This project aims to simplify the creation of avatars for use in research, with a focus on self, identity, and facial recognition. Avatars, or digital selves, can be challenging to make and limited by software, and this is made worse when participants’ avatars look different from themselves in real life. The goal of this research […]

Most computers and materials work on scales such that quantum effects can be comfortably ignored. But as we aim to make computers ever smaller, quantum effects will cause difficulties; however, they also provide opportunities. Spin-crossover (SCO) materials are molecules that can “Flip” between two states: either high or low spin binary states, making them essentially […]

This project aims to simulate the melting of clusters that are important in the field of nanotechnology and catalysis. We will improve the computational efficiency of Parallel Tempering Monte Carlo (PTMC) simulations by integrating GPU capabilities and interfacing with Gaussian software for energy calculations. The project is an essential part of a Ph.D. thesis that […]

The proposed project will look at participant’s brain activity while completing a stone-stepping task. Brain activity will be measured through EEG while the stone-stepping task will be projected through the Motek C-Mill treadmill. The research goal is to synchronize the data from a motor event occurring on the treadmill to cortical brain activity. The participants […]

The clinical translation of innovative oncology treatments can be boosted by the establishment of alternative in vivo models based on the chick chorioallantoic membrane. In this project, a biomodel based on commercial cancer cell lines, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, will be established and characterized by standard biological assays. The biomodels will be employed for the […]

Using simplified language understandable to a layperson; provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the intern(s) as well as the expected benefit to the partner organization. (100–150 words) The proposed research is focused on developing machine learning and deep learning-based approaches to improve the operation of 5G networks […]

The objective of the research project is to study an efficient and fast way to calculate values of some parameters which are hard to be estimated in nature in relation to dengue, they are: the biting rate, probability that a host to get infected, probability that a vector to get infected. These parameters are needed […]

Through a method of mathematical modeling, we intend to obtain essential data to determine the risk of non-immune tourists acquiring dengue during the stay of these tourists in Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in 12 host cities, and in the 2016 Summer Olympics that is Rio de Janeiro as the host. In 2014, […]

Visceral leishmaniasis is one of the world deadliest and neglected infectious diseases. Therefore, it is important elaborating a good strategic control for this disease. In this project, our general objectives include how to plan the optimization of visceral leishmaniasis control, taking into account the economic approach. This research will not involve experiments and clinical study. […]

We are testing a novel approach that enables us to create structures with specific sizes and shapes within aerogel using syringe pumps and 3D printers. This method enables specific internal pore structure design. This is possible because freeze-drying removes ice structures placed within the wet gel. Once the aerogel is lyophilized, it will have cavities […]

The research will portray the institutional evolution of post-reform China’s compensation and resettlement mechanism for land expropriation through a case study in Shanghai’s urban fringe region. The project will incorporate archive studies (Phase I), interviews with various stakeholders (Phase II), and ground surveys with affected rural households (Phase II). The study will not only probe […]

6G is the next generation of wireless network technologies. 6G signals are millimeter-waves, which are highly prone to blockage from obstacles such as trees or buildings. Due to this, behavior of the wireless environment is highly probabilistic and coverage holes can appear. This project aims to develop a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) which has the […]