A large new research contract just signed

[Kyle Miller]

Congratulations team. This award reflects highly on the combined expertise
of the lab. I sincerely hope that we will be able to use this opportunity
to make significant progress in applied ML.
I look forward to working on this project.

Regards,
   Kyle

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On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 7:37 PM Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> 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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