eCAT 2024 Annual Fall Meeting
November 7 - 8, 2024
Registration
The NSF eCAT 2024 Annual Fall Meeting will be held on November 7 - 8, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. This two-day meeting is to bring companies, government agencies, NSF, and academic researchers together, discuss and select research projects, offer insights on the center's operation, get feedback, and network. To register for the event, please click on the RSVP and complete your registration. We will be sending more information as we get close to the meeting date, stay tuned!
eCAT 2024 Fall Meeting Agenda (Tentative)
Nov. 7-8, 2024, Detroit, MI
Nov. 7, 2024 (Thursday)
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration, breakfast, and networking
8:30 - 9:00 am Opening remarks (To be confirmed)
Dr. Abolmaali Dean, College of Engineering, Wayne State University
Dr. Obasi Vice President for Research, Wayne State University
Justine Johnson Michigan Chief Mobility Officer, Senior VP, MEDC
Tim Slusser Chief of Mobility Innovation, City of Detroit
9:00 - 9:30 am Introduction of IAB members & prospective members
9:30 - 10:00 am Introduction and Update to the eCAT Center
Mission of the center
Vision and value proposition including a brief description of Thrust Areas Capabilities of academic sites
Update of the Center
10:00 - 10:30 am NSF IUCRC program (Mohan Kumar, Program Director, NSF/CNS)
10:30 - 10:45 am Break
10:45 - 11:00 am AirTable Introduction
11:00 - 12:00 pm eCAT Ongoing Project Update (Part I)
1. Planar Magnetic Components for EV Power Converters
2. Data Storage Strategy for Autonomous Vehicles
3. Edge Data Analysis for Connected Vehicles
4. Semiconductor Embedded PCB Design
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Posters
1:30 - 2:45 pm eCAT Ongoing Project Update (Part II)
5. Characterizing and Optimizing Autonomous Driving Workloads on Vehicular Edge
6. Ad-hoc Route Navigation for Autonomous Vehicles
7. Optimal Scheduling of Edge Devices for Decentralized Data Preprocessing
8. Assuring the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles Using Combinatorial Design-Based Testing
9. Advanced Motor Control Algorithms with Multi-Level Converters for Future Electric Vehicle Powertrains
2:45 - 3:15 pm Introduction and update to the center bylaws
3:15 - 3:30 pm Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm IAB and eCAT leadership meeting
Discussions on the ongoing projects
IAB feedback
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm TBD
5:00 pm- 7:00 pm Reception & Posters
Nov. 8, 2024 (Friday)
8:30 - 9:00 am Registration, breakfast, and networking
9:00 - 10:30 am Project proposal presentations
(10min per proposal)
1. Proposal #1
2. Proposal #2
If each university proposes 1-2 new proposals, we will have about 9 new projects.
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10:30 - 10:45 am Berak
10:45 - 12:00 pm IAB meeting (IAB members only, Friedman Conference Room)
Discussions on new project proposals
IAB voting for the projects to be funded
12:00 – 12:30 pm Discussions
IAB feedback, report-out, center's research roadmap, etc.
12:30 - 2:30 pm Lunch & Posters
2:30 pm Adjourn