Research Projects

1983

  • Faculty Research and Innovation Fund, Univ. of So. California
    Period: 6/83 6/84, Amount:$2,200.00
    Title: Robust Decentralized Adaptive Controllers

1984

  • National Science Foundation
    Period : 9/84 – 9/85 Amount: $58,334.00
    Title :Development of Control Algorithms for Electrical Stimulation of the Human Leg (Subcontract under Rancho Los Amigos Hospital)
  • National Science Foundation
    Period: 1/84 – 1/87 Amount: $75,000.00
    Title: Asymptotic Analysis and Robust Design of Adaptive Control

1985

  • NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award
    Period: 8/85 – 8/90 Amount: $125,000.00
  • NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award and General Motors Matching Funds
    Period: 12/85 – 6/91 Amount: $500,000.00
    Title: Development of Robust Adaptive Control Techniques for Large Scale Systems
  • Ford Motor Company
    Period: 12/85 – 12/87 Amount: $17,500.00
    Title: Adaptive Control Algorithms
  • AT & T
    Period: 12/85 – 12/87 Amount: $50,000.00
    Title: Control Techniques for Packet Switching Networks
  • Collaborative Faculty Research and Innovation Fund, Univ. of So. California 
    Period: 1/85 – 1/86 Amount: $43,347.00
    Title: Development of Laboratory for Modeling and Control
    With Co-PIs G. Shiflett and H. Flashner

1986

  • Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Period: 10/86 – 10/87 Amount: $14,600.00
    Sun Workstation

1987

  • Rockwell International
    Period: 6/87 – 8/88 Amount: $154,607.00
    Title: Adaptive Roll Control Studies of the ATW Wind Tunnel Model
    (With M. Safonov as co-PI)

1988

  • AT & T Information System
    Period: 7/88 – 7/90 Amount: $145,000.00
    Title: Adaptive Routing and Learning Automata in Networks
  • National Science Foundation
    Period: 9/88 – 7/89 Amount: $11,551.00
    Title: Development of Appropriate Adaptive Control Laws for Time-Varying Plant

1991

  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 9/91-5/95 Amount: $2,124,898.00
    Title: Automated Vehicle Control

1992

  • Ford Motor Company
    Period: 6/92 – 6/93 Amount: $75,000.00
    Title: Autonomous Intelligent Cruise Control
  • National Science Foundation
    Period: 8/92 – 8/94 Amount: $100,000.00
    Title: Adaptive Control: Design Trade-Offs, Robustness, Performance

1993

  • FHWA
    Period: 10/93-9/94 Amount: $586,000.00
    Title: Precursor Systems Analysis of Automated Highway Systems
  • Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs
    Period: 7/93-6/96 Amount: $450,000.00
    Title: Identification and Control of Nonlinear Systems using Neural Networks

1995

  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 2/95-7/97 Amount: $175,000.00
    Title: Evaluation and Analysis of Automated Highway System Concepts and Architectures
  • USTRANSCOM/California State University Long Beach
    Period: 10/95-9/96 Amount: $187,415.00
    Title: Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies
  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 2/95-7/96 Amount: $277,363.00
    Title: Development and Experimental Evaluation of Autonomous Vehicles for Roadway/Vehicle Cooperative Driving
  • PATH 
    Period: 1/95-12/95 Amount: $49,000.00
    Title: National AHS Consortium
    Co-PI with R. Hall

1996

  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 3/96-2/97 Amount: $167,056.00
    Title: Field Test of Vehicle-Mounted, Forward-Looking Range & Relative Velocity Sensor in Closed-Loop AVCS” (With Amerigon)
  • NASA/California State University Los Angeles
    Period: 9/96-8/99 Amount: $300,000.00
    Title: The Use of decentralized Control in Design of a Large Segmented Space Reflector
  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 10/96- 9/97 Amount: $86,000.00
    Title: Evaluation of Automated/Mixed Traffic

1997

  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 11/01/97-06/30/98 Amount: $42,000.00
    Title: Evaluation and Analysis of Automated Highway System Concepts and Architectures

1998

  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 01/01/98-08/31/99 Amount: $78,356.00
    Title: Mixed Automated and Manual Traffic
  • USTRANSCOM/California State University Long Beach
    Period: 3/1/98- 12/1999 Amount: $450,000.00
    Title: Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies
  • DOT University Center 
    Period: 6/99-12/2002 Amount: $1,420,900
    Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)
    (Co-PI with R. Hall, J. Moore, E. Axelband and G. Giuliano)

1999

  • USTRANSCOM/California State University Long Beach
    Period: 9/1999-8/00 Amount: $427,000.00
    Title: Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies
  • National Science Foundation
    Period: 5/1/99-4/30/2002 Amount: $240,000.00
    Title: On-Line Learning and Control of Partially-Known and Unknown Non-Linear Systems
  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 9/01/99-6/30/2001 Amount: $190, 217.00
    Title: Evaluation of the Effects of Intelligent Cruise Control Vehicles in Mixed Traffic
  • Caltrans
    Period: 1/99-1/2000 Amount: $274,400
    Title: Cooperation on Transportation Research
    (Co-PI with R. Hall, J. Moore, E. Axelband and G. Giuliano)
  • DOT/METRANS
    Period: 7/1/99-8/31/2000 Amount: $50,000
    Title: Modeling and Route Guidance of Trucks in Metropolitan Area

2000

  • NASA/California State University Los Angeles
    Period: 1/2000-12/2002 Amount: $162,420.00
    Title: Control of a Large Segmented Space Reflector Test Bed
  • DOT/METRANS
    Period: 9/1/2000-8/31/2001 Amount: $47,000
    Title: Dynamic Optimization of Cargo Movement by Trucks in Metropolitan
    Areas with Adjacent Ports

2001

  • Caltrans/PATH
    Period: 1/01/01-6/30/2003 Amount: $232,845
    Title: Control of Heavy Duty Vehicles; Environmental and Fuel Economy Considerations
  • Air Force/California State University Los Angeles
    Period: 8/1/01- 7/31/04 Amount: $800,000
    Title: Multidisciplinary Analyses and Control of High Performance Air Vehicles
    (Co-PI with M. Mirmirani, H. Boussalis and C. Wu)
  • DOT/METRANS
    Period: 7/1/2001-8/31/2002 Amount: $50,000
    Title: Automated Trucks on Dedicated Lanes for Cargo Movement

2002

  • National Science Foundation/USDOT
    Period: 1/01/02-12/31/02 Amount: $99,933
    Title: Dynamic Cargo Assignment and Route Planning in the Trucking Industry
    (Co-PI with R. Hall and M. Dessouky)
  • DOT University Center 
    Period: 8/1/2002-9/30/05 Amount: $916,300
    Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)
    (R. Hall (PI), J. Moore, and G. Giuliano)
  • PATH/Caltrans
    Period: 9/1/02- 6/30/04 Amount: $263,453
    Integrated Roadway/Adaptive Cruise Control System: Safety, Performance, Environmental and Near Term Deployment Considerations

2003

  • DOT University Center 
    Period: 4/2003-4/2004 Amount: $2 million
    Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)
    (with G. Giuliano (PI), R. Hall, J. Moore)
  • NASA/ California State University Los Angeles
    Period: 03/01/03-02/28/08 Amount: $3,000,000
    Title: Intelligent Flight Control
  • DOT/METRANS
    Period: 8/1/2003-6/30/2004 Amount: $190,000
    Title: Cooperative Optimum Time Window Generation for Cargo Delivery/Pick up with Application to Container Terminals
    (with A. Chassiakos)
  • DOT/METRANS
    Period: 8/15/2003-8/14/2004 Amount: $90,000
    Title: A Novel Approach to Routing and Dispatching Trucks Based on Partial Information in a Dynamic Environment
    (with M. Dessouky)

2004

DOT/METRANS

Period: 10/01/2004-12/05/2005   Amount: $150,000
Title: Development of Methods for Handling Empty Containers with Applications in the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port (with A. Chassiakos)


2005

  • DOT/METRANS

Period: 09/01/2005-08/31/2006   Amount: $150,000

Title: Simulation Test bed and Evaluation of Truck Movement Concepts on Terminal Efficiency and Traffic Flow

(with A. Chassiakos)

  • National Science Foundation

Period: 08/15/05-07/31/2008   Amount: $240,000

           Title: GOALI: Nonlinear Adaptive Control and Sensing for Precision Control with Application to Servo Control of Disk Drives  (with Alvin Despain)

  • US DOT Research and Special Projects Administration

            Period: 07/01/05-06/30/06  Amount: $780,000.00

Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)

(with G. Giuliano (PI), J. Moore, M. Dessouky)

  • California Department of Transportation

Period: 07/01/05-06/30/06  Amount: $780,000.00 (matching funds)

Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)

(with G. Giuliano (PI), J. Moore, M. Dessouky)

2006

  • US DOT Research and Special Projects Administration

Period: 07/01/06-06/30/07  Amount: $860,000.00

Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)

(with G. Giuliano (PI), J. Moore, M. Dessouky)

  • California Department of Transportation

Period: 07/01/06-06/30/07  Amount: $860,000.00 (matching funds)

Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)

(with G. Giuliano (PI), J. Moore, M. Dessouky)

2007

  • US DOT Research and Special Projects Administration

Period: 07/01/07-06/30/10  Amount: $3,000,000.00

Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)

(with G. Giuliano (PI), J. Moore, M. Dessouky)

  • CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation

Period: 07/01/07-06/30/10  Amount: $3,000,000.00 (matching funds)

Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS)

(with G. Giuliano (PI), J. Moore, M. Dessouky)

  • METRANS

    Period: 02/01/2007-01/31/2009   Amount: $359,507.00

    Title: Reconfiguration Strategies for Mitigating the Impacts of Port Disruptions

    (with A. Chassiakos)

  • Foundation for Research Promotion/University of Cyprus

    Period: January 2007- December 2008, Amount:$178,000

    Title: TrafficNet

   (with A. Pitsillides)

  • NASA/ California State University Los Angeles

Period: 03/01/07-02/28/09 Amount: $442,500

Title: Intelligent Flight Control

(with M. Mirmirani)

2008

  • METRANS

    Period: 09/01/2008-08/31/2009   Amount: $90,000

    Title: Security and Vulnerability of Major Infrastructure, and Safety and Risk Mitigation

    (with J.P. Bardet and J. Moore)

  • CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation

Period: 10/01/06-09/30/11  Amount: $1,659,600

Title: Metropolitan Transportation Center (METRANS),

Grant DTRT07-G-0060

(with G. Giuliano (PI), J. Moore, M. Dessouky)

Foundation for Research Promotion/University of Cyprus
Period: December 2008- December 2010, Total Funds: $130,00
Title: Emergency Message Dissemination for Safety Applications in Vehicular Adhoc Networks (VANETS)  (with A. Pitsillides)

2009

  • Department of Homeland Security/CREATE

Period: January 2009-August 2009, Total Funds: $50,465.00

Title: Terminal/Roadway modeling and security scenarios analysis

  • Department of Homeland Security/CREATE

Period: August 2009-December 2009, Total Funds: $50,609.00

Title: Terminal/Roadway modeling and security scenarios analysis year 2

2010

  • Department of Homeland Security/CREATE

Period: January 2010-December 2010, Total Funds: $50,609.00

Title: Terminal/Roadway modeling and security scenarios analysis year 3

2011

  • California Department of Transportation/METRANS

USC Account no. 53-4503-3680

Period: 01/01/2011-12/31/2011   Total Funds: $90,000

Title: Dynamic Variable Speed Limit Control:  Design, Analysis and Benefits

  • VW Group of America

USC Account no. 53-4503-3483

Period: 01/01/2011-12/31/2013 Total Funds: $450,000

Title: AUDI Urban Intelligent Drive Assist

2012

  • Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

USC Account no. 22-1503-1300

Period: July 2012 -2013, Total Funds: $40K

Title: Stability Margins in Adaptive Control

  • Korean Maritime Institute

USC Account no. 22-1503-1500

Period: 2012, Total Funds: $30K

Title: Survey of Logistics Technologies in the USA

Investigator: P. Ioannou 100%

  • Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

USC Account no. 22-1503-1300

Period: 3/28/2011- 12/31/2012, Total Funds: $45K

Title: Stability Margins in Adaptive Control

Investigator: P. Ioannou 100%

  • Department of Homeland Security/CREATE

Period: January 2012-December 2012, Total Funds: $52780.85

Title: Terminal/Roadway modeling and security scenarios analysis

Investigator: P. Ioannou 100%

  • USDOT Federal Transit Administration

Period: September 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013, Total Funds: $899864

USC Proposal Number 15718.0007

Title: “Technical and Safety Evaluation of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Positive Train Control Deployment Project

Investigators: Moore, J. E. (Principal-20%), Dessouky, M. M. (Co-Principal-20%), Ioannou, P. A. (Co-Principal-20%), Mitra, U. (Co-Principal-20%), Meshkati, N. (Co-Principal-20%)

  • US Department of Transportation (US DOT) Research and Special Projects Administration (RSPA)

Award No. DTRS98-G-0019; USC Account No. 53-5701-6460,

Period: July 1, 2007 -June 30, 2012., Total Funds: $3583000

Title: METRANS Transportation Center (National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research)

Investigators: Giuliano, G. (PI), Moore, J. E. (Co-PI), Ioannou, P. A. (Co-PI), Dessouky, M. (Co-PI),

  • MOU Between the California Department of Transportation and the University of Southern California for Cooperation of Transportation Research

PCR# 13322.7802; USC Account No. 53-5701-4001,

Period: July 1, 2007 -June 30, 2012, Total Funds: $3583000

Title: METRANS Transportation Center (National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research)

Investigators: Giuliano, G. (PI), Moore, J. E. (Co-PI), Ioannou, P. A. (Co-PI), Dessouky, M. M. (Co-PI)

 

 

2013
Volvo Research and Education Foundation

Period: September 2013- Sept. 2017; Total Funds  $3,499,999

Title: METROFREIGHT The Local/Global Challenge of Urban Freight

Investigators: Giuliano G. (PI), M. Dessouky (co-PI), P. Ioannou (co-PI)

  • Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

USC Account no. 22-1503-1300

Period: 2013-2014, Total Funds: $45K

Title: Stability Margins in Adaptive Control

Investigator: P. Ioannou 100%

  • US Department of Transportation (US DOT) Research and Special Projects Administration (RSPA)

Award No.        ; USC Account No.

Period: 2013 – 2016, Total Funds: $6,127,768

Title: METRANS Transportation Center (National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research)

Investigators: Giuliano, G. (PI), M. Boarnet (Co-PI), Ioannou, P. A. (Co-PI), Dessouky, M. (Co-PI).