eCAT Kickoff Meeting

September 15th, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan

Kickoff Meeting Agenda (Tentative)

September 15, 2023

8:00 - 8:45 am Registration, breakfast, and networking

8:45 - 9:00 am Opening remarks

Ali Abolmaali Dean, College of Engineering, Wayne State University

9:00 - 9:30 am Insights of the eCAT Center

Mission of the center

Vision and value proposition including a brief description of Thrust Areas Capabilities of academic sites

9:30 - 10:00 am IAB Members introduce themselves and provide short info about their company & Prospective members' introduction

10:00 - 10:30 am NSF IUCRC program (Mohan Kumar, Program Director, NSF/CNS)

NSF IUCRC project guidance Role of IAB

10:30 - 10:45 am Break

10:45 - 11:00 am AirTable Introduction

11:00 - 12:00 pm Project proposal presentations

Computational data storage for autonomous vehicles (UD)
Infrastructure-assisted Cooperative Perception for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (UNT)
Planar magnetic components for advanced EV power electronic converters (WSU)
Radar Point Cloud Based Road Segmentation for Autonomous Vehicles (Clarkson)
E3AV: Energy-Efficient Electric Autonomous Vehicles (UD)
Wide bandgap (WBG)-based multi-level converters for high voltage (>=800V) applications with high power density and high efficiency (WSU)

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch & Posters

1:00 - 2:00 pm Project proposal presentations (continued)

Adequate Safety Testing using Generative AI (UNT)
Low-Rank Adaption for Securing Vision Transformers (Clarkson)
Open Intersection Reference Design (UD)
Power semiconductor embedded PCB design and packaging (e.g., via layout optimization and thermal management) (WSU)
Flash-based Storage for Automotive Applications (UNT)
Edge Data Analysis for Connected Vehicles (UD)

2:00 - 2:30 pm Introduction to the center bylaws

2:30 - 2:45 pm Break

2:45 - 4:15 pm IAB meeting (IAB members, Friedman Conference Room)

Project discussion and feedback

Bylaws discussion approval

IAB voting for the projects to be funded

4:15 - 4:45 pm Next steps and action items (Industry members and site)

Prospective university site(s): vision & mission from Virginia Tech

4:45 - 5:00 pm Closing remarks

5:00 - 7:00 pm Reception & Posters

7:00 pm Adjourn

Conference Venue

The eCAT kickoff meeting will be held at the Auditorium and Friedman Conference Room (5050 Anthony Wayne Dr, Detroit, MI 48202) in the College of Engineering - Wayne State University.

Recommended Hotels

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Parking Instructions

Directions and Parking - College of Engineering.pdf