eCAT 2025 Annual Spring Meeting
May 7 - 8, 2025, Newark, DE
Registration
Secure Your Spot at NSF IUCRC eCAT 2025 Annual Spring Meeting! The eCAT 2025 Annual Spring Meeting will take place on May 7 - 8, 2025, at the STAR Campus, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. This two-day event brings together industry leaders, government agencies, NSF representatives, and academic researchers to discuss and select cutting-edge research projects, share insights on the center’s operations, provide feedback, and network with experts in the field. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to engage with the latest advancements in Electric, Connected, and Autonomous Technologies for Mobility!
Meeting Agenda (Tentative)
May 7, 2025 (Wednesday)
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration, breakfast, and networking
8:30 - 9:00 am Opening remarks (To be confirmed)
Dr. Pamela Norris Dean, College of Engineering, University of Delaware
Stephanie Johnson Director, DelDOT
Justine Johnson Michigan Chief Mobility Officer, Senior VP, MEDC (TBC)
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
11:00 - 12:00 pm eCAT Ongoing Project Update (Part I)
1. Power semiconductor embedded PCB design and packaging
2. Computational Autonomous Vehicle Storage (AVS)
3. Planar Magnetic Components and Applications for EV Power Converters
4. Device-Level Security for Grid-Tied Inverters
5. Adaptive MPC for Electric Vehicle Powertrains
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Posters
1:30 - 3:00 pm eCAT Ongoing Project Update (Part II)
6. Assuring the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles Using Combinatorial Design-Based Testing
7. Optimal Scheduling of Edge Devices for Decentralized Data Preprocessing
8. Characterizing and Optimizing Autonomous Driving Workloads on Vehicular Edge
9. Ad-hoc Route Navigation for Autonomous Vehicles
10. Off-road Motion Planning for Autonomous Mobile Robots
11. Electricity Price Forecast for Electricity Market with High Penetration of Renewables and EVs
12. Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Through Human Activity Recognition and V2X Communications
3:00 - 3:30 pm Introduction and update to the center bylaws
3:30 - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 - 4:45 pm IAB and eCAT leadership meeting
Discussions on the ongoing projects
IAB feedback
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm Posters
May 8, 2025 (Thursday)
8:30 - 9:00 am Registration, breakfast, and networking
9:00 - 9:15 am AirTable Introduction
9:15 - 10:15 am Project proposal presentations (Part I)
(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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10:15 - 10:30 am Berak
10:30 - 11:30 am Project proposal presentations (Part II)
(10min per proposal)
3. Proposal #1
4. Proposal #2
If each university proposes 1-2 new proposals, we will have about 9 new projects.
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11:30 - 12:15 pm IAB meeting (IAB members only, Friedman Conference Room)
Discussions on new project proposals
IAB voting for the projects to be funded
12:15 - 12:45 pm Discussions
IAB feedback, report-out, center's research roadmap, etc.
12:45 - 2:30 pm Lunch & Posters
2:30 pm Adjourn
Conference Venue
Venue Address: FinTech Building, STAR Campus, 591 Collaboration Way, Newark, DE 19713
Parking Information
The nearest parking space to the FinTech Building is at Lot 213. You can locate it on the parking map below. To secure a parking spot, use the Passport App (Zone 16671 in the Passport App). Nearby street parking falls under the Gray Lot category, and payment for these spots can also be made via the Passport App (Zone 16671) or a kiosk.

Nearby Accommodations
In University Hotel
Hotel Name: Hyatt Place Newark / Main Street
Hotel Address: 94 E Main St Building 1000, Newark, DE 19711
TEL: +1 302-266-2000
Walking Distance Hotel
Hotel Name: Homewood Suites by Hilton Newark-Wilmington South Area
Hotel Address: 94 E Main St Building 1000, Newark, DE 19711
TEL: +1 302-453-9700Hotel Name: Embassy Suites by Hilton Newark Wilmington South
Hotel Address: 654 S College Ave, Newark, DE 19713
TEL: +1 302-368-8000Hotel Name: Baymont by Wyndham Newark I-95 at University of Delaware
Hotel Address: 630 S College Ave, Newark, DE 19713
TEL: +1 302-453-1700