Posters

1. John Esparragoza, Armando Delgado Jr., Dr. Berenice de la Cruz, and Dr. Damian Valles, “Utilizing AI to Support Conversation in Individuals with ASD,” in the 2025 Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 2025.
2. A. Wagner, E. Aslan, D. Marimekala, and D. Valles, “Modeling and Predicting Dangerous Toxin Level Throughout Residential Fires Using AI,” 2025 Research, Inquiry, and Creative Expression (RICE) Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2025.
3. J. Esparragoza, A. Delgado, B. de la Cruz, and D. Valles, “Utilizing AI to Support Conversation in Individuals with ASD,” 2025 Research, Inquiry, and Creative Expression (RICE) Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2025.
4. M. Olsen, P. Sherpa, J. Pineda, J. W. Farrell III, and D. Valles, “The Use of Machine Learning to Model Player Readiness in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players,” 2025 Research, Inquiry, and Creative Expression (RICE) Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2025.
5. M. Su, T. Hillan, M. Bachtel, M. Resendiz, and D. Valles, “Recognition of emotions in the facial region including the ASD Perspective,” 2025 Research, Inquiry, and Creative Expression (RICE) Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2025.
6. R. Sheley, P. Karkhanis, D. Valles, and J. Tate, “Tension-Tension Fatigue of High-Temperature Thermoset Composites in Fire Drone Application,” 2025 Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Conference and Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2025. [1st Place]
7. D. Valles, M. Resendiz, K. S. Ramarapu, “Environment Emotion ‘Vibe’ Recognition Deep Learning Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” The 1st TXST Data and AI Day (4th TXST Analytics Showcase), Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2025.
8. D. Valles, M. Resendiz, K. S. Ramarapu, “Environment Emotion ‘Vibe’ Recognition Deep Learning Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” The 2025 Health Scholar Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2025.
9. E. Jimenez, A. Lopez, D. Valles, and M. Drewery, “Developing Artificial Intelligence Models for Predicting Cattle Movement, Behavior, and Emotion,” The 2025 TXST STEM Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2025.
10. J. Close, D. Valles, and H. Chen, “Electrical Integration of Autonomous Agricultural Bot,” The 2025 TXST STEM Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2025.
11. B. Gonzalez, J. Grubenhoff, K. Castaneda Guerra, Pawan Dradhan, H. Chen, and D. Valles, “Mechanical Design and Fabrication of a Mobile Autonomous Robot for Cattle Observation,” The 2025 TXST STEM Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2025.
12. A. L. Hernandez, M. Resendiz, D. Valles, T. Liu, R. K. Rolfe, Y. Li, S. Aslan, J. Farrell, “Which Emotions do Neurodiverse and Neurotypical Individuals Identify Similarly?” 2024 Research, Inquiry, and Creative Expression (RICE) Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2024.
13. H. Nonaka and D. Valles, “Fully Auto-Regressive Multi-modal LLM for Contextual Emotion Recognition,” 2024 Research, Inquiry, and Creative Expression (RICE) Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2024.
14. K. Stevenson and D. Valles, “Smart City Firefighting Autonomous Data Collection,” 2024 Research, Inquiry, and Creative Expression (RICE) Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2024.
15. A. Lopez, D. Valles, and M. Drewery, “Monitoring Cattle Behavior and Health Using Artificial Intelligence and Thermography,” The 2024 TXST STEM Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2024.
16. G. Jackson and D. Valles, “Dataset Enlargement with Generative Adversarial Neural Network,” The 2024 TXST STEM Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2024.
17. D. Hall and D. Valles, “Emotion Recognition and Communication Assistance: A Machine Learning App for Children with Autism,” The 2024 TXST STEM Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2024.
18. T. Liu, I. Wallace, H. Cressman, D. Valles, et al., “Enhancing Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Machine Learning Algorithms Using Postural Control Features” 2024 International Society of Research and Advocacy for Development Coordination Disorder and the International Motor Development Research Consortium (DCD15-IMDRC6), Ghent, Belgium, 2024.
19. D. Valles, “Autonomous Innovation: Revolutionizing Urban Firefighting with Data and Artificial Intelligence,” The 2024 Health Scholar Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2024.
20. Hernandez, A. L., Resendiz, M. D., Valles, D., et. al (2023, Oct). Is there gender bias in emotion identification? 2023 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference, Portland, OR, USA, 2023 [To be presented in October].
21. Liu, T., Mohammed, H., & Valles, D. (2023, May). Virtual reality effectiveness on motor assessment in children with autism. In JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY (Vol. 45, pp. S19-S19). 1607 N MARKET ST, PO BOX 5076, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820-2200 USA: HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.
22. J. McCawley, G. Taverna, and D. Valles, “Emotion Recognition using Audio Input for Voice and Environmental Sounds,” The 2nd Annual Texas State University Data Analytics Showcase, San Marcos, TX, 2023.
23. S. Rafiq, E. Ellsworth, and D. Valles, “Smart City Firefighting Autonomous Data Collection,” The 2nd Annual Texas State University Data Analytics Showcase, San Marcos, TX, 2023.
24. G. Jackson, D. Hall, and D. Valles, “Face Emotion Recognition DL Development and App Adaptability,” The 2nd Annual Texas State University Data Analytics Showcase, San Marcos, TX, 2023.
25. A. L. Hernandez, S. Valenzuela, A. E. Quiñonez Camacho, L. A. Umali, R. Newcomb, D. Valles, M. Resendiz, “Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Development of Emotion Portrayal Database,” The 2023 TXST STEM Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2023.
26. D. Valles, M. Resendiz, “A Facial Expression Recognition Application Using Machine Learning for Children with ASD to Help Identify Emotions,” The 2022 Health Scholar Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2022.
27. T. Stapleton, R. Fuentes, S. R. Jeter, R. Rolfe, D. Knudson, D. Valles, and F. Mendez, “Development of an Artificial Intelligence System to Prevent Overexertion Injuries at the Workplace,” American Statistical Association Conference on Statistical Practice 2022, New Orleans, LA, 2021. [1st Place Excellence in the Student Poster Competition]
28. Stewart, A., Resendiz, M., Valles, D., Haque, I., and Matin, R. (2020, November). 11638: Emotions and Emoticons: Facial Expression Recognition App for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Proposal accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.
29. Uma K. K. Pillai, D. Valles, “Vehicle Colors and Types Detection for Amber and Silver Alert Emergencies Using Machine Learning,” Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Annual Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2020.
30. D. Liu, Z. Dong, D. Valles, “Exploring the Contagion Effect of Social Media on Mass Shootings,” Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Annual Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2020.
31. D. Valles, M. Resendiz, M.I.U. Haque, “A Facial Expression Recognition Application Using Machine Learning for Children with ASD to Help Identify Emotions,” The 2019 Health Scholar Showcase, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2019.
32. M. Apple, D. Valles, “The RAPT Model Predicts Resilience and Vulnerability of Boreal Plant Species to Climate Change in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland,” The 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2018.
33. F. Jaradat, D. Valles, “A Human Detection Approach for Burning Building Sites Using Deep Learning Techniques,” 5th Annual Conference on Computational Science & Computational Intelligence – Symposium on Computational Intelligence (CSCI-ISCI’18), Las Vegas, NV, 2018.
34. David A.S. Johnson, D. Valles, “Modeling of High-Performance Computing Servers using Analysis of Benchmarks,” 2018 SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2018.
35. A.  Pinales, D. Valles, “Autonomous Embedded System Design on Environmental, Mapping and Human Detection Data Acquisition for Firefighting Situations,” 2018 SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2018
36. David A.S. Johnson, D. Valles, “Performance Modeling High-End Servers Using Benchmark Analysis,” TECHCON 2018, Austin, TX, 2018.
37. David A.S. Johnson, D. Valles, “Modelling of High-Performance Computing Servers using Analysis of Benchmarks,” 2018 Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Annual Conference, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2018.