{"id":10,"date":"2015-06-01T10:43:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T14:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2021-01-01T01:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T06:50:40","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Topics and Selected Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Networks<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2015\/06\/slide_pacemaker-network.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2015\/06\/slide_pacemaker-network.jpg\" alt=\"slide_pacemaker-network\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-871\" width=\"200\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/cps-synergy-collaborative-research-a-cyber-physical-infrastructure-for-the-smart-city\/\">CPS: Synergy: Collaborative Research: A Cyber-Physical Infrastructure for the &#8220;Smart City<\/a>&#8220;, NSF CNS-1239021, 2012-2015. See related <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2012\/09\/01\/113\/\" onclick=\"MM_openBrWindow('http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ece\/2012\/09\/19\/se-ece-cs-team-wins-nsf-grant\/','','toolbar=yes,location=yes,status=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=800,height=650')\" title=\"SE\/ECE\/CS Team Wins $1M NSF Grant with UMass and UConn for \u201cSmart City\u201d Research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU news story<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/a-coordinated-approach-to-cyber-situation-awarness-based-on-traffic-anomaly-detection\/\" title=\"A Coordinated Approach to Cyber-Situation Awarness Based on Traffic Anomaly Detection\">A Coordinated Approach to Cyber-Situation Awareness Based on Traffic Anomaly Detection, <\/a>DoD W911NF-11-1-0227, 2011-2016.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">The Sensor Network Consortium (2004-2012).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/statistical-techniques-for-detecting-internet-traffic-anomalies\/\" title=\"Statistical Techniques for Detecting Internet Traffic Anomalies\">Statistical Techniques for Detectin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/statistical-techniques-for-detecting-internet-traffic-anomalies\/\" title=\"Statistical Techniques for Detecting Internet Traffic Anomalies\">g Internet Traffic Anomalies, <\/a>DoD W911NF-09-1-0492, 2009.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/efri-aresci-event-driven-sensing-for-enterprise-reconfigurability-and-optimization\/\" title=\"EFRI-ARESCI: Event-Driven Sensing for Enterprise Reconfigurability and Optimization\">EFRI-ARESCI: Event-Driven Sensing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/efri-aresci-event-driven-sensing-for-enterprise-reconfigurability-and-optimization\/\" title=\"EFRI-ARESCI: Event-Driven Sensing for Enterprise Reconfigurability and Optimization\"> fo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/efri-aresci-event-driven-sensing-for-enterprise-reconfigurability-and-optimization\/\" title=\"EFRI-ARESCI: Event-Driven Sensing for Enterprise Reconfigurability and Optimization\">r Enterprise Reconfigurability and Optimization,<\/a> NSF EFRI-0735974, 2007-2011. See related <a title=\"Research Focuses on Getting Wireless Networks to Fix Themselves\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2007\/06\/01\/research-focuses-on-getting-wireless-networks-to-fix-themselves\/\">BU news story<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/distributed-wireless-sensor-networks-for-long-term-deployments\/\" title=\"Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks for Long-term Deployments\">Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks for Long-term Deployments,<\/a> DOE DE-FG52-06NA27490, 2006-2011.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/nets-noss-sensornet-architectures-for-indoor-location-detection-from-resolution-to-robustness\/\" title=\"NeTS-NOSS: SensorNet Architectures for Indoor Location Detection: From Resolution to Robustness\">NeTS-NOSS: SensorNet Architectures for Indoor Location Detection: From Resolution to Robustness,<\/a> NSF CNS-0435312, 2004-2009.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/itr-collaborative-research-diagnosis-and-assessment-of-faults-misbehavior-and-threats-in-distributed-systems-and-networks\/\" title=\"ITR: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Diagnosis and Assessment of Faults, Misbehavior and Threats in Distributed Systems and Networks\">ITR: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Diagnosis and Assessment of Faults, Misbehavior and Threats in Distributed Systems and Networks,<\/a> NSF ECS-0426453 2004-2009.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/sensors-a-control-and-optimization-science-base-for-sensor-networks-in-adverse-and-stochastic-environments\/\" title=\"SENSORS: A Control and Optimization Science Base for Sensor Networks in Adverse and Stochastic Environments\">SENSORS: A Control and Optimization Science Base for Sensor Networks in Adverse and Stochastic Environments,<\/a> Sensors and Sensor Networks initiative, NSF DMI-0330171, 2003-2009. See related <a title=\"ENG faculty developing sensors that stay in touch\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2003\/10\/31\/eng-faculty-developing-sensors-that-stay-in-touch\/\">BU press coverage<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/career-pricing-and-resource-allocation-in-multiservice-broadband-communication-networks\/\" title=\"CAREER: Pricing and Resource Allocation in Multiservice Broadband Communication Networks\">CAREER: Pricing and Resource Allocation in Multiservice Broadband Communication Networks,<\/a> NSF ANI-9983221, 2000-2005.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Quality of Service Provisioning, Scheduling, and Pricing in Communication Networks, supported by a grant from the Nokia Research Center, Boston, 1999-2001.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/admission-control-in-high-speed-multimedia-networks\/\" title=\"Admission Control in High Speed Multimedia Networks\">Admission Control in High Speed Multimedia Networks,<\/a> NSF NCR-9706148, 1997-2001.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Efficient Resource Allocation and Yield Management in Internet Services, supported by the MIT Internet Telephony Consortium, 1997-1998.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Computational Biology, Medical Informatics, and AI in Medicine<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/poster1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/poster1-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675 alignleft\" width=\"213\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/poster1-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/poster1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/poster1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/poster1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/poster1.jpg 1592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smartphone based digital biomarkers to measure cognitive function in dementia, Institute for Health System Innovation &amp; Policy, Boston University, 2020-2021.<\/li>\n<li>Predictive Models of COVID-19 Outcomes, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston University, 2020-2021.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/optimizing-and-learning-strategies-for-protein-docking\">Optimizing and Learning Strategies for Protein Docking<\/a>, NIH\/NIGMS, 2019-2022.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/sch-int-distributed-analytics-for-enhancing-fertility-in-families\">SCH: INT: Distributed Analytics for Enhancing Fertility in Families<\/a>, NSF\/NIH Smart and Connected Health, 2019-2022. See related <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/systems\/2019\/10\/28\/bu-harvard-team-wins-1-2m-nsf-grant-to-improve-womens-reproductive-health-using-ai-and-machine-learning\/\">BU news Story.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/qubbd-from-personalized-predictions-to-better-control-of-chronic-health-conditions\">QuBBD: From Personalized Predictions to Better Control of Chronic Health Conditions<\/a>, NSF\/NIH Initiative on Quantitative Approaches to Biomedical Big Data (QuBBD), DMS-1664644, 2018-2021. See related <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/systems\/2018\/09\/04\/researchers-win-900k-nsf-grant-to-predict-heart-disease-diabetes-using-machine-learning\/\">BU news story<\/a> and a story on <a href=\"https:\/\/healthitanalytics.com\/news\/using-big-data-machine-learning-to-reduce-chronic-disease-spending?utm_source=TWITTER&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=social_experts&amp;utm_source=TWITTER&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=social_experts\">Health IT Analytics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Integrated Diagnostics: Pathology-Radiology Correlation, Philips Healthcare, 2018-2020.<\/li>\n<li>Robust Predictive Models of Fertility, CISE Seed Grant, Boston University, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Optimizing Discharge Decisions to Reduce Surgery Re-Admissions, Digital Health Initiative (DHI), Boston University, 2017-2018.<\/li>\n<li>Outlier and Anomaly Detection with Applications to CT Radiation Dose Safety, Joint Brigham and BU Program in Radiology and Engineering, 2016-2017.<\/li>\n<li>Predicting and Preventing Re-Admissions within 30 days after Surgery, Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (BU-CTSI), 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Manifold optimization algorithms for protein-protein docking, NSF CCF-1527292, 2015-2018.<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Decision Support System for Patient-Specific Cancer Diagnosis and Management, Joint Brigham and BU Program in Radiology and Engineering, 2014-2015. See related <a title=\"BU Bringham &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital Partnership Celebrates First Year\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2014\/09\/15\/bu-bringham-womens-hospital-partnership-celebrates-first-year\/\">BU news story<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/shblargecollaborative-research-algorithmic-approaches-to-personalized-health-car\/\" title=\"SHB:Large:Collaborative Research: Algorithmic Approaches to Personalized Health Car\">SHB:Large:Collaborative Research: Algorithmic Approaches to Personalized Health Care,<\/a> NSF IIS-1237022, 2012-1017. See related <a title=\"Big Data and Improving Health Care\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2015\/06\/10\/big-data-and-improving-health-care\/\">BU research story<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/associating-growth-conditions-with-cellular-composition-in-gram-negative-bacteria\/\" title=\"Associating growth conditions with cellular composition in Gram-negative bacteria\">Associating growth conditions with cellular composition in Gram-negative bacteria,<\/a> ARO MURI W911NF-12-1-0390, 2012-1017. See related <a title=\"New Research Could Help Trace Source of Bioterror Agents\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2012\/06\/01\/117\/\">BU news story<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/refinement-methods-for-protein-docking-based-on-exploring-multi-dimensional-energy-funnels\/\" title=\"Refinement Methods for Protein Docking based on Exploring Multi-Dimensional Energy Funnels\">Refinement Methods for Protein Docking based on Exploring Multi-Dimensional Energy Funnels,<\/a> NIH\/NIGMS 1-R01-GM093147-01, 2010-2015. See related news on a <a title=\"Interdisciplinary Team Sheds Light on How Proteins Bind\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2014\/04\/09\/interdisciplinary-team-sheds-light-on-how-proteins-bind\/\">research discovery<\/a> and our <a title=\"Top Ranked ENG Algorithms Could Reveal New Cancer Drug Target\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2014\/06\/01\/top-ranked-eng-algorithms-could-reveal-new-cancer-drug-target\/\">participation in CAPRI<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/final-stage-optimization-methods-for-protein-docking-exploiting-energy-funnels\/\" title=\"Final-Stage Optimization Methods for Protein Docking Exploiting Energy Funnels\">Final-Stage Optimization Methods for Protein Docking Exploiting Energy Funnels,<\/a> NIH\/NIGMS 1-R21-GM079396-01, 2007-2009.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Data Science<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/ai.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/ai-636x424.png\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-1673 alignleft\" width=\"197\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/ai-636x424.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/ai-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/ai.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detecting Non-Typical Traffic Jams Using Waze Data, Boston Area Research Initiative, Spring 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Effective Classification and Actionable Obstacle Detection from Roadway Data, City of Boston, 2015\u20139\/30\/14. See news on an <a title=\"Boston is Becoming a \u201cSmart City\u201d with ENG Support\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2014\/12\/18\/boston-is-becoming-a-smart-city-with-eng-support\/\">IEEE\/IBM award for this research<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/research\/planning-coordination-and-control-of-supply-chains\/\" title=\"Planning, Coordination, and Control of Supply Chains\">Planning, Coordination, and Control of Supply Chains,<\/a> NSF DMI-0300359, 2003-2006.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Synergistic and Decentralized Decision Making in Complex Stochastic Systems, Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence &#8211; KDI &#8211; Initiative, NSF ACI-9873339, 1998-2003.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Control and Optimization<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/neuro-autonomy-e1609470449696.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/neuro-autonomy-e1609470449696-636x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-1669 alignleft\" width=\"207\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/neuro-autonomy-e1609470449696-636x310.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/neuro-autonomy-e1609470449696-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/neuro-autonomy-e1609470449696.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/neuroautonomy\/\">Neuro-Autonomy: Neuroscience-Inspired Perception, Navigation, and Spatial\u00a0Awareness<\/a>, ONR MURI grant, 2019-2024. See related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2019\/how-to-make-self-driving-vehicles-smarter\/?utm_campaign=bu_today_2019&amp;utm_source=email_timetestA_0417&amp;utm_medium=headline_3&amp;utm_content=research_computerscience\">BU Today story<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/systems\/2019\/04\/05\/bu-led-research-team-wins-competitive-7-5-million-muri-grant-to-create-neuro-autonomous-robots\/\">CISE story<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>CPS: Breakthrough: A Dynamic Optimization Framework for Connected Automated Vehicles in Urban Environments, NSF CNS-1645681, 2017-2020.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">AIRFOILS: Real-time Optimization for Animal Inspired Agile Flight, ONR MURI N00014-10-1-0952, 2010-2015. See related <a title=\"Flight Lessons From Bats, Birds and Insects\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/paschalidis\/2011\/08\/01\/flight-lessons-from-bats-birds-and-insects\/\">BU news story<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Communicating Networked Control Systems, ARO MURI, 2001-2006.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Energy Systems<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/wind-turbines.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/paschalidis\/files\/2020\/12\/wind-turbines.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-1671 alignleft\" width=\"186\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A New Risk Assessment and Management Paradigm (NewRAMP) in Electricity Markets, ARPA-E, Department of Energy, PERFORM Program, DE-AR-0001282, 2020-2023. See related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2020\/06\/15\/3-million-for-transformational-energy-technology\/\">BU news story<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable IT and IT for Sustainability, Boston University, 2017-2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Networks CPS: Synergy: Collaborative Research: A Cyber-Physical Infrastructure for the &#8220;Smart City&#8221;, NSF CNS-1239021, 2012-2015. See related BU news story. A Coordinated Approach to Cyber-Situation Awareness Based on Traffic Anomaly Detection, DoD W911NF-11-1-0227, 2011-2016. The Sensor Network Consortium (2004-2012). Statistical Techniques for Detecting Internet Traffic Anomalies, DoD W911NF-09-1-0492, 2009. 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