A new research grant has been awarded. The project title is “Active Inference-based Deep Learning Technology for Automatic Perception and Control of Autonomous Vehicles.” With generous support from Hanyang University, BIMI will investigate an integrated bio-inspired approach for perception and control in autonomous driving through the Active Inference principle until the end of 2026, collaborating with visiting scholars from Hanyang University.
A new collaborative research project has been awarded. My lab will develop automatic exploration algorithms for the project.
The Office of Research is thrilled to announce an outstanding team of faculty from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn, led by Samir Rawashdeh, Ph.D. along with Junaid Farooq, Alireza Mohammadi, and Jaerock Kwon has been awarded a one-year, $900,000 grant from MxD for their project titled “Robotic Wireless Signal Strength Mapping of Industrial Facilities.” The Department of Defense (DoD) is the prime sponsor of this project. The project aims to develop an autonomous mobile robot equipped with spectrum analysis and radio hardware to survey wireless signal strength and map it relative to a self-built, two-dimensional layout of the factory floor.
My project-based learning effort for Robotic Manipulation was introduced during the 2024 State of the University Address on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
A project titled “Development of Machine Learning Algorithms for Electric Autonomous Agricultural Vehicles” has been awarded. This project is sponsored by WApplE Cloud Co., Ltd. It will start on January 1, 2024, and end on June 30, 2024.
The proposal, “RID: Open-Source Autonomous Ground Vehicular Robotics Platform,” has been awarded for Research Initiation & Development (RID – FY24 Fall Cycle). 1/15/2024 – 1/14/2025.
I am looking for a graduate student who will work on this project during this summer. Please contact me if you are interested in joining this project.
After the end-of-term presentation of the BIMI lab, we went to Ford Garage to celebrate another successful term, 2023 Fall. Thank you again for your hard work, Bimians!
MiCareerQuest Southwest 2023 Tuesday, November 14 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Aws Khalil and Feeza Khan Khanzada represented the ECE department of UM-Dearborn. MiCareerQuest Southeast expects 7,000 high school students, 500 teachers and counselors, 1,000 exhibitor volunteers, 200 MiCareerQuest volunteers, and 100 special guests.
I received my B.E and M.E in Computer Systems Engineering from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan. I started my PhD degree in Fall 2023 in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan– Dearborn. Prior joining the PhD program, I have worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Bath, UK and Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany. My research interests lies in Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, and Artificial intelligence.
I received my B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran, in 2018 and my M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Digital Electronics from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, in 2020. I started my PhD degree in fall 2023 in electrical, electronics, and computer engineering at the University of Michigan– Dearborn. I am a member of the Bio-Inspired Machine Intelligence (BIMI) Laboratory. My research interests are Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Computer Vision and Artificial intelligence.
Research Area: Autonomous Vehicles, User Psychology
Career Focus: Academia – Interactive Software, Machine Learning, User Psychology
Current Employer: Lawrence Technological University
Position: Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Bio: Jose is a former software developer for Elm Park Labs, experienced in developing augmented and virtual reality applications using Unity and Unreal Engine.
He is an alumnus of Lawrence Tech’s Computer Science and Game Software Development program with a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Intelligent Systems. He is the program coordinator and lead faculty of the Game Software Development concentration within the department of Math and Computer Science, as well as the lead advisor for LTU Expo.
Jose is pursuing a Doctorate in Computer and Electrical Engineering under the mentorship of Dr. Jaerock Kwon.