2024 Grand Challenges Cohort

Development of Novel Screening Strategies and Drugs to Target Pathogenic Nematode and Protozoal Infections in Humans and Commercial Crops

Lead PI: Martin Hudson

Team: Martin Hudson, Soon Goo Lee, Whitney Preisser

Hopscotch 4-All: Leveraging AI to Enhance Equitable Research Literacy in High School AP Research

Lead PI: Iván Jorrín Abellán

Team: Ivan Jorrin Abellan, Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Mei-Lin Chang, Anete Vásquez, Xinyue Zhang, Olga Koz, Parandoosh Sadeghinia

MULISA : mHealth-Enabled User-Friendly Light-Based Stroke Screening and Assessment in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Uganda

Lead PI: Paul Lee

Team: Paul Lee, Monica Swahn, Nazmus Sakib

SANDRApp - Supporting Adults Needing Direct Relationships App

Lead PI: Paola Spoletini

Team: Paola Spoletini, Maria Valero, Luisa Valentina Nino de Valladares, Israel Sanchez-Cardona

Privacy Enhanced Embedded Deep Learning Module Design for Real-Time Drone-Aided Building Damage Reconnaissance

Lead PI: Honghui Xu

Team: Honghui Xu, Da Hu, Adeel Khalid

2024 Initiatives Cohort

Enhancing Dementia Caregiving with AI-based Dementia Care Voice Assistant Application

Lead PI: Modupe Adewuyi

Team: Modupe Adewuyi, Xinyue Zhang

Personalized AI-Powered Task Assistance System for Critically Ill Patients

Lead PI: Awatef Ergai

Team: Awatef Ergai, Sylvia Bhattacharya

Supporting the Math Teachers You Wish You Had: A Statewide Pathway for Developing and Retaining Mathematics Teacher Leaders in High-Needs Schools

Lead PI: David Glassmeyer

Team: David Glassmeyer, Kimberly Gardner, Sheryl Croft

Revolutionizing Clandestine Grave Detection: Integrating AI with GPR for Enhanced Forensic Recovery of Buried Remains

Lead PI: Alice Gooding

Team: Alice Gooding, Da Hu

Body Brush: Interactive Software for the Creation of Embodied Visual Art

Lead PI: Andrea Knowlton

Team: Andrea Knowlton, Kyungeun Lim

User-Optimized Variable Joint Stiffness Design for Ankle Foot Motion Control in Orthoses and Exoskeletons

Lead PI: Geza Kogler

Team: Geza Kogler, Ayse Tekes, Coskun Tekes

The Impact of Housing Shifts due to Gentrification on Positive Youth Development

Lead PI: Megan Lee

Team: Megan Lee, Chris Hess, Llewellyn Cornelius

3D Hierarchical Structure via Supramolecular Assembly of Biomolecules for Flexible Energy Storage Materials

Lead PI: Bo Li

Team: Bo Li, Ashish Aphale, Beibei Jiang, Lei Shi

Enhancing Student Engagement with Peer Questioning in Immersive Virtual Classroom using Large Language Models

Lead PI: Jiho Noh

Team: Jiho Noh, Dabae Lee, Sungchul Jung, Taeyeong Choi

Innovating to Prevent Child Injuries in the Home: Leveraging Immersive Virtual Reality and Real-World Simulation to Improve Parents' Home Safety Behaviors

Lead PI: Melissa Osborne

Team: Melissa Osborne, Lei Zhang, Allison Garefino

The Performance of Place: Historical Landscapes, Dance, and Cultural Narratives at Serenbe Art Farm

Lead PI: Robin Puttock

Team: Robin Puttock, Tom Okie, Jacqueline Springfield, Autumn Eckman, McCree O'Kelley

Hope for a Better Future: Building Collaborative Resilience in Liberia (HOPE)

Lead PI: Herman Ray

Team: Herman Ray, Volker Franke

SpectrumPlay: Supporting Inclusive Music Literacy of Students in the General Elementary Music Classroom

Lead PI: Tiffany Roman

Team: Tiffany Roman, Rachel Sorenson

WE SHARE: Wheelchair Exoskeleton Synergy for Holistic Adaptive Rehabilitation Evolution

Lead PI: Razvan Voicu

Team: Razvan Voicu, Muhammad Hassan Tanveer, Yannique Tello

Accelerating Biomolecular Research by Optimizing Dynamic Simulations using Deep Learning

Lead PI: Chloe Yixin Xie

Team: Chloe Yixin Xie, Bobin Deng

Feasibility Study of An Immersive Virtual Reality Therapeutic System for Meaning-centered Grief Therapies in Bereaved Parents

Lead PI: Lei Zhang

Team: Lei Zhang, Anisah Bagasra

Non-invasive Fractional Flow Reserve Evaluation using Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography

Lead PI: Chen Zhao

Team: Chen Zhao, Pengcheng Xiao

Passive and Context-aware In-home Fall Detection and Risk Analysis using COTSRadar Sensors with Cross-modal Integration

Lead PI: Zongxing Xie

Team: Zongxing Xie, Chen Zhao, Xinyue Zhang, Mark Geil