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Dr. Devika Subramanian

Robotics, AI and Interactivity

We are building a team of iCreate robots to guide people through Duncan Hall as well as do surveillance tasks cooperatively. The robots are equipped with a wide array of sensors and they map the environment as they move in it. Making smart robots that exist, interact, and adapt in an environment over a long period of time, poses interesting research and engineering challenges.

Computational Cancer Biology and Predictive Medicine

We are using machine learning techniques to infer signaling malfunctions in cancers. We are working with scientists at the MD Anderson Cancer Center on this project, who provide us lots of cellular data. Finding signaling anomalies in cancers help us find targeted drugs for patients

Computational Neuroscience and Personalized Education

We are building computational models of how humans learn to play a videogame designed by the Navy to train submarine pilots. These models are built by tracking the eyes, hands and the brains (EEGs) of players. Our goal is to help people learn complex tasks by computationally figuring their learning difficulties, and by adjusting the task in a personalized way, to help people achieve greater competence.

Tracking the Evolution of Terrorist Networks from News

We have access to a large database of terrorist events from 1990 to the present. We are using machine learning techniques to track the evolution of terror networks at a global scale.

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