NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
A Constrained-Optimization Approach to Preserving Prior Knowledge in Neural-Network Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems

July 2008 – June 2011
NSF, Division of Electrical and Communication Systems
Program on Control, Networks & Computational Intelligence
Amount: $322,112
PI: Silvia Ferrari
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CAREER: Robust Adaptive Control, Demonstrated for Reconfigurable Flight Control

June 2005 - May 2010
NSF, Division of Electrical and Communication Systems
Program on Control, Networks & Computational Intelligence
Amount: $400,000
PI: Silvia Ferrari
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Analysis and Design of a Global Adaptive Critic Controller

May 2003 – April 2005
NSF, Division of Electrical and Communication Systems
Program on Control, Networks & Computational Intelligence
Amount: $167,745
PI: Silvia Ferrari

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH
Optimal Control of Mobile Sensor Networks

February 2008 – January 2009
ONR Ocean, Atmosphere & Space, Sensing and Systems Division
Amount: $119,587
PI: Silvia Ferrari
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Parametric Control of Underwater Gliders for Acoustic Sensing

September 2007 – January 2008
ONR Ocean, Atmosphere & Space, Sensing and Systems Division
Amount: $19,937
PI: Silvia Ferrari
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Adaptive Sensor Management and Situation Assessment for Surveillance Systems

June 2004 – May 2007
ONR Young Investigator Award, Ocean, Atmosphere & Space, Sensing and Systems Division
Amount: $274,136
PI: Silvia Ferrari
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OTHER AGENCIES
Optimal Predictions of Ecohydrologic Processes in Semiarid Ecosystems: Multi-sensor Fusion and Multi-scale Data Assimilation

NASA Science Mission Directorate
Earth Science Division
Amount: $715,217
co-PI: Silvia Ferrari

 

Modeling of Distributed Space-based Sensors

June 2003 – May 2004
NC Space Grant Consortium Research Seed Award, 2003
Amount: $5,000
PI: Silvia Ferrari