Current Projects

5. Collaborative Research: CAIG: Artificial Intelligence -Enabled, Physics-Aware, Explainable Forecasting of Thermospheric Density (Dr. Bai is the lead PI working with NJIT)

• Funding Agent: NSF

4. Online Robust Trajectory Planning of High-Dimensional Space Manipulators with Real-Time Optimization  (Single PI)

• Funding Agent: AFOSR

3. DURIP: Testbed for Autonomous Proximity and Rendezvous Operations (ASPRO) with General Space Objects (Single PI)

• Funding Agent: Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) 

2. Machine Learning-Enabled Data Assimilation for Understanding and Forecasting the Variation of Thermospheric Neutral Density (Single PI working with two other institutes)

• Funding Agent: NASA

1. ANSWERS: Prediction of Geoeffective Solar Eruptions, Geomagnetic Indices, and Thermospheric Density Using Machine Learning Methods (Dr. Bai is the lead PI working with three other institutes)

• Funding Agent: NSF

Previous Projects

6. Intelligent Observing Uncooperative Space Objects (Single PI)

• Funding Agent: Air Force Office of Scientific Research

5.  A Holistic Bayesian Framework for Intelligent Calibration of Constellations of Sensors (Single PI)

 Funding Agent: NASA Early Career Faculty      

4. YIP-extension: Advanced Orbit Prediction for Resident Space Objects through Physics-Based Learning (Single PI)

•     Funding Agent: Air Force Office of Scientific Research

3.       Adaptive Markov Inference Game Optimization for Rapid Discovery of Evasive Satellite Behavior (Co-PI)

• Funding Agent: Air Force DOD STTR Phase 2

2.       Carrier Landing Performance Advancement through Nonlinear Programming and Real-time Optimal Flight Control (Single PI)

• Funding Agent: Office of Naval Research

1.       Advanced Orbit Prediction for Resident Space Objects through Physics-Based Learning (Single PI)

• Funding Agent: Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program