Research Projects

• • [current] Dayton Children's Hospital: Predicting sepsis and its precursors using deep learning techniques. (2024-)

Student Ancita Andrade

• • [current] Understanding physiological differences in yoga poses using wearable technology. (2024-)

Student Chaitanya Vardhini Anumula

• • [current] AFRL: Predicting flow state using wearable technology. (2024-)

Student Amelia Whorton

• • [current] AFRL: Using reinforcement learning for source separation in radar data. (2025-)

Student Rebecca McCullough

• • [current] AFRL: Assessing crowdsourcing platforms towards understanding their group psyche. (2024-)

Student Derrick Cox

• • [Past ]DoE project: Accelerating additive manufacturing process design for energy conversion materials using in-situ sensing and machine learning     (DoE 2019-2021)

    • Student: Alex Groeger(master's) 

  • [Past ]APEX project ( US Airforce Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology (2019-2021) Transition Research) - This project focuses on using natural language processing and big data mining to understand and foster collaborations, specifically in the air force base. Funded by USAF.

    • Collaborators: Dr. Mike Raymer (Wright State, PI), Dr. TK Prasad (Wright State)

    • Students: Amanuel Alambo (phd), Nikhil Chennupati (masters)

  • [Past ]Pain Management in Sickle Cell patients - This project focuses on the use of wearable devices for managing pain in Sickle cell disease patients. Clinical notes from the EHR data are also leveraged to understand pain symptoms. (NIH 2018-2022) 

    • Collaborators: Dr. Nirmish Shah (Duke Medicine), Dr. Danny Abrams (Northwestern, PI)

    • Students:  Swati Padhee (phd), Amanuel Alambo (Phd)

    • Alumni: Fan Yang (phd), Ryan Andrew (undergrad)

  • [Past ] Dementia - This project focuses on the use of smartphone technology along with monitoring physiological symptoms of dementia patients and their caregivers using wearable sensors. (NIH K01 2016-2021, NIH R01 Supplement 2021-2022)

    • Collaborators: Dr. Larry Lawhorne, Dr. Jennifer Hughes, Dr. William Romine

    • Current students: Swati Padhee (phd), Megan Sadler (undergrad), Brad Schneider (PhD)

    • Past Collaborators: Dr. Matthew Peterson, Dr. Andrew Froehle,

    • Alumni: Chase Parks, Cogan Shimizu, Quintin Oliver, Garrett Goodman, Reza Sadeghi (phd), Landon Moriconi (undergrad)