Rafael A. Perez

RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:

1. CO-Principal Investigator, “Wireless Video for Instant Access Security System”, $185,000, funded by US Department of Transportation through the University Consortium for Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security, October 2004 - October 2005.

2. CO-Principal Investigator, “Traveling Smart: Tracking personal modes of transportation with GPS enabled PDAs – Phase II”, $115,000, funded by the National Center for Transit Research and Florida Department of Transportation, October 2004 - January 2006.

3. CO-Principal Investigator, "Resources In support of Excellence (RISE): A USF/NSF Computer Science, Engineering, & Mathematics Scholarship Program", $400,000, funded by the National Science Foundation, Sept 2003 – August 2007.

4. CO-Principal Investigator, “Traveling Smart: Tracking personal modes of transportation with GPS enabled PDAs”, $100,000, funded by the National Center for Transit Research and Florida Department of Transportation, July 2003 - October 2004.

5. CO-Principal Investigator, “Enhancing the Rider Experience using real-time transit information”, $75,000, funded by the National Center for Transit Research and Florida Department of Transportation, July 2003 - October 2004.

6. Principal Investigator, “A Neural Network Model for Worksite Trip Reduction”, $35000 Subcontract work for a project funded by Florida Department of Transportation “Worksite Trip Reduction Manual and Model” PI P. Winters. May 2002 – August 2003
7. Principal Investigator, "Improving Search Performance in Telecommunication Databases" $123,284, Florida High Tech Corridor and Computer Systems and Services, September 2000 to December 2001.

8. Principal Investigator, "Creating a Simulation Environment to Build and Test Very Large Telecommunication Databases" $128,310, Florida High Tech Corridor and Computer Systems and Services, December 1999 to December 2000.

9. Consultant for “Uv-vis Characterization of Blood: Applications to the Blood Banking Industry” $200,000, funded by Orthodiagnostic Systems Inc/Johnson & Johnson, Jan 1997 to Dec 1997. Prof. Garcia-Rubio - Chemical Eng. (PI), Prof. R. Potter- Chemistry (CO-PI) Dr. G. Leparc - Blood Bank (CO-PI)

10. Co-Principal Investigator, “Neural Network Technology Application for the Evaluation of Trip Reduction Programs” $135,168, Florida Department of Transportation, August 1995 to February 1998.

11. Principal Investigator, “Automatic Knowledge Acquisition for Expert Systems” $52000, Florida High Technology and Industry Council, January 1993 to June 1994. This project is also supported by Harris Semiconductor with an additional estimated $25000 “in-kind” support which includes data, software, software engineer’s time, and two summer internships for students working on this project.

12. Principal Investigator, “Automatic Knowledge Acquisition for Expert Systems” $58756, Florida High Technology and Industry Council, January 1992 to December 1992. This project is also supported by Harris Semiconductor with an additional estimated $30000 “in-kind” support which includes data, software, software engineer’s time, and a summer internship for students working on this project.

13. Principal Investigator, “Automatic Knowledge Acquisition for Expert Systems” $60000, Florida High Technology and Industry Council, January 1991 to December 1991. This project is also supported by Harris Semiconductor with an additional estimated $35000 “in-kind” support which includes data, software, manufacturing expert’s time, software engineer’s time, and two summer internship for students working on this project.

14. Principal Investigator, “Knowledge Acquisition and Enhancement of Expert Systems at Harris CMOS and Analog Fabs,” $52,985, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Florida, September 1989 to January 1991.

15. Co-Principal Investigator, “Teaching Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Courses: Content and Strategies for Undergraduate Faculty” $129,509, National Science Foundation Grant # 8954352 January 1990 to December 1990.

16. Principal Investigator, “Automatic Knowledge Acquisition for Expert Systems” $54,260, Florida High Technology and Industry Council, January 1990 to December 1990.

17. Principal Investigator, “Enhancement and Development of Expert Systems at Harris CMOS and Analog Fabs,” $80,048, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Florida and Center for Microelectronic Design and Test, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, September 1988 to August 1989.

18. Principal Investigator, “Development of a Knowledge Based System for CMOS Wafer Fabrication Failure Analysis,” $102,199, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Florida and Center for Microelectronic Design and Test, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, September 1987 to August 1988.

19. Principal Investigator, “Knowledge Based Systems in the Microelectronics Production Environment,” $52,408, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Florida, September 1986 to May 1988.

20. Principal Investigator, “COMPASS Expert System Prototype Demonstration,” $101,868, GTE Data Services, Tampa, Florida, September 1985 to December 1988.

21. Principal Investigator, “Development of an Expert System to Aid Production Planning in the P-Diffusion Area,” $43,934, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Florida, April 1986 to March 1987.

22. Principal Investigator, “Knowledge Based Systems in the Microelectronics Production Environment,” $28,738, Center for Microelectronic Design and Test, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, December 1986 to December 1987.

23. Principal Investigator, “Expert Systems Methodology,” $6,500, GTE Data Services, Tampa, Florida, December 1986 to August 1988.

24. Principal Investigator, “University-Industrial Linkage Grant,” $8,047, Division of Sponsored Research, University of South Florida, April 1986 to March 1987.

25. Principal Investigator, “Installation, Testing and Development of Basic Tools for a Computer Vision Laboratory,” $2,660, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, September-December 1984.

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