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2023

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CSU Interagency Grant Award for STEM-NET SEED Grant - San Francisco

PI: Charmayne Hughes (Health Equity Institute Professor of Kinesiology)

Co-PIs: Laura Mamo (Health Equity Institute Professor of Public Health), Zhuwei Qin (Assistant Professor, School of Engineering), and Xiaorong Zhang (Associate Professor, School of Engineering)

This interdisciplinary collaborative research SEED grant offered by STEM-NET aims to address physical frailty assessment through the integration of user-centered design, ethical considerations, and mobile and wearable sensor technologies. The project will involve a strong convergent research team comprising experts from computer engineering, kinesiology, medical sociology, and health equity. The team will develop a valid and practical solution for physical frailty assessment using the Xiào system. This application will be designed and developed using a co-creation approach, which involves engaging older adults in the design process to bring forward unique ideas and experiences that the research team may not have. Additionally, an unobtrusive wearable sensor will be used to collect kinematic data from older adults with different physical frailty levels. The team will develop and evaluate a new machine learning-based frailty assessment system. 

The project's approach will provide clinicians with objective data about frailty status, allowing them to make informed decisions to achieve the best outcome for their patients. The technico-medical approach will also reduce stigma and stereotyping of older adults, thus further isolating vulnerable individuals. The Xiào system mobile application is named after the Chinese word for filial piety, which reflects the project's commitment to respect and value older adults' contributions to society. 

 

San Francisco State University joins Sensing Solution University collaboration Program

San Francisco State University joins Sensing Solution University collaboration Program

By Aryna Creanga, May 9, 2023

Sony Developer World and Sony’s Semiconductor Solutions Group (SSS) announce their collaboration with San Francisco State University (SFSU), School of Engineering, as part of the Sensing Solution University collaboration Program (SSUP). The SSUP program offers real collaboration opportunities for a network of partners, from university labs to teaching facilities. It encourages and supports research projects in the area of sensing solutions and promotes innovation and education. 

The aim of the SFSU team is to utilize Sony’s Spresense microcontroller board to develop efficient deep learning algorithms. By doing so, the team wishes to improve the EMG-based neural-controlled bionic arm technology by introducing deep learning compression techniques. In this project, high-density surface electromyography (HD-EMG) signals will be collected using electrode grids from forearm muscles for hand gesture recognition. The SFSU team will develop efficient deep learning models for HD-EMG signal processing and compress the deep learning model to run optimally on the Spresense edge board to control a bionic arm. 

 

2022

Student Researchers’ Bionic Arm Wins Grand Prize at Sony Competition (09/28/2022)  

SFSU Engineering Team Won Sony's Spresense Developer Challenge 2022 Grand Prize! (09/08/2022)

Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang Named CSU STEM-NET Fellow (06/21/2022)

Student engineers improve local manufacturers’ energy efficiency (03/10/2022)

Bay Area Engineering Students Get a Career Head Start with Synopsys EDA Tools (02/03/2022)

Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang Received the 2022 GOLC International Online Laboratory Award (01/21/2022)

 

2021

Graduate Student Charlie Vidal Receives 1st Place in the 35th Annual CSU Wide Research Competition (12/02/2021)

In Memoriam: Peter Pfaelzer (12/02/2021)

School of Engineering Awarded $1M NSF HSI Grant to Strengthen Student Motivation and Resilience through Research and Advising (9/29/2021)

Creating a Virtual Hands-on Mechatronics Course with MATLAB, Simulink, and the Arduino Engineering Kit (9/15/2021)

Women in STEM Highlight: A Conversation with Dr. Stephanie Claussen (7/15/2021)

Interview with SFSU Engineering Alumna: Melissa Abed (5/1/2021)

The Society of Women Engineers celebrates International Women’s Day with a Women in STEM Highlight: Dr. Xiaorong Zhang (3/1/2021)

 

2020

Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang received an NSF grant to conduct research that could pave the way for new skyscraper designs (12/22/2020)

Interview with Dr. Xinyi Xiao, Assistant Professor (Miami University, OH) and SFSU Engineering Alumna (11/18/2020)

School of Engineering Hosted a Panel of Distinguished Alumni of the Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (10/26/2020)

SFSU Engineering Surges Up on US News and World Report Ranking  (10/25/2020)

Two School of Engineering Alumni Won $100k Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships (10/21/2020)

2019 Kenneth S. Fong Translational Research Award-Winner: In-Home Robotic Therapy System (9/25/2020)

Dr. Hamid Mahmoodi and Collaborators received an NSF Major Research Instrument Award of $749,304 to Acquire New Automatic Test Equipment (8/18/2020)

Dr. Hamid Mahmoodi and Collaborators received a DoD HBCU/MI Instrumentation Award of $599,684 to Acquire High Frequency Oscilloscope and Logic Simulator & Analyzer (8/18/2020)

Engineering Student Justin Phan Won the 1st Place Award in the CSU Student Research Competition (4/30/2020)

Rapid Prototyping Lab Students Step up to Assist in COVID-19 Response (4/18/2020)

2019

Dr. Wenshen Pong leads team at SFSU Engineering to undertake "Strengthening Pathways to Success in STEM (SP2S)" project (11/25/2019)

SFSU Engineering Professor uses seismic sensors to help the elderly track their health (11/12/2019)

Google Education Team visited the School of Engineering (11/6/2019)

The School of Engineering Annual Alumni BBQ held on Oct. 12, 2019 (11/1/2019)

Dr. Xiaorong Zhang participated in the 2019 Google Faculty in Residence program (7/1/2019)

Engineering Student Chloe Zirbel to be Honored at Commencement (5/18/2019)

Raul Contreras Receives 2019 CoSE Staff Service Award (5/4/2019)

21st Annual CoSE Student Project Showcase Highlights Research and Creative Projects (5/4/2019)