Michigan State University researchers received a $12 million, four-year federal grant from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, or IARPA, under its Biometric Recognition and Identification at Altitude and Range, or BRIAR, program. The IARPA BRIAR program is a 48-month effort to deliver end-to-end software systems capable of detecting individuals at severe imaging conditions, extracting …
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) cause more than five percent of all human cancers worldwide, yet for many, current treatments are ineffective. Dohun Pyeon, a Michigan State University professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) in the College of Natural Science, is the recipient of a 2023 Strategic Partnership Grant (SPG) from the MSU Research Foundation to support his …
MSU has received a $1.2 million multiyear grant from the National Science Foundation to understand the security of autonomous vehicles’ vision systems “Frequent phantom braking incidents can erode confidence in autonomous driving technologies,” said Qiben Yan, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering. “If riders perceive the technology as unpredictable or unreliable, they’ll be …
The Michigan State University Research Foundation (MSU Research Foundation) and Michigan State University announced the recipients of the 2023 Strategic Partnership Grants Program (SPG Program), an important funding mechanism that supports promising new initiatives in key areas of research, scholarship, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Successful concepts aim to promote productive and sustained collaborations at MSU, leading to …
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating news. The National Cancer Institute estimated that roughly 1.9 million Americans were diagnosed in 2022 alone. While treatment options exist for many types of cancer, these treatments often have several undesirable side effects. Likewise, there are numerous types of cancers for which no known treatment currently exists. Indapta Therapeutics …
