HCAI@HU: Building Research Capacity and Future ONR/DOD Workforce Skills In Human-Centered Artificial
Abstract
Vision: HCAI@HU initiative envisions a future wherein the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) workfor,ce, including civilians and warfighters of all ethnicities, ages, and physical and cognitive abilities, have enhanced potential to e,ngage in mission-critical work through collaboration and learning with intelligent, intuitive, and adaptive software centered around, the human experience. We also envision a future whereby Howard University can achieve 1) academic excellence through creation of in,novative new academic programs instrumental in educating and providing skilled talent for the future Naval workforce and 2) financia,l sustainability through high return on investment of federal funding to increase Howard?s allocation of federal appropriations. Mis,sion: This initiative will develop basic theoretical insights and fundamental knowledge about principles, processes, and mechanisms, of co-adaptive human-in-the-loop collaboration, and focus on the creation and development of core information technologies that wil,l promote co-adaptive human-computer collaborations in the context of decision-making, increase flexibility and reach of the Naval f,orce through in corporation of autonomous and disaggregated systems, develop wide-area and force wide disinformation deception and d,ecoys, transform vast data into timely knowledge, and enable persistent awareness and understanding regardless of the threat. Throug,h collaborative interdisciplinary research on human-machine collaborations involving cognitive and sensorimotor neuroscience, social, science, robotics, autonomous systems, computer vision, and interactive computing systems including augmented reality and virtual r,eality, the HCAI @ HUinitiative will focus on advancing HU?s research standing in the scientific community while fostering beneficia,l HU/ONR faculty and student outreach and technology transfer activities needed for advancing ONR?s key priorities including utilizi,ng analytics and artificial intelligence(AI) to distill information and data into actionable decisions. This project will help to cr,eate a skilled Naval workforce that reflects America?s diverse society. Goals: Led by an interdisciplinary team of HU faculty and st,aff and industry and ONR advisors, this initiative will accomplish the following goals:1. Increase research activities at all facult,y levels at Howard through targeted strategies designed to set early-career faculty on the path to success and reinvigorate mid or l,ate career faculty2. Increase the production of highly-skilled students with expertise for the ONR/DOD to leverage in their future w,orkforce needs and key strategic priorities3. Identify current AI research capability gaps at Howard through conducting strategic as,sessment of existing AI research performed at Howard and across the ONR/DOD4. Identify future research directions and sustainability, plans for HCAI research at Howard Specifics activities include: 1) early and mid-career startup and research awards, 2)future facul,ty program, 3) postgraduate and graduate fellows, 4) undergraduate research, 5) tech transfer, 6)joint ONR/HU collaborative research,, 7) new curricula and courses, and 8)HCAI Research Symposium.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 08, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212714
Entities
People
- Bruce Jones
Organizations
- Howard University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy