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
Terrestrial Systems and Climate Change
Present Projects
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
Facilitating Overcoming Obstacles to Development and Integration (FOODI) of Modern Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): John Vega, ARCS Fellow, MS, Mechanical Engineering; Jade Dergevorkian, BS, Comp Science; Isabel Lucero, undergraduate student in Computer Science; Alyssa Muldong, undergraduate student in Electrical & Computer Engineering; Luis Arroyo Turcio, graduate student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management; Nikhil Naik, graduate student in Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management; Salman Sattar, BS, Comp Science; Keira Ebner, student at Calabasas High School
Mentor(s): Fred Gross, Interdisciplinary Engineering and Science
CSUN CO-Is: Dr. Bingbing Li, Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Dr. Nhut Ho, 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 (Evidence-Based Design and Occupant Wellbeing), Hessam Ghamari (Environmental Psychology and Human-Centered Design, Bingbing Li (Sustainability, Digital Twin and Multimodal Data Fusion for Autonomous System), Shawn Sun (Sustainable Construction and Structural Health Monitoring), Thang Le (Earthquake Engineering and Building Materials), Nhut Ho (Systems Engineering and Autonomy)
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
RecyKOOL: Maximize Waste Diversion Through Citizen Science & AI Digital Twin
Student Researcher(s): Cesar Aranibar David, MS in Manufacturing System Engineering; Reza Alisamir, MS in Manufacturing System Engineering; Crystal Valdez, BA Student in Psychology; Anthony Derderian, BA Student in Political Science; Andrew Garcia Leopold, BS Student in Computer Science; Stanislav Kazhar, BS Student in Computer Science; Nik Khandandel, MS in Manufacturing System Engineering; Julius Maxwell, BS Student in Anthropology; Shreyas William, MS Student in Engineering Management; Monish Ramesh, MS Student in Industrial Engineering; Arpitha Pradeep, MS Student in Engineering Management
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): Teo Dominguez, BS Computer Science; Samuel Guinto, BS Computer Science; Nicholas Rodriguez Weda, BS Computer Science; Keaton Maki, BS Computer Science; Yash Desai, BS Computer Science; Martin Dela Cruz, 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
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
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
On the Challenge of Sustainable Agriculture and Ecosystem under Diverse Environments
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