-prog\">Innovation Corps Program<\/a> (ICorps)<\/em>. Amount: <strong>$<\/strong><strong>50,000<\/strong>; 11 months: Nov. 2015- Sept. 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.<u> NSF Grant: <\/u><\/strong><u>NSF-IIP-1535716 <\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hung M. La<\/strong> (PI). ICorps Team: <strong>Development and Commercialization of Bridge Inspection Robotic Systems<\/strong>. <em>NSF- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/i-corps-prog\">Innovation Corps Program<\/a> (ICorps)<\/em>. Amount: <strong>$<\/strong><strong>50,000<\/strong>; 6 months: Apr. 2015- Sept. 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.<u> NSF Grant: <\/u><\/strong><u>NSF-NRI-1426828<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Hung M. La<\/strong> (Co-PI), Jingang Yi (PI at Rutgers), Nenad Gucunski (Co-PI at Rutgers) and Dezhen Song (PI at Texas A&amp;M). <strong>NRI: Collaborative: Minimally Invasive Robotic Non-Destructive Evaluation and Rehabilitation for Bridge Decks (Bridge-MINDER)<\/strong>. <em>NSF-<\/em> <em>National Robotics Initiative (NRI)<\/em>. Amount: <strong>$<\/strong><strong>928,499<\/strong>; 4 years: Aug. 2014- August. 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; ARA Lab would like to acknowledge supports from NSF, NASA, DOT, and UNR. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;****&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Current Projects Research Area 1: Automated Civil Infrastructure Inspection with Robotic Systems Research Area 2: &nbsp;Multi-Robot Cooperative Control and Learning Research Area 3:&nbsp; Deep Learning Framework for Robot Manipulators &#8211; Advanced Manufacturing Research Area 4: SLAM and Security for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":168,"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3502,"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/3502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ara.cse.unr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}