Past Research Day Events
Link Lab 2023 Research Day and Industry-Graduate Reception
The Link Lab Research Day 2023 assembled UVA academic researchers, industry leaders, and government stakeholders who presented and spearheaded discussions of Leading-edge research in CPS and IoT.
Research Day provided an opportunity to meet and network with CPS Leaders in industry and academia, and also granted access to our Link Lab Graduate Students during our private Industry-Graduate Reception the evening before where they showcased demos throughout the Link Lab. Providing the opportunity to preview their research and a chance to interact with the minds of tomorrow, today.
Welcome & Introductions
Jennifer Burman, Operations | Link Lab
Jonathan Goodall, Link Lab Director, UVA
Jennifer L. West, Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Science
Keynote: Charles Schroeder, Fellow & Senior Technologist, NI
Elizabeth Dougherty, EROO Director, USPTO
Smart Cities Breakout Session:
Daniel Linzell, Division Director, NSF
Henning S. Mortveit, Associate Professor, Systems & Information Engineering, Network Systems Science and Advanced Computing (NSSAC), Biocomplexity Institute & Initiative (BII), UVA
Jeremy Tole, Vice President, Azbil
Arsalan Heydarian, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, ORCL VR/AR Lab, CBSI, Link Lab, UVA
Donna Chen, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Link Lab, UVA
Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Spencer Leamy, Chief Research Officer, Corvus Labs
Cindy Chang, Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Systems & Information Engineering, Intelligent Systems Lab, Link Lab, UVA
Tariq Iqbal, Assistant Professor, Systems & Information Engineering, Computer Science, Collaborative Robotics Lab, Link Lab, UVA
Yen-Ling Kuo, Anita Jones Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Link Lab, UVA
Smart & Connected Health
Mashfiqui Rabbi, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Digital Signals, Optum Labs
Dr. Romuladus E. Azuine, Branch Chief, Researcher Platforms Branch, DTPS All of Us Research Program, National Institute of Health (NIH)
Phil I-Fon Chow, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, Center for Behavioral Health & Technology, UVA
Laura Barnes, Professor, Systems & Information Engineering, Associate Director, Link Lab, UVA
Hardware for IoT
Azeez Bhavagarwala, CEO & Founder, Metis Microsystems
Adam Barth, Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Toast
Benton Calhoun, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Robust Low Power VLSI Group, Link Lab, UVA
Student Flash Talks
John Chrosniak
Soroush Zare
Maral Zhiyanpour
Tahsin Mullick
Vish Govinda Rajan
John Kelly
Binata Roy
Lahiru Wijayasingha
Kamiar Khayambash
Keshara Weerasingh
Aya Yehia
Afsara Benazir
Michael Bertsch
Zhiyuan Wang
Faisal Thebo
Photography By: ANDREW SHURTLEFF
Jon Goodall | Director UVA Link Lab
Welcome Remarks
Jack Stankovic, Link Lab Director Emeritus and Jennifer West, Dean of School of Engineering and Applied Science
Madhur Behl displays and answers questions about his autonomous F1 race car to Research Day attendees.
Industry-Graduate Student Reception affords attendees a hands-on experience with the exciting research being conducted in Link Lab. Link Lab graduate student, John Chrosniak along with faculty advisor, Madhur Behl conduct the demonstration of the AI Autonomous Racing Simulator to Industry attendees.
Link Lab graduate student, Sion Kim demonstrates the Cognitive EMS: Context-Aware Augmented Reality for Cognitive Assistance in Emergency Medical Services at the Industry-Graduate Student Reception.
Link Lab Graduate Student, Arman Hosseini Aliabad demonstrates the Virtual Reality Bike Simulator.
Link Lab 2022 Research Day and Industry-Graduate Reception
The Link Lab Research Day 2022 assembled UVA academic researchers, industry leaders, and government stakeholders who presented and spearheaded discussions of leading-edge research in CPS and IoT.
Research Day provided an opportunity to meet and network with CPS leaders in industry and academia, and also granted access to our Link Lab graduate students during our private Industry-Graduate Reception the evening before where they showcased demos throughout the Link Lab. Providing the opportunity to preview their research and a chance to interact with the minds of tomorrow, today.
Welcome & Introduction - Jennifer Burman, Operations Link Lab, UVA
Link Lab: Supporting the Revolution in Multi-Disciplinary CPS Research and Education: What the Link Lab Does and Why You Should Be a Part of It - Jack Stankovic, Director & Professor | Link Lab | Computer Science
Keynote: Ron Keesing, Senior Vice President for Technology Integration | Leidos
CCI Introduction: Erdem Topsakal, Director Central Virginia Node | Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
Student Flash Talks:
- Lauren Bramblett
- Anjali Agrawal
- Sudhir Shenoy
- William Smith
- Erzhen Hu
- Yidi Wang
- Leo Liu
- Elisa Pantoja
- Wonkyo Choe
- Runze Yan
- David Loose
Smart Cities AM Session
Brian Park, Professor, Director, Traffic Operations Laboratory, Engineering Systems & Environment, Link Lab, UVA
Donna Chen, Assistant Professor, Engineering Systems & Environment, Link Lab, UVA
Osman Osman, Transportation Engineer & CDA Freight Project Manager, Leidos
Japjeev Kohli, Vice President of Transportation, Transurban
Smart Cities PM Session
Devin Harris, Professor, Faculty Director - Clark Scholars Program, Director - Center for Transportation Studies, Engineering Systems & Environment, Link Lab, UVA
Arsalan Heydarian, Assistant Professor, Engineering Systems & Environment, Link Lab, UVA
Roger Millar, PE, FASCE, FAICP Secretary of Transportation Washington State Department of Transportation
Ning Li, Traffic Asset Program Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
Robotics & Autonomous Systems AM Session
Madhur Behl, Assistant Professor Computer Science, Engineering Systems & Environment, Founder - Cavalier Autonomous Racing, Link Lab, UVA
Nicola Bezzo, Associate Professor, Engineering Systems & Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, AMR Lab, Link Lab, UVA
Paul Perrone, Founder & CEO, Perrone Robotics
Robotics & Autonomous Systems PM Session
Tomonari Furukawa, Professor and Zinn Faculty Scholar, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Director - Victor Labs, Link Lab, UVA
Tariq Iqbal, Assistant Professor Engineering Systems & Environment, Computer Science, Link Lab, UVA
Carrie Rebhuhn, Principal Autonomous Intelligent Systems Engineer, MITRE
Hardware for IoT AM Session
Steve Bowers, Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering, Link Lab, UVA
Mircea Stan, Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering, Virginia Microelectronics Consortium (VMEN), Link Lab, UVA
Tairan Wang, Senior Staff Engineering & Operations Innovator, MITLL
Matt Morgan, Scientist & Engineer Researcher Central Development Lab, NRAO
Hardware for IoT PM Session
Cong Shen, Assistant Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering, Link Lab, UVA
Yixin Sun, Anita Jones Career Enhancement Assistant Professor Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Link Lab, UVA
Shamik Das, Chief Engineer, OSD Programs, MITRE
Daniel Truesdell, Senior Engineer, Everactive
Smart & Connected Health AM Session
Sarah Sun, Associate Professor Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Link Lab, UVA
Afsaneh Doryab, Assistant Professor Engineering Systems & Environment, Computer Science, Link Lab, UVA
Tara Faust, Director of Platform Development, Locus Health
Mohsin Ahmed, Research Staff, Samsung
Smart & Connected Health PM Session
Jack Stankovic, BP America Professor Computer Science, Director Link Lab, UVA
Laura Barnes, Professor, Engineering Systems & Environment, Link Lab, UVA
Steve Lewis, Business Development Manager, Whole Health, Leidos
Meghan Garvey, Exercise Scientist and Subject Matter Expert, Leidos
Photography By: ANDREW SHURTLEFF
Jack Stankovic | Director UVA Link Lab
Welcome Remarks
UVA Link Lab graduate student Wonkyo Choe shares his research on "Make Self-Driving Attentive" at the Poster Session of Research Day 2022
Matt Morgan (NRAO), Cong Shen (UVA) Yixin Sun (UVA), Daniel Truesdell (EverActive), Samik Das (MITRE), Tairan Wang (MITLL)
Hardware for IoT: Opportunities, Needs, and Challenges - Panel Discussion
Robot Dog "Spot" is a quadraped robot from Boston Dynamics. It is very useful for navigation through environments that have been traditionally challenging for robots, such as climbing up and down stairs. Prof. Nicola Bezzo and his lab are programming Spot to safely and autonomously navigate cluttered and occluded environments.
UVA Link Lab Graduate Student, Sudhir Shenoy leads the demonstration of NAO Robots.
We explore the abilities of NAO humanoid robots to adapt to users through emotion recognition and adapt through a combination of gestures, sound, effects and verbal communication.
Robot Assisted Surgery - Surgeons train for robot-assisted surgery by practicing tasks such as suturing and pick and place on simulators and in dry-lab settings.
UVA Link Lab Graduate Student, Kay Hutchinson explains the research and capability of the Robot. Our research focuses on decomposing suturing and pick and place tasks into smaller components that we can model and analyze for safety towards the goal of creating a context-aware safety monitor for robotic surgery.