Olivia Laurel has joined the HiPE Research Group to work to collaborate on the AnimalCareBot USDA-sponsored project at Texas State University. Welcome, Olivia! animalbot.wp.txstate.edu #research #codedevelopment #robotics #engineering #txst

Dr. Damián Valles, PhD will participate in the Digital 360 Summit 2024—Smart Mobility Panel: What is Happening with Advanced Air Mobility? Driskill Hotel, Austin, TX – Sept. 25, 2024 digital360summit.net/speaker/smart-… #AAM #Engineering #txst

Hiroshi‘s “Fully Auto-Regressive Multi-Modal #LLMs for Contextual Emotion Recognition” paper has been accepted to the 2024 #IEEE 15th Annual UEMCON. It will be presented at the #IBM T. J. Watson #research Center in New York in October. #Engineering #DeepLearning #txst

Ayesha A. Malik, Abrar Zaki, Ngoc Chung Tran, and Irene Liang have their paper "#VirtualReality on Assessing the Motor Skills of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder" accepted to the 2024 #IEEE UEMCON. To be presented at IBM in New York, Congratulations! #researchpaper

Dr. Damián Valles, PhD's collaborative paper “Development of an #AugmentedReality Handwashing Tool for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” has been accepted to the 2024 #IEEE FNWF and will be presented in October in Dubai, UAE. #research #TXST

End-of-the-semester HiPE dinner and before the drama of Finals Week! Thanks to the whole group for their time effort and dedication to their research projects! #research #ai #edgeHPC #robotics #encryption #drones #engineering #txst

Dhadkan Shrestha's paper titled “Reinforced NEAT Algorithms for Autonomous Rover Navigation in Multi-Room Dynamic Scenario” is now available at MDPI-FIRE! mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/2/… #reinforcementlearning #smartfirefighting #research #engineering #txst

I was invited to talk at the Department of Physics (#TXST) Colloquium and will present on “#NeuralOperators for Physics-Informed #AI in Ultrawide Bandgap (#UWBG) Semiconductor Research.” When: April 2nd, 2025 Where: RFM-3219 Time: 5 – 6 PM

🔥 Launching FIRE TECH! 🔥 A three-part virtual series exploring how cutting-edge tech—drones, robotics, and AI—can revolutionize firefighter safety & response. Bringing experts, researchers, & first responders together to drive life-saving innovation. First session: March 26!

🚨 Fire Tech ECHO Session 1 is Here! 🚨 How can #robotics, #drones, & #AI transform fire response? Join Damián Valles, PhD as he explores emerging tech, realistic responses, & challenges of integrating new tools. 📅 March 26, 2025 | ⏰ 12 PM Register now! bit.ly/FIRETECHO

🚨Did you miss the first Fire Tech ECHO?!🚨 Dr. Valles explored how drones, rovers, and AI are transforming firefighting—covering key opportunities, challenges, and real-world applications. 🎥Watch it now on YouTube! youtu.be/i2G5HCZGq5Q?si…

Dr Damián Valles, PhD ECHO Talk 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️

🚒 Fire Tech Series: Human Factor Engineering 🔥 Can robots, drones, and AI protect firefighters? Join us on April 9, 12-1 PM, to explore cutting-edge tools & discuss their potential to enhance firefighter safety. Don’t miss it! Register here: bit.ly/FIRETECHO

Congratulations to Kaavya Sri Ramarapu, who has successfully defended her thesis, "Environmental Emotion Recognition for Children with ASD." Start the cap & gown fitting! #research #engineering #deeplearning #ASD #TXST

Shafiqul Alam Khan has successfully defended his thesis titled “UAV Navigation for Urban Firefighting Using Deep Reinforcement Learning“ #research #engineering #reinforcementlearni g #firefighting #drones #txst

Huge thanks to the HiPE Research Group team for an incredible Spring Dinner! Great conversations, company, and amazing work from Baxter, Elysia, Susan, Pawan, Alexandra, Isabela, Jillian, Kevin, Shafiqul, Kaavya, and Zaheen. 🙌 #Grateful #Teamwork

Congrats to the amazing EE grad class! 🎓 Proud of the HiPE Research Group crew on their biggest day! 👩‍🔧 Kaavya Sri Ramarapu – The engineer who mastered 🚁 Daniyar Boztayev – The drone meister 🐄 Jamal Close – The cattle meister 🎄 Joni McCawley – The one who brought Xmas to HiPE