Projects / Funding
DyCoAI Laboratory
Funding & Collaborations
Our research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), including a 2012 NSF CAREER Award, the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Energy (DoE), the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC), and the Iowa Energy Center.
Foundations, control, and autonomy
Recent Awards
2026 –2029 Estimated end date
2025 –2028
NSF CMMI
Overcoming the Curse of Dimensionality in Optimal Control using Spectral Operator Methods
2025 –2027
VIPR-GS
Vision-Language-Action Models for Off-Road Integrated Teams
2025 –2026
VIPR-GS
Data-driven Deep Koopman Control-Oriented Learning Framework for Improved Autonomous Offroad Mobility
Research funding history
Earlier Awards
2020 –2022
Army Research ARC/GVSC
Reinforcement Learning Approach to CPS Vehicle Reenvisioning
2020 –2023
NSF ECCS / Collaborative Research
Dynamic data analytics for the Power Grid via Koopman and Perron-Frobenius Operator
2019 –2022
NSF CPS / Medium
Data-driven Causality Mapping, System Identification and Dynamics Characterization for Future Power Grid
2017 –2020
Department of Energy (DoE)
Sensor enabled data driven predictive analytics for modeling and control with high penetration of DERs in distribution system
2015 –2017
PSERC
Real Time Synchrophasor Measurement Based Voltage Stability Monitoring and Control
2013 –2016
NSF CPS / Synergy / Collaborative Research
A Unified System Theoretic Framework for Cyber Attack-Resilient Power Grid
2013 –2016
2012 –2017
NSF CAREER Award
Stability analysis and control of uncertain network system in nonequilibrium
2012 –2014
PSERC
PMU-based real time stability monitoring of power systems
2010 –2013
NSF ECCS
Fundamental limitation and complex dynamics in nonlinear network system with uncertainty
2008 –2011
NSF CMMI
Analysis and control of complex behavior, linear transfer operator approach
Additional Support
Dates not listed
DoD STTR / Phase I and II
Tools for dynamic analysis, simulation, and design of control surface with free play Collaborating Company: VSI Aerospace, Ames, IA.
Support and collaboration
Funding & Research Partners
We gratefully acknowledge the agencies and partners supporting our research across current and past projects.