Funded Research

Affiliated faculty members are actively involved in the funded research on electric, connected and autonomous technologies, ranging from algorithmic foundations to educational platform development.

  • National Science Foundation, CNS Core: Small: Enabling Real-time, Scalable and Secure Collaborative Intelligence on the Edge, $499,861, PI: Zheng Dong, Co-PI: Weisong Shi, 1/1/22-12/31/24.

  • OFME, The State of Michigan, Connected Intersections in Detroit Midtown, $100,000, Lead: iSmartWays, WSU PI: Weisong Shi, 1/1/22-4/30/22.

  • National Science Foundation, CRII: CNS: Bringing Predictable Real-time Computing to Connected Autonomous Driving Systems, $174,944, PI: Zheng Dong, 9/1/21-8/31/23.

  • National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: PPoSS:Planning: Scaling Autonomous Vehicle Systems at the Edge: from On-Board Processing to Cloud Infrastructure, $163,796, PI: Dan Grosu, Co-PI: Weisong Shi, 7/15/21-6/30/22.

  • National Science Foundation, ATE Center: Resource Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (RCAAT), $1,050,000, PI: Donald Hutchison, Co-PI: Gene Liao, 7/2019-6/2022.

  • National Science Foundation, Resource Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT), $719,998, PI: Donald Hutchison, Co-PI: Gene Liao, 7/2018-6/2022.

  • USDOT, Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS) Demonstration Grant in the city of Detroit, $7,500,000, PI: City of Detroit, WSU PI: Weisong Shi, 2/1/21-1/31/24.

  • BOT, High current (900A), high power, high efficiency, and high power density (4H) DC-DC Converter, $180,000, PI: Caisheng Wang, 1/1/2022-12/31/2022.

  • National Science Foundation, Center for Broad Explorations on Spectrum Technologies for Navigation, Environment, Surveillance, and Transportation (BEST NEST) planning, $300,000, PI: Seyed Zekavat, WPI, Co-PI: Weisong Shi, 10/1/20-3/31/21.

  • National Science Foundation, S&AS:INT: Autonomous Battery Operating System (ABOS): An Adaptive & Comprehensive Approach to Efficient, Safe, and Secure Battery System Management, $1,249,998, PI: Nathan Fisher, Co-PI: Weisong Shi, Senior Personnel: Caisheng Wang, 09/01/17 - 08/31/22.

  • National Science Foundation, EAGER: SaTC: Privacy-Preserving Convolutional Neural Network for Cooperative Perception in Vehicular Edge Systems, $99,948, PI: Qing Yang, Co-PI: Song Fu, 10/1/20-9/30/22.

  • National Science Foundation, CyberTraining: Implementation: Small: Collaborative and Integrated Training on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Cyber Infrastructure, $499,438, PI: Qing Yang, Co-PI: Song Fu, 8/1/20-7/31/23.

  • National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: Enabling Machine Learning based Cooperative Perception with mmWave Communication for Autonomous Vehicle Safety, $246,518, PI: Qing Yang, 6/15/20-5/31/23.

  • MDOT, Mobility Challenge for North America International AutoShow, $100,000, PI: Navya, WSU PI: Weisong Shi, 5/1/20-6/30/20.

  • National Science Foundation, REU Site: Vehicular Edge Computing and Security: Research Experience for Undergraduates, $379,993, PI: Song Fu, Co-PI: Qing Yang, 1/1/19-12/31/22.

  • New York State Department of Economic Development, HTMG: Heterogeneous Computing Platform, $82,768, PI: Chen Liu, 10/1/16 -9/30/22.

  • National Science Foundation, REU Site: Summer Academy in Sustainable Manufacturing, $432,759, PI: Jeremy Rickli, Senior Personnel: Caisheng Wang, NSF, 1/1/2021-12/31/2024.

  • Weichai, High Power DC-DC Converter for Fuel Cell Vehicles, $893,000, PI: Caisheng Wang, 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2022.

  • Michigan SCIP, Fast Data Processing for Automated Driving Control, $88,316, PI: Caisheng Wang, 5/1/2019 – 4/30/2020.

  • Dare Auto, High Switching Frequency and High Power Density Inverter for Electric Automotive Turbochargers, $95,149, PI: Caisheng Wang, 12/1/2017 – 8/31/2019.

  • Ecotrons, Design & Development of A Solar Power Based Battery Modular Balancing System for Electric Vehicles, $30,000, PI: Caisheng Wang, 10/01/2018 – 9/30/2019.

  • National Science Foundation, New Frontiers of Mechatronics Education for Mobility, Energy, and Production Engineering, $99,907, PI: Jimmy Chen, Co-PI: Gene Liao,10/2019-9/2020.

  • National Science Foundation, Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) - Supplemental, $381,795, PI: Joesph Petrosky, Co-PI: Gene Liao, 10/2017-1/2019.

  • National Science Foundation, ATE Center: Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT), $2,219,553, PI: Joesph Petrosky, Co-PI: Gene Liao, 10/2014-9/2017.