2021-UM-Faculty Learning Community Fellowship: to study, develop, and evaluate discussion-based learning for undergraduate classes on Microprocessors--hardware, software, and interfacing. Awarded $6000.
2020-Proposal, University of Miami’s Laboratory for INtegrative Knowledge (ULINK) (Phase II): Augmented Reality for Applied Behavior Analysis—Evaluations, Creations, and Applications. Co-PI. Awarded $100,000. Co-PI’s: Anibal Gutierrez, Yanerys Leon, Kim Grinfeder, and Mohamad Abdel-Mottaleb
2019- Proposal, NSF-IUSE: Transforming Engineering Mechanics Using Augmented and Mixed Reality . SP. Awarded ~ $100,000. PI: James Giancaspro, Co-PI: Diana Arboleda & Walter Secada.
2020-Proposal, NSF CAREER: Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Heterogeneous-and-Configurable Systems—Toward Autonomous and Scalable Optimization and Security. PI. Not awarded.
2019- Proposal, Magic Leap and University of Miami: A Framework for Enhancing Augmented Reality Using Mobile Edge Computing. PI. Awarded $10,000. Co-PI: Jie Xu
2019- Proposal, Magic Leap and University of Miami: Co-STARS a Community of Students Through Augmented Reality Systems. PI. Awarded $10,000. Received The 1st place in the Teaching and Learning Innovation in STEM at the College of Engineering, University of Miami
2019-Proposal, NSF CRII: Dynamic Defense Against Side-channel Attacks Using HaCSSaT: Heterogeneous-and-Configurable Systems with Dynamic Scheduling and Tuning Algorithms. PI. Not awarded.
2019-Proposal, University of Miami’s Laboratory for INtegrative Knowledge (ULINK): Augmented Reality for Applied Behavior Analysis—Evaluations, Creations, and Applications. Co-PI. Awarded $50,000. Co-PI’s: Anibal Gutierrez, Yanerys Leon, Kim Grinfeder, and Mohamad Abdel-Mottaleb
2018-UM-Faculty Learning Community Fellowship: to study, develop, and evaluate using augmented reality in STEM education. Awarded $2000.
2015, University of Florida, Center for Precollegiate Education and Training: introducing engineering to non-major, a seminar-based class about engineering to motivated high school students about engineering research through safe and fun environment, and teach them programming, communication, and presentation skills.