HiPE Research Group — Ingram School of Engineering
I will be at the Austin AI Alliance – State of AI in Austin 2026 Innovation Showcase, together with the TXST Center for Analytics & Data Science (CADS), sharing how we’re building AI-enabled systems for smarter sensing, decision-making, and high-performance engineering.
Collaborative journal article “Tension-Tension Fatigue and Flammability Behavior of Fire-Resistant Carbon Fiber Composites for Fire Drone Applications” with Dr. Jitendra Tate’s lab was published in SAMPE North America.
I am seeking to recruit a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join my team on an NSF-funded center, starting in January of 2026. The position focuses on research in the application and development of AI modeling in ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor processes. Position information: https://hipe.wp.txstate.edu/post-doc-position/
Co-PI for the awarded NSF-CREST Phase I Center for Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Materials, $7,500,000.00 with Dr. Edwin L. Piner (PI – Physics), Yoichi Miyahara (Co-PI – Physics), and Ariful Haque (Co-PI – EE).
Happy to have collaborated with the originator Dr. Maria Resendiz and receiving our US Patent on “EMOTION PORTRAYAL DATABASE“!
I was invited to talk at the Department of Physics Colloquium, and will present on “Neural Operators for Physics-Informed AI in Ultrawide Bandgap (UWBG) Semiconductor Research.”
When: April 2nd, 2025
Where: RFM-3219
Time: 5 – 6 PM
Fire Tech: Frontline Innovation for Resilient and Effective Firefighter Technology –
Session 1: How Can Robotics, Drones, and AI Transform Fire Response?
March 26th 12 PM – 1 PM CST
Register: https://txstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/Tf_6H_-1RKSnDAna-cnMmg#/registration
Our REU site is featured in the A&M-SA Today article “Summer Research Program Focuses on Interdisciplinary AI Research in Healthcare“
Our NSF-S-STEM paper “Sowing the SEEDs (Scholars of Excellence in Engineering Design): Starting the SEED NSF S-STEM Program at Texas State University,” was accepted to the 2025 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Guest Editing for the Applied Science Special Issue: Novel Technologies and Applications for Internet of Things. Deadline: August 20, 2025
