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<\/p>\nMy general research interests are in the area of wireless sensing and localization technologies supporting mobile applications. The diagram below summarizes three main topics and their subtopics. The main topics are: (a) wireless localization methods for mobile applications; (b) sensor data\/signal collection and processing in mobile devices, their communication, and enabled applications; (c) implementation approaches and platforms supporting the two aforementioned topics. In addition, I chair the annual SPIE conference on mobile technologies as well as integrate my research with educational activities.<\/p>\n
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Research Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Federal<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. State<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Other including sub-contracts, internal UTSA funding, institutional grants etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nTitle: Healthy Frio: a rural community partnership to advance obesity research. UTSA portion: designing interactive applications tailored for trials with control groups, interactivity and analytic support
\nDate (start-end): Oct 2016 – Sep 2020<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Pediatric Obesity Management Intervention Trial for Hispanic Families. UTSA portion: designing tailored text messaging system tailored for trials with control groups, interactivity and analytic support
\nDate (start-end): Apr 2014 – April 2019<\/li>\n
\nMan-Machine Systems Research and Education”, Sponsored by US Dept of the Army, Federal, (February 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016).<\/li>\n
\nDate (start-end): Apr 2010 – Oct 2015<\/li>\n
\nTitle: CCLI: Template-Based Undergraduate Education Concept in Wireless Application Development
\nDate (start-end): Oct 2010 – Oct 201<\/li>\n
\nTitle: CREST: Integrating High Performance Computing in Research and Education for Simulation, Visualization and Real-Time Prediction (SIVIRT)
\nDate (start-end): 2009 \u2013 2013<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Partnership to Address Physical Activity among Low-Income Latino Adolescent Girls
\nDate (start-end): Sep 2009 – Feb 2012<\/li>\n
\nTitle: IP-Assisted GPS positioning
\nDate (start-end): Nov 2008-Nov2009<\/li>\n
\nTitle: CRI: Experimental Research in High-Performance Computing and Wireless Networking
\nDate (start-end): May 2006 – May 2010<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Navy STTR FY2008A \u2013 Topic N08 \u2013 Extensible Affordable Software Defined Radio with Cross-Band Cross-Protocol Capability\u201d
\nDate (start-end): July 2008 – Feb 2009<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Using advanced wireless and positioning technologies for intrusion detection and preventive security information systems
\nDate (start-end): Dec 2006 \u2013 Dec 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nTitle: Tobacco Cessation Services for Bi-Lingual and Spanish Speaking Young Adult Latinos in South Texas
\nDate (start-end): May 1 2016 – Apr 30 2017<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Tobacco Cessation Services for Bi-Lingual and Spanish Speaking Young Adult Latinos in South Texas
\nDate (start-end): Aug 31 2014 – Aug 30 2017<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Y Living. Subcontract to set up a tailored messaging system
\nDate (start-end): Sep 2011 – Aug 2013<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Engineering Core Curriculum Redesign for Increasing Preparedness and Retention
\nDate (start-end): Aug 2007- Aug 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nTitle: Gift to promote advanced health data collection research
\nDate (start-end): Sep 2014 \u2013 May 2015<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Gift to promote advanced WLAN research
\nDate (start-end): Sep 2012 \u2013 May 2013<\/li>\n
\nTitle: Data Analysis of NI GPS simulator
\nDate (start-end): Dec 2007-May 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n