R1 Research Institute

CENTERS & INSTITUTES

Fab Lab | Student led
Working on rapid prototyping and small production 

Center for Connected Autonomy and AI | Dimitris Pados, Ph.D.
Creating the future of networked artificial intelligence

Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE)
Supporting end-to-end for integrated SW , HW , and Mechanical Engineering

SeaTech | Francisco Presuel-Moreno, Ph.D.
Advancing ocean engineering research and technology through collaboration

Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI) | Evangelos I. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Optimizing freight transportation for improved mobility,safety and sustainability

Center for SMART Health | Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D. and Sarah Du, Ph.D.
The Center for Sensing, Monitoring, Analytics, Remote, and Technology (SMART) Health

NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CAKE)
Driving innovation in AI and big data through industry-academic collaboration.

Center for Water Resiliency and Risk Reduction
Advancing flood resilience through research, modeling, and community support.

Center for Infrastructure and Constructed Facilities
Enhancing infrastructure through interdisciplinary research in safety, resilience, and smart technologies.

Center for Acoustics & Vibration
Advancing research in acoustics and vibrations for naval, aerospace, and underwater applications.

FPL Center for Intelligent Energy Technologies (InETech)
Developing AI-driven solutions to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability. 

Quantum Computing Initiative
 A multidisciplinary research and education hub dedicated to pioneering breakthroughs in quantum technologies


LABS

Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering

Air Emissions Characterization and Control Laboratory
Transforming industrial systems into sustainable, closed-loop processes by emulating natural ecosystems.

Geotechnical Testing Lab
Advancing geotechnical research through soil and materials testing.

Hydrosystems Research Laboratory (HRL)
Innovating hydrologic modeling and climate research for water systems.

Laboratories for Engineered Environmental Solutions (Lab.EES)
Combining research and training to develop innovative solutions for environmental protection.

Materials/Structures Lab
Hands-on testing and research in materials and structural engineering.

Multimodal Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab
Advancing transportation research and education through simulation, planning, and system optimization.


Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Biophotonics Laboratory
Advancing noninvasive optical diagnostics for disease detection and treatment.

Micro & Nanotechnology in Medicine Lab | Waseem Asghar, Ph.D.
Developing low-cost, rapid biomedical technologies for disease detection and healthcare innovation.

Bidtellect Lab | Hill (Xingquan) Zhu, Ph.D.
Exploring big data and real-time advertising through hands-on learning and predictive modeling.

Multimedia Systems Lab  | Hari Kalva, Ph.D.
Advancing AI-driven visual computing for breakthroughs in healthcare, safety, and smart systems.


Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

BioRobotics Lab | Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Advancing bioinspired robotics to enhance mobility, independence, and human-robot interaction.

Nanocomposites and Structures Lab
Advancing nanocomposite research through synthesis, characterization, and structural analysis.

Spine Biomechanics Lab
Enhancing neurosurgery with AI-powered, patient-specific spine modeling.

News
Florida Academy Inductees
FAU Inductees of Florida Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Three Florida Atlantic University researchers – Hari Kalva, Ph.D., Randy Blakely, Ph.D., and. Gregg Fields, Ph.D. – were inducted into the 2025 class of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL),...
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Arslan Munir
FAU Innovation for Next-Generation AI Factories Featured by NVIDIA
As artificial intelligence data centers expand in size and power demand, traditional air-cooling systems are struggling to keep high-density GPU clusters cool and efficient. Rising temperatures limit performance, increase...
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Luke Rosedahl
FAU Engineering Lands NIH Grant to Study How the Brain Learns to ‘See’
Vision is one of our most fundamental senses, shaping how we perceive and interact with the world. For more than 12 million Americans with visual impairments, even small deficits can limit independence and quality of life....
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Agentic AI Hackathon
FAU Engineering Showcases Student Innovation at Agentic AI Hackathon
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform industry, research, and society through autonomous, goal-oriented systems capable of reasoning, planning, taking action, and collaborating with both humans and other...
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Kidney Disease
FAU Engineering Study Takes a ‘Quantum Leap’ to Detect Kidney Disease
Researchers at the College of Engineering and Computer Science are exploring how machine learning and quantum computing can be utilized to enhance the early detection of chronic kidney disease, with the goal of developing...
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Innovation Center
FAU Engineering Receives $1.5M to Launch Ubicquia Innovation Center
The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University has received a $1.5 million gift from the Aaron Family Foundation and Ubicquia, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based technology company, to establish...
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