Research and grant news

Mengdi Huai Awarded NSF Grant for Machine Unlearning

Mengdi Huai, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been awarded $300,000 by the National Science Foundation to address security and privacy challenges in machine unlearning.

Liyi Li, Myra Cohen, and Ali Jannesari Awarded New NSF Grant

Liyi Li, Myra Cohen, and Ali Jannesari have been awarded a $1,000,000 collaborative grant with the University of Illinois at Chicago from the National Science Foundation’s Formal Methods in the Field program for their research on just-in-time veri

Pavan Aduri Awarded an NSF Grant to Study Algorithmic Replicability

Dr. Pavan Aduri, Professor of Computer Science, was awarded a $262,300 grant from the National Science Foundation for his research in studying new directions in algorithmic replicability.

Bowen Weng: Making Legged Robots Safe

Think about when someone is going on a hike. Humans have an innate ability to adapt to the ever-changing environment we encounter along the trail.

Ling Tang is Advancing Robotic Dexterity

Think about how many tasks go into gripping a pen as you prepare to write your name. It’s a simple task, right? Well, maybe not.

Kang Zhou: Enhancing Efficiency and Training Data Acquisition

In today's digital age, the Internet stands as an invaluable resource capable of extracting a wealth of information. However, there is a lot of information that can make it challenging to navigate.

The Right to Be Forgotten: Mengdi Huai on Navigating Security Challenges for Ensuring User Privacy with Machine Unlearning

Recent regulations such as GDRP and the California Consumer Privacy Act have given users the right to erase the impact of their sensitive information from the trained models to protect their privacy.

Ali Jannesari is Scaling Computing for AI Innovations

Ali Jannesari, a Computer Science Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, is conducting research at the forefront of technology.

Wei Le: Tackling the Challenges of Deep Learning in Software Assurance

Wei Le, an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Iowa State University, secured a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation in collaboration with Columbia University to fund their pioneering project “Learning Semantics of Code T

Myra Cohen and Robyn Lutz: Providing Safer Skies for Drone Flight

Industries worldwide are increasingly using drone technology to enhance the efficiency of their business practices. However, the growing number of drones also brings concerns regarding congestion and safety in a limited airspace.

Qi Li Receives NSF CAREER Award

Qi Li's Research is Democratizing Language Models

Benjamin Steenhoek on Using Deep Learning to Improve Software Development

With a background in software development, it makes sense why Benjamin Steenhoek would be interested in helping software developers write better code.

Xiaoqiu Huang is Tackling Climate Change Using Fungi

As the world continues to change due to our industrial practices, researchers worldwide are working at making all aspects of our society more sustainable for our future.

Salil Purandare Wins Best Student Paper Award for Work on Drone Flight Behavior

Chenglin Miao on Protecting Our Internet Security

Today, people can turn on the lights, order groceries, and change the channel on the television using only their voices. Cars can automatically break and slow down to adjust to traffic flow.

Myra Cohen gives keynote at 2022 ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC)

Myra Cohen gave an invited Keynote last week at the 2022 ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) held in Graz Austria.

Samik Basu receives NSF grant to develop advanced tools for multi-stakeholder decision-making

Samik Basu received funding for an NSF project entitled, "RI: III: SHF: Small: Multi-Stakeholder Decision Making: Qualitative Preference Languages, Interactive Reasoning, and Explanation." The project duration is three years with the intended awar