• CURRENT
    • Government Sponsors
      Agency: National Science Foundation
      Investigators: Mircea Nicolescu (PI), Monica Nicolescu, M. Sami Fadali, Linda Hayes, Alireza Tavakkoli (student applicant)
      Title: A Computational Model for Intent Understanding
      Period of Proposed Funding: July 2006 - June 2008
      Amount Granted : $75,600
      Agency: National Science Foundation
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI)
      Title: Hand-Based Biometrics
      Period of Proposed Funding: July 2006 - July 2008
      Amount Granted : $70,000
      Agency: National Science Foundation
      Investigators: D. Koracin (PI), G. Bebis
      Title: Development of an Air-Sea Interaction Model with the Parameterization of the Ocean Surface Gravity Waves
      Period of Proposed Funding: 1/2006 - 12/2007
      Amount Granted : $70,000
      Agency: Office of Naval Research
      Investigators: Monica Nicolescu (PI), Mircea Nicolescu
      Title: Understanding Intent Using a Novel Hidden Markov Model Representation
      Period of Proposed Funding: June 2006 - May 2009
      Amount Granted : $619,584
      Agency: NASA
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI), Mircea Nicolescu, F. Harris, A. Yfantis
      Title: Computer Vision Technologies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual Environments (2nd phase)
      Period of Proposed Funding: 1/1/2006-12/31/2007
      Amount Granted : $780,000


    • Corporate Sponsors
      Agency: eTreppid Technologies, LLC
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI)
      Title: Object Detection, Tracking, and Classification
      Period of Proposed Funding: June 2006 - December 2007
      Amount Granted : $130,000


    • Internal (UNR) Sponsors
      Agency: University of Nevada,Reno
      Investigators: Mircea Nicolescu (PI), George Bebis, Monica Nicolescu
      Title: Integrating Computer Vision and Robotics Teaching Programs
      Period of Proposed Funding: July 2006 - June 2007
      Amount Granted : $1,400


    • Some of our current students are/were funded by:
      Honeywell
      International Gaming Technologies (IGT)
      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)


  • PAST
    • Government Sponsors
      Agency: National Science Foundation
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI), D. Egbert, E. Jacobson, and M. McIntosh
      Title: Combined Research-Curriculum Development in Computer Vision
      Period of Proposed Funding: 1/1/2001 - 8/31/2004
      Amount Granted : $650,243
      Agency: National Science Foundation
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI)
      Title: Request for Travel Grant for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
      Period of Proposed Funding: 6/1/2001 - 12/31/2001
      Amount Granted : $8,831
      Agency: Office of Naval Research
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI) and G. Mauer
      Title: Automatic Target Recognition Using Algebraic Functions of Views
      Period of Proposed Funding: 4/1/2001 - 3/31/2005
      Amount Granted : $587,887
      Agency: NASA
      Investigators: George Bebis (PI), Fred Harris, Mircea Nicolescu, Angelo Yfantis
      Title: Development of a Nationally Competitive Program in Computer Vision Technologies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual Environments
      Period of Proposed Funding: October 2004 - September 2006
      Amount Granted : $765,712

    • Corporate Sponsors
      Agency: Ford Motor Company
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI) and D. Egbert
      Title: Vehicle Detection, Classification, Tracking, and Depth Estimation for Driver Assistance and Collision Avoidance as part of Vehicle Compatibility Big Bang
      Period of Proposed Funding: 1/1/2003-8/31/2005
      Amount Granted : $80,000

    • Internal (UNR) Sponsors
      Agency: University of Nevada,Reno
      Investigators: Mircea Nicolescu (PI), Monica Nicolescu, Yaakov Varol
      Title: An Integrated Teaching Infrastructure for Computer Vision and Robotics
      Period of Proposed Funding: June 2006 - October 2006
      Amount Granted : $23,200
      Agency: University of Nevada,Reno
      Investigators: Mircea Nicolescu (PI)
      Title: Surveillance and Activity Recognition for Vision-Based Security Applications
      Period of Proposed Funding: July 2004 - January 2006
      Amount Granted : $15,000
      Agency: University of Nevada,Reno
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI) and D. Egbert
      Title: Vehicle Detection, Classification, Tracking, and Depth Estimation
      Period of Proposed Funding: 1/1/2003-8/31/2005
      Amount Granted : $80,000
      Agency: University of Nevada,Reno
      Investigators: G. Bebis (PI)
      Title: Robotic Vision Systems
      Period of Proposed Funding: 7/1/98 - 6/30/99
      Amount Granted : $8,000