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RASL’s Director, Dr. Nilanjan Sarkar, awarded NSF Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL) Grant
Oct. 9, 2024—Vanderbilt researchers, led by Professor Nilanjan Sarkar, have received a $900,000 National Science Foundation grant to explore AI-driven solutions aimed at enhancing communication between neurodivergent and neurotypical individuals. The project, supported by NSF’s Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL) program, focuses on addressing the communication barriers, known as the “double empathy problem,” that...
RASL’s RAPID Project Featured in VUMC News!
Aug. 23, 2024—RASL’s project RAPID was featured in VUMC News this week! This initiative, supported by a $1.1 million National Science Foundation grant, involves Vanderbilt University and North Carolina State University researchers developing advanced wearable technology to anticipate problem behaviors in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project includes a specially designed shirt and wrist-worn sensors...
Congratulations to the Senior Design Team!
May. 9, 2024—Congratulations to the senior design team for receiving a Senior Design Award for their work on Thermal Feedback in AR! This project was mentored by the RASL lab, under the guidance of Alexandra Watkins.
Ph.D. Defense of Dr. Tiange (T) Zhang
May. 7, 2024—Congratulations to Dr. Zhang on the successful defense of her dissertation! She is the 25th Ph.D. graduate of the RASL Lab!
Ph.D. Defense of Dr. Akshith Ullal
Apr. 29, 2024—Congratulations to Dr. Ullal on the successful defense of his dissertation!
RASL Director, Dr. Nilanjan Sarkar, receives prestigious NSF CIVIC Stage 2 Award
Sep. 25, 2023—RASL’s very own Dr. Sarkar, in collaboration with Dr. Keivan Stassun from the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation and Mary Baker-Ericzen from San Diego State University, has received the CIVIC Innovation Challenge Award of $1 Million from the National Science Foundation. The award will go towards exploring an integrated AI and behavioral science-based driving...
Miroslava presents on four NSF funded projects at the Regional Innovation Showcase!
May. 1, 2023—Her poster presented four ongoing projects in the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Lab (RASL) that aim to address societal challenges with use-inspired technologies. See the poster here!
Successful Deployment of SARConnect in Ohio!
Mar. 23, 2023—Ritam and Nibraas visited our collaborators at The Ohio State University last month to successfully deploy SARConnect at two nursing homes in the Columbus area! Learn more about the SARConnect project here!