Current Projects
Project: Pathways to Net-Zero: Automated Vehicles Data Analysis and Scale-Up for Pathways
Sponsor: Department of Energy with Argonne National Laboratory
Amount: $300K
Period: 2024-2027
PI: Jia, Co-PI: Vahidi
Project: Data Collection and Obstacle Detection Analysis for Autonomy-Enabled Ground Vehicle Navigation
Sponsor: Virtual Prototyping of Autonomy-Enabled Ground Systems (VIPR-GS)
Amount: $910K
Period: 2024-2026
PI: Jia and Mwakalonge Co-PI: Hong and Siuhi
Project: ENACTED: ENergy-efficient Automated ConnecTEd Cars Demonstration Clemson Research and XIL Experiments
Sponsor: Department of Energy with Argonne National Laboratory
Amount: $459K
Period: 2024-2027
PI: Vahidi, Co-PI: Jia, Filipi
Project: Automation - ALD Loading / Unloading with Robots and AGVs
Sponsor: ZF and SC Dept of Commerce
Amount: $466K
Period: 2024
PI: Krovi, Co-PI: Jia
Project: Scaling Automated-Connected-Electric-Shared (ACES) Fleets: Advancing Energy Efficiency, Decarbonization, and Social Equity Goals
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Amount: $4.3M
Period: 2021-2024
Lead: Optimus Ride Clemson PIs: Vahidi, Jia
Project: Development and Evaluation of Connected and Automated Driving with On-Track Testing
Sponsor: Department of Energy with Argonne National Laboratory
Amount: $738K
Period: 2021-2024
PI: Vahidi, Co-PI: Jia
Project: Human Factors and Technologies Design to Improve User Acceptance of Pooled Rideshare (PR) for Increasing Transportation System Energy Efficiency
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Amount: $2.5M
Period: 2020-2025
PI: Jia, Co-PI: Brooks
Project: Virtual Prototyping of Ground Systems (VIPR-GS) Center
Sponsor: U.S. Army in partnership with Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC)
Amount: $100M
Period: 2020-
PI: Filipi
Award: CAREER: Modeling, Measuring and Controlling Human Comfort in Human-Autonomous-Machine Interaction (HaMI)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Amount: $500K
Period: 2019-2025
PI: Jia
Project: Internal MRI: Acquisition and Development of an Open Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Research Platform
Sponsor: Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR), Clemson University
Amount: $910K
Period: 2018-
Past Projects
Project: Multimodal-AI based Roadway Hazard Identification and Warning using Onboard Smartphones with Cloud-based Fusion
Sponsor: USDOT Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility (C2M2)
Period: 2021-2022
PI: Jia, Co-PI: Comert
Project: Bosch Autonomous Boat STEM Outreach and Education
Sponsor: Robert Bosch
Amount: $34K
Period: 2020
PI: Jia and Pilla
Project: Cloud-based Collaborative Road Condition Monitoring using In-Vehicle Smartphone Data and Deep Learning
Sponsor: USDOT Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility (C2M2)
Amount: $102K
Period: 2020-2021
PI: Jia, Co-PI: Comert
Project: Autonomous Localization, Mapping, and Object Identification in Outdoor Lawns
Sponsor: Samsung and SC Department of Commerce
Amount: $274K
Period: 2019-2021
PI: Schmid, Co-PI: Jia, Krovi, Mcclendon, Li.
Project: Develop Robust, Low-Cost Sensing Seat/Floor Mats for In-Vehicle Occupants Monitoring
Sponsor: University Research Program (URP), Ford Motor Company
Amount: $150K
Period: 2018-2021
PI: Jia
Award: CRII: CPS: Bilateral Adaptation Between Models for Human-Perceived Safety/Comfort and Autonomous Driving Controller
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Amount: $175K
Period: 2018-2021
PI: Jia
Project: Boosting Energy Efficiency of Heterogeneous Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV) Fleets via Anticipative and Cooperative Vehicle Guidance
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Amount: $1.34M + $72K (Clemson VPR Funding)
Period: 2017-2020
PI: Vahidi, Co-PI: Ayalew, Jia
Project: Bosch Autonomous Boat STEM Outreach and Education
Sponsor: Robert Bosch
Amount: $30K
Period: 2019
PI: Jia and Pilla
Project: Smart Companion Robot for Automotive Assembly
Sponsor: Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute
Amount: $1.1M
Period: 2018-2019
PI: Krovi, Co-PI: Jia, Mears, Pisu, Madathil
Project: Bosch Autonomous Boat STEM Outreach and Education
Sponsor: Robert Bosch
Amount: $40K
Period: 2018
PI: Jia and Pilla
Project: Robotic Vacuum Cleaning System for Body Shop Manufacturing
Sponsor: BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC
Amount: $155K
Period: 2017-2018
PI: Jia, Co-PI: Krovi
Project: Launching Autonomous Boats for STEM Education and Conservation
Sponsor: Robert Bosch
Amount: $25K
Period: 2017
PI: Jia and Pilla
Project: Autonomous Ground Vehicles (AGVs)
Sponsor: BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC
Amount: $808K
Period: 2016
PI: Jia