A large new research contract just signed

[Artur Dubrawski]

Dear Autonians,

We do not typically brag much about new projects being funded, but this one
represents the largest single contract ever awarded to our Lab. It is worth
$10.5 million (to be spent over 3 years).
It aims at pushing the boundaries of applied AI to new levels of utility,
with the primary focus on boosting AI-driven predictive maintenance of
equipment capabilities for the US Army.

A significant portion of this funding will support fundamental research in
the subareas of ML of our current active interest, and the results will be
relevant to many fields of application outside
of the primary focus mentioned above, including the societally important
domains of healthcare or public safety we have been traditionally pursuing
in the Lab.

In order to accomplish the goals, we will share the joy (and funding :p )
with two teams of internal collaborators led by Prof. Steve Smith of the RI
and Prof. Mario Berges of CEE at CIT, as well as 3 external teams including
Georgia Tech Research Institute, University of South Carolina, and
University of California at Davis. This is a robust and diverse group -
working together will certainly be not just rewarding but also a highly
entertaining experience.

Many of us will be involved in this work. Some of you may very soon hear
from me, Kyle Miller (who serves as a Co-Principal Investigator for this
project) and/or Charlotte Emig (cc-d), who will help coordinate the efforts
as the Project Manager, as we will be gearing up for the formal kickoff of
the activities.

We will also be looking to hire new talent at all levels of experience,
including programmers, analysts, and staff researchers; and we will be
looking to engage with new undergraduate and graduate students already at
CMU
Please let me and Kyle know of any candidates we should consider and
encourage the external ones to apply for job openings available at the CMU
HR site for Research Programmers and Project Scientists (our ads are easy
to find by searching for "auton").

Also, please do not hesitate to ask Kyle or I for more details regarding
this outstanding research opportunity.

Good times!
Artur
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