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The Informatics Research Institute (IRI) at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette would like to congratulate its directors and colleagues on the recent Research Recognition Program for 2014-2016 hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development on November 17, 2016 at the LITE Center.

Dr. Henry Chu, Executive Director and Dr. Raju Gottumukkala, Director of Research received the Outstanding Achievement in Externally Funded Research awards during 2014-2016. Dr. Chu was also recognized for his service to the University Research Committee Institutional Review Board that provides insight necessary to support a well-rounded research program.

Dr. Vijay Raghavan, Alfred and Helen Lamson Endowed Professor in Computer Science and Center for Visual and Decision Informatics Director received the Research Excellence Award for demonstrating exceptional scholarship in the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences and the Innovator Award for developing technology with the potential for commercial success and economic development.

Dr. Christoph Borst, Associate Professor and Hardy Edmiston Endowed Professor in Computer Science II, Dr. Vijay Raghavan and Dr. Michael Dunaway, National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies Institute Director each received a Certificate of Achievement in Sponsored Research.

The Informatics Research Institute is comprised of the Center for Business and Information Technologies, the National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies Institute and the Center for Visual and Decision Informatics, a National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center. The centers focus on a range of research and development projects in business solutions for health care, disaster management, homeland security and big data sciences.

Outstanding Achievement in Externally Funded Research awards during 2014-2016

L-R - Dr. David Danahar, Dr. Henry Chu, Dr. E. Joseph Savoie

Outstanding Achievement in Externally Funded Research awards during 2014-2016

L-R - Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, Dr. Raju Gottumukkala, Dr. Jack Damico

Innovator Award

L-R - Dr. David Danahar, Dr. Vijay Raghavan, Dr. E. Joseph Savoie

Certificate of Achievement in Sponsored Research

Front Row: Dr. Ramesh Kolluru
Row 1: L-R- Sherrie Mullins, Cheylon Woods, Dr. Paula Zeanah, Dr. Beth Stauffer, Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser
Row 2: L-R- Heidi Melancon, Dr. Vijay Raghavan, Dr. Paul Klerks, Dr. James Albert, Dr. Michael Dunaway
Back Row: L-R- Dr. Arun Lakhotia, Dr. David Bellar, Dr. Christoph Borst, Dr. Rafael Hernandez, Dr. David Borrok, and Dr. Mark Zappi

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Accessible Healthcare through AI-Augmented Decisions

The National Science Foundation approved the Accessible Healthcare for AI-Augmented Decisions (AHeAD) Center to move forward with planning in July 2025. Its mission brings university researchers and healthcare industry stakeholders together to conduct foundational research needed to create usable AI-augmented decision support tools that enhance healthcare delivery, improve patient outcomes, and reduce costs.AHeAD is a multi-university research partnership between UL Lafayette (lead), Tulane University, the University of Florida, and Georgia Tech. Tampere University in Finland has expressed interest in becoming a university partner.

Meet AHeAD Director, Dr. Raju Gottumukkala

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence

The Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence (CAAI) is dedicated to pursuing use-driven AI research, training an AI-ready workforce, and creating a platform to accelerate innovation to support the local economy. The center serves as a hub where AI researchers, domain experts from diverse disciplines, industry specialists, and community stakeholders come together to address real-world challenges.

Meet CAAI Director, Raju Gottumukkala, PhD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CCIC)

The Center for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CCIC) brings together multiple and diverse experts from across the University to help our nation prepare for cyberattacks that may impact the country's critical infrastructure.CCIC was founded to examine cybersecurity from the perspective of the cascading impact of a significant cyber incident on the nation’s critical infrastructure, such as that experienced by the 2015 cyberattack on the Ukrainian Power Grid. The Center for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University, UK, now places cyberattacks as a “blue sky hazard” that can take an entire power grid down for a prolonged period. A consequence of such an attack would extend beyond the loss of data; it could completely disrupt the functioning of society, much like a large-scale natural disaster.

 Meet CCIC Director Arun Lakhotia, PhD

Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center

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Louisiana Center for Health Innovation

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Learn more about LCHI and meet the Director, Gabriela Wilson, PhD, MSc, FHIMSS, FIAHSI, SNAI.

 

 

National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies

The National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute focuses on enriching public-private partnerships and advanced information technologies to enhance the national resiliency for a full range of potential disasters. Our mission is to save human lives. Our experienced emergency management team joins university researchers and technology experts to build a more resilient America through education, training, outreach, and operational support, empowering the homeland security and emergency management community.