Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Troy Israel, MS Computer Engineering; John Vega, MS Software Engineering; Denver Cude, BS Computer Science; Andrew Garcia Leopold, BS Student in Computer Science; Digital Twin: Eric Liu Xuan, PHD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering; Nik Khandandel, MS Manufacturing Engineering; Johnathan Aguilar, BS Computer Science; Denver Cude, BS Computer Science; Alex Boutselis, BS Computer Science; David Sterin, B.S. Computer Science; Salomon Hugo, B.S. Computer Science; Andy Ruiz, B.S. Computer Science; Robert Esquivel, BS Student in Mechanical Engineering; Angel Gildo Cortes, BS Computer Science; Mahfuz Ahmed, BS Computer Science. Citizen Science: Yuliana Cruz, BA Student in Spanish; Jeffrey Vasquez, BS Student in Sociology; Robert Esquivel, BS Student in Mechanical Engineering; Brandon Ramos, BA Student in Business Administration & Pre-Nursing; Ciro Martinez, BS Student in Psychology; Nico Kurthy-Bresolin, BS Student in Finance; Jasmine Park, BS Student in Mechanical Engineering; Jean Paul Collazo, MS Student in Data Science
Collaborator(s): WM (Waste Management), Park Parthenia Apartments, LAPD Devonshire PALS: Police Activity League Supporters, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
CSUN CO-Is: Eugene Tseng, Autonomy for Sustainability Lead; Dr. Nhut Ho, Professor in Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Bingbing Li, Professor in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Terrestrial Systems and Climate Change
Present Projects
VALVE: Virtual Assisted Learning for Valve and Equipment Training
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Cody Laurie, MS Data Science; Jared Carrillo, BS Mechanical Engineering
Collaborator(s): Briana Mercuri, LADWP; Dean Terada, LADWP
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering
FIRESHIELD: Create a Fire-Mitigation System for Homes in Vulnerable Communities
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Jocelyn Mata, BS Geophysics and Computer Science
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: Thang Le, Civil Engineering and Construction Management
SEED-GS Sustainable Ecosystems & Environmental Dynamics: Genomics & Systems Biology for Resilient Agriculture
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Ryan David, BS, Biology; Melkon Kapouytian, BS, Biology; Myat Htoo Maung, BS, Computer Science; Samuel Gurieli, BS, Pyschology; Nareg Aintablian, BA, Biology; Judith Montepeque, BS Cell and Molecular Biology
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: Yoshie Hanzawa, Biology
Astro Cultivators: Autonomous Growth System for Space Farming
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Anthony Morales-Badajoz, graduate student in Computer Engineering, Neville Elieh, undergraduate student in Computer Science, Elliot Sadler, graduate student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Jasmine Glover, undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering, Manoj Nizampatnam, graduate student in Computer Science, Andrew Wang, student at Portola High School, Larry Zhang, student at Agoura High School, Troy Israel, MS, Computer Engineering, John Vega, MS, Software Engineering, Jade Dergevorkian, BS, Comp Science
Collaborator(s): Annette Besnilian, April Diederich, Andreas George, Julie Miller, Marilyn Magaram
Center for Food Science, Nutrition, and Dietetics
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Xunfei Jiang, Computer Science
FOODI: Facilitating Overcoming Obstacles to the Development and Integration of Modern Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Jade Dergevorkian, ARCS Fellow, MS Computer Science; Farhan Darvish, BS Biotechnology; Keira Ebner, Calabasas High School Senior; Isabel Lucero, BS Computer Science; Diego Machuca, BS Mechanical Engineering; Alyssa Muldong, BS Computer Science; Hao Phan, BS Mechanical Engineering; Luis Arroyo Turcio, MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management; Nikhil Naik, MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management; Salman Sattar, BS Computer Science
Mentor(s): Fred Gross, Senior Advisor, ARCS
Collaborator(s): Guillermo Herrera, Mechanical Engineering; LAPD PALS Devonshire Youth Center; LA Pierce College, Department of Agriculture
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Nhut Ho, Director, ARCS, Mechanical Engineering
CONNECT: Collaborative Office Network for Navigating Empowerment, Creativity, and Transformation
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s):
Collaborator(s): Tom De Smet (Project Management and Utility Construction), Maria Sison-Roces (Sustainability and Energy Efficiency), LADWP
CSUN CO-Is: Nasrin Golshany, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences; Hessam Ghamari, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
RecyKOOL: Maximize Waste Diversion Through Citizen Science, Data Analytics and AI Digital Twin
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Troy Israel, MS Computer Engineering; John Vega, MS Software Engineering; Denver Cude, BS Computer Science; Andrew Garcia Leopold, BS Student in Computer Science; Digital Twin: Eric Liu Xuan, PHD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering; Nik Khandandel, MS Manufacturing Engineering; Johnathan Aguilar, BS Computer Science; Denver Cude, BS Computer Science; Alex Boutselis, BS Computer Science; David Sterin, B.S. Computer Science; Salomon Hugo, B.S. Computer Science; Andy Ruiz, B.S. Computer Science; Robert Esquivel, BS Student in Mechanical Engineering; Angel Gildo Cortes, BS Computer Science; Mahfuz Ahmed, BS Computer Science. Citizen Science: Yuliana Cruz, BA Student in Spanish; Jeffrey Vasquez, BS Student in Sociology; Robert Esquivel, BS Student in Mechanical Engineering; Brandon Ramos, BA Student in Business Administration & Pre-Nursing; Ciro Martinez, BS Student in Psychology; Nico Kurthy-Bresolin, BS Student in Finance; Jasmine Park, BS Student in Mechanical Engineering; Jean Paul Collazo, MS Student in Data Science
Collaborator(s): WM (Waste Management), Park Parthenia Apartments, LAPD Devonshire PALS: Police Activity League Supporters, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
CSUN CO-Is: Eugene Tseng, Autonomy for Sustainability Lead; Dr. Nhut Ho, Professor in Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Bingbing Li, Professor in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Workers and Technology Together (WATT)
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Mitesh Sawant, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, Douglas Cruz, Business and Economics, David Bell, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, Melissa Baghoumian, Business and Economics, Jianhao Zhu, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, Joshua Vazquez, Communication Design, Nitya Kumari, Business Administration, Fahima Arif, Electrical engineering, Keiana Samoy, Business Analytics
Collaborator(s): Los Angeles Local Enforcement Agency, Waste Management, Anaergia
CSUN CO-Is: Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering, Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management, Farshad Ghodoosi, Business Law, Joe Bautista Art and Communication, Sharif Monica, Organizational Management
Woniya Wichoni (Breath of Life) - An Air Quality Project that Centers on Community, Land, and Climate Justice
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Vaishnavi Sen, MS Computer Science; Leena Shah, BS Computer Science; Ryan Franco, BS Computer Science; Alan Ruiz, BS Computer Science; Christian Herrera, BS Computer Science
Collaborator (s): Dr. Mafani Mongoh, Bridget Eagle, Fred McLaghlin, Alayna Eagle Shield, Zane Prentice, Sunshine Claymore
CSUN CO-I: Dr. Alex Modarresi, Comp Sci; Dr. Nhut Ho, Mech Engr; Dr. Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engr & Mnmt; Dr. Mario Giraldo
DOE Industrial Assessment Center
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Faria Tahar-Binta, M.S. student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Student Lead at CSUN; Miller Alas, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Collaborator(s): Dr. G.P. Li, Director of Calit2, Co-Director of SMART ITAC; Chelsea Choudhary, Program Manager of SMART ITAC; Carlos Urquidi, Co-Director of SMART ITAC
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Bingbing Li, Professor in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Co-Director of SMART ITAC
Past Projects
High-Pressure Turbulent Reactive Flows
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Raphael Perez-Magallon, B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Collaborator(s): Josette Bellan
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Vinicius Maron Sauer, Mechanical Engineering
Geo Information-Visualization for Natural Disasters
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): David Castrejon, Connor Wang, Denys Osmak, Luis Padilla, Farid Koushaneh, Edwin Rivera, Matthew Bellman, Alondra Sanchez Ochoa
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: Mario Giraldo, CoI. Xunfei Jiang, Li Liu
Python Tools for Autonomous Multidimensional Data Assemble and Analysis
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Yashira Almanza
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo
Storytelling of Earth process using GIS tools
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Jessie Gonzalez and Yashira Almanza
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo
Multidimensional analysis of Coastal evapotranspiration in the Pacific Coast USA using multidimensional data analysis.
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Andrea Flores and Yashira Almanza
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo
Machine learning analysis to assess water cycle changes in the Amazon rain forest
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): David Castrejon CSUS, Connor Wang UCLA, Denys Osmak UT Austin
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo
SEED-GS Sustainable Ecosystems & Environmental Dynamics: Genomics & Systems Biology for Resilient Agriculture
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Dr. Upeksha Hemamali
Collaborator(s): Dr. Eric Deeds (UCLA)
CSUN CO-I: Yoshie Hanzawa
Energy & Appliance Standards for Plug Loads: Assessing Current Needs and Future Opportunities
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Jianhao Zhu, Mechanical Engineering
Collaborator(s): Xunfei Jiang, Computer Science, Josh Dean, California Energy Alliance (CEA), Joy Pixley, Calplug at University of California, Irvine Keith Graeber, CLTC at UC Davis
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management
Climate Change Resiliency Assessment for Cold Food Storage and Logistics
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Mitesh Sawant, Engineering Management, Paula Logozzo, Mechanical Engineering
Collaborator(s): Dr. Alex Woolf, Mrs. Nadia Bolis, at Lineage Logistics, Dr. G.P. Li, Dr. Richard Donovan, Dr. Yoon Kim at University of California Irvine, Dr. Krystel Castillo at University of Texas San Antonio
CSUN CO-Is: Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management
Field instrumentation of native vegetation to assess plant water dynamics under dry landscapes
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Zoila Campos, Andrew Heltzel, and Gurucharan Dass.
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo
Teleconnections of Sea Surface Temperature and Cloud Fraction cover in the Pacific Coast USA
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Jessie Gonzalez and Yashira Almanza
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo
Assessing user accessibility of PO.DAAC website and data for environmental Analysis
Student Researcher(s): Shantel Perez and Katya Yanez
Collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-Is: P.I. Mario A. Giraldo