Funded Grants

EXTERNALLY FUNDED GRANTS

      [G17] Title: Cybersecurity Certificate for Distance Learners; Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI); PI: Dr. Almesha Campbell; Funding Agency: Delta Regional Authority; Grant Period: 7/12/2023 - 7/11/2026; Award Amount: $449,453

     [G16] Title: JSU's Cybersecurity and Data Science for AI Certification Programs for New Entrants, Incumbent Works, and Distance Learner; Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI); PI: Dr. Almesha Campbell; Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Labor; Grant Period: 9/30/2023 - 9/30/2026; Award Amount: $1,284,238

     [G15] Title: Open Educational Resources: Course Improvement; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: University of Mississippi; Period: 12/01/2021 to 06/31/2022; Amount: $4,000.

·    [G14] Title: Network Science-based Analysis of the US Marine Highway Network and a Random Graph Model for the Intermodal Port Network; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: Transportation Research and Education Center, University of Arkansas; Period: 12/01/2021 to 05/31/2023; Amount: $65,000.

     [G13] Title: Extracting Forensic Event Signatures Using Network Science Techniques; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: Maritime Florida International University/Department of Army; Period: 05/01/2021 to 04/30/2026; Amount: $225,000.

     [G12] Title: Collaborative Research: Framework: Software: CINES: A Scalable Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Innovation in Network Engineering and Science; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation; Award #: 1835439; Period: 10/31/2018 to 10/30/2023; Amount: $40,000.

·    [G11] Title: Global Pervasive Computational Epidemiology; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: University of Virginia; Period: 04/01/2020 to 03/31/2025; Amount: $40,000.

·    [G10] Title: CC* Networking Infrastructure: Jackson State University (JSU)-Research Network; Role: Co-Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation; Award #: 1827098; Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2022; Amount: $500,000.

·    [G9] Title: Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program, A Stable Trustworthy Neighborhood Scheme for Secure Mobile Sensor Networks; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: Clarkson Aerospace/US Air Force; Subcontract #: JACK 15-S7700-02-C2; Period: 01/15/2016 to 11/30/2018; Amount: $200,000.

     [G8] Title: A New Paradigm for Efficient Space Communications: Rateless Coding with Unequal Error Control and Data Fusion; Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Overall) / Principal Investigator (JSU Sub-contract); Funding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Program / University of Mississippi; Period: 09/01/2014 to 08/31/2017; Amount: $135,000 (JSU Sub-contract) / $ 750,000 (Overall).

·    [G7] Title: Science Curriculum Development: A Course on Algorithms for Bioinformatics; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: MS-INBRE Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH) / University of  Southern Mississippi; Subcontract #: USM-GR05067-10; Period: 06/01/2014 to 05/31/2015; Amount: $25,000.

·    [G6] Title: Minority Leaders Program, Cyber-Security Research for Distributed Sensor Systems and Cloud Computing Applications; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: Clarkson Aerospace/US Air Force; Subcontract #: JACK 13-S567-020-02-C2; Period: 11/26/2012 to 12/30/2013; Amount: $75,000.

      [G5] Title: Incorporating Systems Security and Software Security in Senior Projects, Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation. Grant Number: DUE-0941959; Period: 09/15/2010 to 08/31/2014. Amount: $ 199,986 [Co-PIs: L. Moore and H. Kim].

·     [G4] Title: SDCI NMI: From Desktops to Clouds; Role: Faculty Investigator; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation / Virginia Tech; Subcontract #: 478455-19A87; Period: 09/01/2013 to 08/31/2014; Amount: $30,000 [JSU PI: R. Alo].

      [G3] Title: Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems, Role: Senior Personnel; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation. Grant #: NSF EPS-09-3787; Period: 09/01/2009 to 08/31/2014; Amount: $20,000,000 [2-summer months salary for 2010 and 2011, One-summer month salary for 2012].

·    [G2] Title: REU Site: Undergraduate Research Program in Wireless Ad hoc Networks and Sensor Networks; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation; Grant Number: CNS-0851646; Period: 01/15/2009 to 12/31/2012. Amount: $ 319,989 [Co-PI: L. Moore].

·    [G1] Title: Routing Protocols to Minimize the Number of Route Disconnections for Communication in Mobile Ad hoc Networks; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: Army Research Lab; Grant Number: W911NF-08-2-0061; Period: 10/01/2008 to 09/30/2009. Amount: $ 99,691.

INTERNALLY FUNDED GRANTS

·    [G3] Title: A Framework to Detect the Presence of Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDDs) using Wireless Sensor Networks; Role: Faculty Investigator; Funding Agency: Jackson State University Massie Chair Program [PI: Alo]; Period: 02/2014 to 08/2015. [One month Summer salary for 2014 and 2015; Two students to work with].

·   [G2] Title: Risk Assessment, Identification and Notification (RAIN) System; Role: Co-Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: Jackson State University - Institute for Multi-Modal Transportation; Period: 07/01/2008 to 05/30/2009. Amount: $49,977 [PI: G. Skelton].

   [G1] Title: Development of a Location Prediction Based On-Demand Routing Protocol to Minimize the Number of Route Discoveries and Hop Count per Path in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks; Role: Principal Investigator; Funding Agency: Jackson State University - Center for University Scholars; Period: 06/01/2008 to 07/31/2008. Amount: $10,000.