Research Topics and Sponsors ============================ Current Topics -------------- Dr. Lu's research focuses on improving efficiency of computer systems and analyze large amounts of data from distributed sources. +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Topic | Sponsor | Summary | +=================================+=============================+=============================================================+ | Computer Vision at Edge | National Science Foundation | Create efficient computer vision for edge device s | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Computer Vision at Edge Devices | National Science Foundation | Create Cyber Infrastructure for Edge Computing | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | AI Institute: Cybersecurity | National Science Foundation | Agent-Based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | AI for Future Musicians | National Science Foundation | AI-Based Software to help music performers | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Trusted Machine Learning | Wistron | Execute Machine Learning Software in Trusted Environment | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ Research Funding ---------------- National Science Foundation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - 2025, PI, 2504445 "`Cyberinfrastructure for Multi-Stream Architectures Applied to Computer Vision: Efficiency via Co-Design of Network Architectures and Framework Operators `_" - 2024, Co-PI, 2343596, "`Exploring The Risks and Rewards of Large Language Models in Enabling Energy-Efficient Data Center Software Infrastructure `_" - 2023, Co-PI, 2326198, "`Artificial Intelligence Technology for Future Music Performers `_" - 2023, Senior Personnel, "`AI Institute for Agent-Based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION) `_" - 2021, PI, 2120430, "`CNS Collaborative Research: CAR:NEW: Research Infrastructure for Real-Time Computer Vision and Decision Making via Mobile Robots `_" - 2021, PI, 2107230, "`OAC Core: Advancing Low-Power Computer Vision at the Edge `_" - 2021, PI, 2104709, "`CDSE: Collaborative: Cyber Infrastructure to Enable Computer Vision Applications at the Edge Using Automated Contextual Analysis `_" - 2020, PI, 2027524, "`Collaborative:RAPID:Leveraging New Data Sources to Analyze the Risk of COVID-19 in Crowded Locations `_" - 2019, PI, 1925713, "`CCRI: Planning: Collaborative Research: Planning to Develop a Low-Power Computer Vision Platform to Enhance Research in Computing Systems `_" - 2017, PI, 1747694, "`Summit of Software Infrastructure for Managing and Processing Big Multimedia Data at the Internet Scale `_" - 2016, Co-PI, 1702722, "`Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2) Principal Investigator Workshop `_" - 2015, PI, 1535108, "`SI2-SSE: Analyze Visual Data from Worldwide Network Cameras `_" - 2015, PI, 1530914, "`I-Corps: Business Analytics for Large Scale Intelligence `_" - 2014, PI, 1427808, "`US-Singapore Workshop: Collaborative Research: Understand the World by Analyzing Many Video Streams `_" - 2013, Co-PI, 1266318, "`Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Net-Centric Software and Systems Center Research Center `_" - 2010, Co-PI, 0958487, "`CI-ADDO-NEW: Collaborative Research: Development of DARwIn Humanoid Robots for Research, Education and Outreach `_" - 2009, Co-PI, 0855098, "`CRI: II-NEW: Adaptive Robotic Testbed for Wireless Sensor Networks and Autonomous Systems `_" - 2008, Co-PI, 0751101, "`CRI: Planning - A Testbed for Compiler-supported Scalable Error Monitoring and Diagnosis for Reliable and Secure Sensor Networks `_" - 2007, Co-PI, 0721873, "`NeTS-NOSS: AIDA: Autonomous Information Dissemination in RAndomly Deployed Sensor Networks `_" - 2007, Co-PI, 0722212, "`CPATH EAE: Extending a Bottom-Up Education Model to Support Concurrency from the First Year `_" - 2007, Co-PI, 0716271, "`CT-ISG: Compiler-Enabled Adaptive Security Monitoring on Networked Embedded Systems `_" - 2006, PI, 0541267, "`CPA: Cross-Layer Energy Management by Architectures, Operating Systems, and Application Programs `_" - 2005, Co-PI, 0509394, "`CSR-EHS: Resource-Efficient Monitoring, Diagnosis, and Programming Support for Reliable Networked Embedded Systems `_" - 2004, PI, 0347466, "`CAREER: A Unified Approach for Energy Management by Operating Systems `_" - 2003, Co-PI, 0329061, "`IIS: Distributed Energy-Efficient Mobile Robots `_" Qualcomm ^^^^^^^ - 2024, Qualcomm Faculty Research Award, ``Efficient Computer Vision" Wistron ^^^^^^^ - 2023, PI: Dongyan Xu, Co-PI: Yung-Hsiang Lu, "Execute Machine Learning Software in Trusted Environment" Cisco ^^^^^ - 2023, PI: Yung-Hsiang Lu, Co-PI: James Davis, "Efficient Computer Vision for Edge Devices". - 2022, PI: James Davis, Co-PI: Yung-Hsiang Lu, "Trustworthy Re-use of Pre-Trained Neural Networks". Sandia National Laboratory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - 2020, Large Scale Network Simulation for Video Surveillance Facebook ^^^^^^^^ - 2019 and 2020, Low-Power Computer Vision Challenge - 2017, Computer Vision using Contextual Information Google ^^^^^^ - 2020, Open-Source TensorFlow Model Garden - 2018, Low-Power Computer Vision Challenge Xilinx ^^^^^^ - 2019, Low-Power Computer Vision Challenge - 2020, Low-Power Computer Vision Challenge HP ^^ - 2013, Adaptive Power Management for Laser Printers