This research applies fluid mechanics, numerical simulations, and machine learning to model the brain’s waste-clearance system during sleep. By investigating how fluid moves through brain tissue and how aging or injury affect this process, the work aims to identify strategies for preventing or slowing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

This research develops an AI model that combines thyroid ultrasound imaging with genetic testing to improve diagnosis of indeterminate thyroid nodules. By integrating molecular and imaging data, the model helps distinguish benign from cancerous nodules more accurately, reducing unnecessary surgeries and improving clinical decision-making for thyroid cancer patients.

This research investigates macrophages, immune cells that regulate infection, tissue repair, and cancer responses. Through laboratory experiments and machine-learning models, it aims to predict macrophage function across different diseases and patients. The work could improve prognosis, guide treatments, evaluate drug safety, and forecast recovery following major illnesses and injuries.

This research combines bio-inspired robotics and reinforcement learning to develop adaptable amphibious robots modeled after sea turtles. By learning through trial and error across diverse terrains, these robots can adjust their movement strategies in real time, improving performance in applications such as environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and agriculture.

This research uses machine learning, data mining, and optimization techniques to identify hidden relationships between products in retail shopping baskets. By analyzing over two million transactions, it predicts how promotions affect demand across products and helps retailers design smarter discount strategies, improve inventory planning, increase profits, and enhance customer satisfaction.

This research develops adaptable machine learning methods for wildlife monitoring using camera trap images. By clustering visually similar animal images, the system dramatically reduces the amount of manual labeling required while maintaining accuracy. The approach could enable faster, large-scale biodiversity monitoring critical for protecting endangered species worldwide.

This research develops a machine-learning and data-assimilation framework that combines idealized and operational Earth systems models into a high-resolution, physically realistic “bridging model.” Applied to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the approach improves climate simulation accuracy while enabling exploration of alternative climate regimes and physically consistent what-if scenarios.

This research explores how artificial intelligence systems can continue learning without forgetting previously acquired knowledge. Instead of erasing old information, the proposed method compresses knowledge into more efficient representations, allowing AI systems such as self-driving cars to adapt safely to new environments while avoiding dangerous performance failures during learning.