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Projects
Current Projects National Science Foundation Automatic Quality Assessment: Exploiting Knowledge of the Business Case, ($350,000), PI: Menzies, Cukic, 6/08 – 5/11. Operating Center Renewal Proposal: Center for Identification Technology Research, ($215,000), PI: Hornak, Cukic, 11/06 – 11/11. ITR: Collaborative Research: Biometrics – Performance, Security and Social Impact, funded by National Science Foundation and Department of Homeland Security ($3.2M), PI: Hornak, Cukic, Ross, Nelson (PIT), Schuckers (Clarkson), Schuckers (St. Lawrence), Jain (MSU), 3/04 – 2/10. National Institute of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation ANSI NIST Conversion Tool, PI: Cukic, ($165,885), 9/08-3/10 Department of Homeland Security WVU Partner Proposal: DHS Center of Excellence in Border Security and Immigration, PIs: Cukic, Adjeroh, Hornak, Kulathumani, Ross ($274,500), 7/08-6/10 NASA Design, Simulation, Validation and Flight Testing of Adaptive Fault Tolerant Flight Control Systems, PI: Jaraiedi, Cukic, Napolitano, ($750,000), 9/07 – 8/10. CITeR: NSF Industry University Collaborative Research Center Large Scale Evaluation of Quality Based Fusion Algorithms, PIs: Cukic, Kalka, Jain (Michigan State), ($70K), 10/09-9/10 Improving Quality Enhanced Biometric Fusion Schemes, PIs: Bartlow, Cukic, Kalka, Noore, ($57K), 8/08-7/09 Completed Projects Acquisition of Instrumentation for Biometrics Research, funded by National Science Foundation, ($215,805), PI: Ross, Cukic, Hornak, 8/2005 – 7/2009. CAREER: Software Reliability Assessment for High Assurance Systems, funded by National Science Foundation, ($280,000), PI: Cukic, 3/01 – 2/07. Biometric Research and Training, funded by Computer Sciences Corporation, PI: Hornak, Cukic, ($736,504), 12/2/2004 – 9/30/2008. Adaptive Biometric Authentication using Dempster Shafer Networks: Concepts and Performance, funded by CITeR, PI: Cukic, Schmid, ($48,500), 12/06 – 12/07. Measuring Confidence in IV&V Products, funded by NASA OSMA, PI: Cukic, ($40,000), 5/07 – 12/07. A Compositional Approach to V&V of Formal Models, funded by NASA OSMA, PI: Cukic, ($191,000), 1/04 – 12/07. Development of Small Ultra – Low Cost UAV Testbed, funded by NASA WV Space Grant Consortium, PI: Cukic, Gu, ($20,000), 5/06 – 5/07. Cryptographic Protection for Sharable Biometric Test Databases, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($29,000), PI: Cukic, 6/1/2005 – 5/31/2006. Research Support for DoD Multimodal Biometrics, funded by Lockheed Martin Services, PI: Hornak, Cukic, Ross, Li, Schmid, ($715,000), 12/1/2004 – 12/31/2005. CITeR: Face Recognition Workshop, funded by NSF, ($71,505), 6/05 – 11/05. Verification and Validation of Adaptive Systems, funded by NASA OSMA, ($234,000), PI: Cukic, 10/01 – 12/05. Lyapunov Stability Analysis and On – Line Monitoring, funded by NASA OSMA, PI: Cukic, ($127,000), 5/03 – 12/05. MUBI: Continued Development of Multi – Biometrics Performance Prediction Tool, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($22,500), PI: Cukic, 12/04 – 12/05. Generation of Synthetic Irises, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($55,000), PI: Schmid, Co – PI Cukic, 12/04 – 12/05. Analysis and Control of Risk in the Assurance of Adaptive Control Systems, funded by the Institute for Scientific Research (ISR), ($82,000), PI: Cukic, 07/03 – 06/05. Large Variations Approach to Iris Scalability Analysis, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($50,000), PI: Schmid, Co – PI: Cukic, Singh, 1/04 – 12/04. Statistical Rationale for Multimodal Biometric Systems, funded by Center for Identification Technology Research, an NSF IUCRC, ($50,000), PI: Cukic, Singh 05/03 – 04/04. Integrating Qualitative Verification and Validation activities into the Quantification of Software Reliability, funded by NASA OSMA, ($180,000), PI: Cukic, Singh, Smidts (U. Maryland), 10/01 – 12/03 Development of Formation Flight Control Algorithms Using 3 YR – 22 Flying Scale Models, funded by the DoD – Air Force, ($539,000), PI: Napolitano, Co – PI: Cukic, 05/01 – 04/04. Information Assurance and Biometrics Masters Degree Track Development ($366,000), funded by the DoD – US Army, PI: Trapp, Co – PI: Cukic, Hornak, 7/02 – 8/03. Issues in Large Scale Biometric Authentication Infrastructure, funded by Center for Identification Technology Research, an NSF IUCRC, ($50,000), PI: Cukic, 11/01 – 12/02. Support for Design and Assurance of GISSTR Computational Infrastructure, funded by the Institute for Software Research, ($44,000), PI: Cukic, 7/01 – 4/02. On Line Parameter Estimation Development of Flight Qualities Requirements for Neural Network Based Flight Control Systems, funded by NASA – Dryden Flight Research Center, administered by the ISR, ($420,000), PI: Napolitano, Cukic, Mili, 2/00 – 11/02. Fractal Analysis of Resource Exhaustion in Real Time Operating Systems, funded by NASA OSMA, ($75,000), PI: Cukic, Shereshevsky 10/00 – 12/02 Bayesian Framework for Reliability Prediction of Component Based Systems, funded by NASA OSMA, ($140,000), PI: Cukic, Cortellesa, Singh, Gunel, 10/00 – 12/02 Certification Study of Adaptive Fault Tolerant Flight Control Systems funded by NASA – Dryden Flight Research Center, administered by the ISR, ($201,000), CoPI: Napolitano, Cukic, Mili, 7/99 – 6/00 Achieving High Software Reliability, funded by NASA IV&V, ($70,000), PI: Cukic, 9/99 – 10/00. Using Virtual Environments for Validating Software Requirements Specifications of Safety Critical Systems, funded by WV EPSCoR, administered by NSF – SERC, ($30,000), PI: Cukic, 8/99 – 12/00. Using Functional Distance to Identify Optimal COTS, funded by NASA EPSCoR, ($50,000), PI: Mili, Ammari, Cukic, 8/99 – 8/00. A Web – enabled COTS – supported alternative for the DoD Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) Specification, funded by ManTech International, administered by NSF – SERC, ($30,000), CoPI: Ammar, Cukic, Yacoub, 8/99 – 8/00. Reliability Assessment of Neural Network Based Control Systems, NASA Young Investigator Award, ($20,000), 8/98 – 8/99 Combining Testing and Verification in Software Reliability Assessment funded by Averstar, Inc. ($18,000), 8/97 – 8/98 Computer – Based Photo – Realistic Facial Reconstruction from Skeletal Remains funded by the WVU – Biometrics program ($10,000), 1/98 – 8/99

Projects

Current Projects

National Science Foundation

Automatic Quality Assessment: Exploiting Knowledge of the Business Case, ($350,000), PI: Menzies, Cukic, 6/08 – 5/11.
Operating Center Renewal Proposal: Center for Identification Technology Research, ($215,000), PI: Hornak, Cukic, 11/06 – 11/11.
ITR: Collaborative Research: Biometrics – Performance, Security and Social Impact, funded by National Science Foundation and Department of Homeland Security ($3.2M), PI: Hornak, Cukic, Ross, Nelson (PIT), Schuckers (Clarkson), Schuckers (St. Lawrence), Jain (MSU), 3/04 – 2/10.

National Institute of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation

ANSI NIST Conversion Tool, PI: Cukic, ($165,885), 9/08-3/10

Department of Homeland Security

WVU Partner Proposal: DHS Center of Excellence in Border Security and Immigration, PIs: Cukic, Adjeroh, Hornak, Kulathumani, Ross ($274,500), 7/08-6/10

NASA

Design, Simulation, Validation and Flight Testing of Adaptive Fault Tolerant Flight Control Systems, PI: Jaraiedi, Cukic, Napolitano, ($750,000), 9/07 – 8/10.

CITeR: NSF Industry University Collaborative Research Center

Large Scale Evaluation of Quality Based Fusion Algorithms, PIs: Cukic, Kalka, Jain (Michigan State), ($70K), 10/09-9/10
Improving Quality Enhanced Biometric Fusion Schemes, PIs: Bartlow, Cukic, Kalka, Noore, ($57K), 8/08-7/09

Completed Projects

Acquisition of Instrumentation for Biometrics Research, funded by National Science Foundation, ($215,805), PI: Ross, Cukic, Hornak, 8/2005 – 7/2009.
CAREER: Software Reliability Assessment for High Assurance Systems, funded by National Science Foundation, ($280,000), PI: Cukic, 3/01 – 2/07.
Biometric Research and Training, funded by Computer Sciences Corporation, PI: Hornak, Cukic, ($736,504), 12/2/2004 – 9/30/2008.
Adaptive Biometric Authentication using Dempster Shafer Networks: Concepts and Performance, funded by CITeR, PI: Cukic, Schmid, ($48,500), 12/06 – 12/07.
Measuring Confidence in IV&V Products, funded by NASA OSMA, PI: Cukic, ($40,000), 5/07 – 12/07.
A Compositional Approach to V&V of Formal Models, funded by NASA OSMA, PI: Cukic, ($191,000), 1/04 – 12/07.
Development of Small Ultra – Low Cost UAV Testbed, funded by NASA WV Space Grant Consortium, PI: Cukic, Gu, ($20,000), 5/06 – 5/07.
Cryptographic Protection for Sharable Biometric Test Databases, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($29,000), PI: Cukic, 6/1/2005 – 5/31/2006.
Research Support for DoD Multimodal Biometrics, funded by Lockheed Martin Services, PI: Hornak, Cukic, Ross, Li, Schmid, ($715,000), 12/1/2004 – 12/31/2005.
CITeR: Face Recognition Workshop, funded by NSF, ($71,505), 6/05 – 11/05.
Verification and Validation of Adaptive Systems, funded by NASA OSMA, ($234,000), PI: Cukic, 10/01 – 12/05.
Lyapunov Stability Analysis and On – Line Monitoring, funded by NASA OSMA, PI: Cukic, ($127,000), 5/03 – 12/05.
MUBI: Continued Development of Multi – Biometrics Performance Prediction Tool, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($22,500), PI: Cukic, 12/04 – 12/05.
Generation of Synthetic Irises, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($55,000), PI: Schmid, Co – PI Cukic, 12/04 – 12/05.
Analysis and Control of Risk in the Assurance of Adaptive Control Systems, funded by the Institute for Scientific Research (ISR), ($82,000), PI: Cukic, 07/03 – 06/05.
Large Variations Approach to Iris Scalability Analysis, funded by CITeR (NSF I/UCRC), ($50,000), PI: Schmid, Co – PI: Cukic, Singh, 1/04 – 12/04.
Statistical Rationale for Multimodal Biometric Systems, funded by Center for Identification Technology Research, an NSF IUCRC, ($50,000), PI: Cukic, Singh 05/03 – 04/04.
Integrating Qualitative Verification and Validation activities into the Quantification of Software Reliability, funded by NASA OSMA, ($180,000), PI: Cukic, Singh, Smidts (U. Maryland), 10/01 – 12/03
Development of Formation Flight Control Algorithms Using 3 YR – 22 Flying Scale Models, funded by the DoD – Air Force, ($539,000), PI: Napolitano, Co – PI: Cukic, 05/01 – 04/04.
Information Assurance and Biometrics Masters Degree Track Development ($366,000), funded by the DoD – US Army, PI: Trapp, Co – PI: Cukic, Hornak, 7/02 – 8/03.
Issues in Large Scale Biometric Authentication Infrastructure, funded by Center for Identification Technology Research, an NSF IUCRC, ($50,000), PI: Cukic, 11/01 – 12/02.
Support for Design and Assurance of GISSTR Computational Infrastructure, funded by the Institute for Software Research, ($44,000), PI: Cukic, 7/01 – 4/02.
On Line Parameter Estimation Development of Flight Qualities Requirements for Neural Network Based Flight Control Systems, funded by NASA – Dryden Flight Research Center, administered by the ISR, ($420,000), PI: Napolitano, Cukic, Mili, 2/00 – 11/02.
Fractal Analysis of Resource Exhaustion in Real Time Operating Systems, funded by NASA OSMA, ($75,000), PI: Cukic, Shereshevsky 10/00 – 12/02
Bayesian Framework for Reliability Prediction of Component Based Systems, funded by NASA OSMA, ($140,000), PI: Cukic, Cortellesa, Singh, Gunel, 10/00 – 12/02
Certification Study of Adaptive Fault Tolerant Flight Control Systems funded by NASA – Dryden Flight Research Center, administered by the ISR, ($201,000), CoPI: Napolitano, Cukic, Mili, 7/99 – 6/00
Achieving High Software Reliability, funded by NASA IV&V, ($70,000), PI: Cukic, 9/99 – 10/00.
Using Virtual Environments for Validating Software Requirements Specifications of Safety Critical Systems, funded by WV EPSCoR, administered by NSF – SERC, ($30,000), PI: Cukic, 8/99 – 12/00.
Using Functional Distance to Identify Optimal COTS, funded by NASA EPSCoR, ($50,000), PI: Mili, Ammari, Cukic, 8/99 – 8/00.
A Web – enabled COTS – supported alternative for the DoD Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) Specification, funded by ManTech International, administered by NSF – SERC, ($30,000), CoPI: Ammar, Cukic, Yacoub, 8/99 – 8/00.
Reliability Assessment of Neural Network Based Control Systems, NASA Young Investigator Award, ($20,000), 8/98 – 8/99
Combining Testing and Verification in Software Reliability Assessment funded by Averstar, Inc. ($18,000), 8/97 – 8/98
Computer – Based Photo – Realistic Facial Reconstruction from Skeletal Remains funded by the WVU – Biometrics program ($10,000), 1/98 – 8/99