Main Research Grants/Awards

• External Grants/Awards

 
• NSF Research Grant: "III:Small:Collaborative Research: Supporting Efficient Discrete Box Queries for Sequence Analysis on Large Scale Genome Databases", PI (collaborators: Drs. Sakti Pramanik & C. Titus Brown at Michigan State University), US National Science Foundation (NSF), Information Integration and Informatics Program (III), $222,277, 9/2013 - 8/2018

 
• NSF REU Supplement: "REU Supplement: Supporting Efficient Discrete Box Queries for Sequence Analysis on Large Scale Genome Databases", PI, US National Science Foundation (NSF), Information Integration and Informatics Program (III), $8,000, 5/2014 - 8/2018

 
• IBM Research Grant: "Optimization of Progressive Queries in a Database Management System", PI, IBM Canada Software Lab, $84,000, 1/2010 - 12/2012

 
• Ford Research Grant: "In-vehicle Software Framework for Drive-through Wireless Services", PI, Ford Motor Company, $170,582, 4/2008 - 8/2010

 
• The Wilkes Award 2008 (Best Paper of Year): "Collective Index: A Technique for Efficient Processing of Progressive Queries", Recipient (with B. Medjahed, A. Sharma and H. Huang), The Computer Journal, British Computer Society & Oxford University Press, £250, 8/2009

 
• NSF Research Grant: "Collaborative Research: Supporting Efficient Similarity Searches for Multidimensional Non-ordered Discrete Data Spaces", PI (collaborator: Dr. Sakti Pramanik at Michigan State University), US National Science Foundation (NSF), Information and Data Management Program (IDM), $150,000, 7/2005 - 6/2009

 
• NSF MRI Grant: "Acquisition of Instruments for Mobile Computing Research in Context of Automotive Applications", co-PI (with Drs. J. Guo (PI), K. Akingbehin, N. Patel, W. Xiang, H. Abdu), US National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI), $242,582, 8/2005 - 7/2008

 
• DASFAA'08 Best Paper Award: "Bulk-Loading the ND-Tree in Non-ordered Discrete Data Spaces", Recipient (with H.-J. Seok, G. Qian, A. Oswald and S. Pramanik), 13th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, $500, 3/2008

 
• IBM Research Grant: "Support Query Processing Over Data Streams in a Database Management System", PI, IBM Toronto Lab, $20,000, 1/2007 - 12/2007

 
• CASCON'07 Best Paper Award: "Window Query Processing for Joining Data Streams with Relations", Recipient (with K. Towne, C. Zuzarte and W.-C. Hou), 17th Annual International Conference of the Centre for Advanced Studies on Collaborative Research, $2,000, 10/2007

 
• NSF REU Supplement Grant: "REU Supplement: Supporting Efficient Similarity Searches for Multidimensional Non-ordered Discrete Data Spaces", PI, US National Science Foundation (NSF), Information and Data Management Program (IDM), $6,000, 4/2006

 
• IBM Research Grant: "Optimization of Complex Queries in a Database Management System", PI, IBM Toronto Lab, $60,000, 1/2002 - 12/2004

 
• 2004 IBM Faculty Award, Recipient, IBM University Relations, $12,000, 8/2004

 
• 2003 IBM Faculty Award, Recipient, IBM University Relations, $12,000, 7/2003

 
• NSF Research Grant: "Establishing Dynamic Cost Models for Multidatabase Systems", PI, US National Science Foundation (NSF), Information and Data Management Program (IDM), $176,590, 9/1998 - 8/2002

 
• NSF MRI Grant: "Acquisition of Instruments for Research in Computer and Network Security", co-PI (with Drs Indrajit Ray (PI), K. Akingbehin, B. Maxim, and Indrakshi Ray), US National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI), $83,934 (NSF) + $74,004 (UMD matching), 9/1999 - 8/2001

 
• IBM Research Grant: "Piggyback Query Optimization with Statistics Collection for Database Management Systems", PI, IBM Toronto Lab, $105,000, 1/1998 - 12/2000

 
• 1999 IBM University Partnership Research Award, Recipient, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, $14,000, 5/1999

 
• Ford Research Grant: "OBJ-NET: An Object-Oriented System Design Tool", co-PI (with Dr. D. Yoon (PI)), Ford Motor Company, $15,000, 11/1995 - 10/1996

 
• Scientific Progress Award, Recipient, State Education Commission of P. R. China, $2,000 (RMB) 7/1988

 
• Internal Grants/Awards

 
• UMD Undergraduate Research Fellowship: "Exploring an On-disk Index Based Method for Genome Sequence Analysis Application", PI, UMD Research, $2,500, 4/2014

 
• UMD CEEP Research Grant: "Developing In-Vehicle Database Management Techniques for Efficient Vehicular Applications", PI, The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $53,000, 5/2005 - 8/2007

 
• UMD Undergraduate Research Fellowship: "A Study on Deletion Strategies for the ND-tree in Multidimensional Non-ordered Discrete Data Spaces", PI, UMD Research, $3,000, 4/2006

 
• UM OVPR Research Grant: "Explore Database Indexing Methods for Multidimensional Non-ordered Discrete Data Spaces", PI, Office of the Vice President for Research, The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, $11,000 (OVPR) + $4,000 (UMD), 1/2004 - 12/2004

 
• 2001 UMD Distinguished Faculty Research Award, Recipient, The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $3,000, 2/2001

 
• UM OVPR Research Grant: "Dynamic Improvement of Cost Models in Multidatabase Systems", PI, Office of the Vice President for Research, The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, $12,500 (OVPR) + $1,500 (UMD Research), 7/1997 - 9/1998

 
• UM Rackham Fellowship: "A Piggyback Query Optimization Technique for Database Management Systems", PI, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, $7,000, 1/1998

 
• UMD CEEP Research Grant: "Piggyback Query Optimization with Statistics Collection for Database Management Systems", PI, The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $52,708, 5/1998 - 4/2001

 
• UMD Summer Research Grant: "Optimization of Complex Queries in Database Systems", PI, The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $5,000, 3/2001

 
• UMD CECS High-Performance Computing Grant: "Query Cost Analyzing and Modeling for Multidatabase Systems", PI, The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $6,900, 4/2001

 
• UMD REEDF Research Grant: "An Integrated Approach to CNC Tool Path Generation", co-PI (with Drs D. Yoon (PI), E. Orady, and Y. Chen), The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $54,000, 5/1998 - 4/2001

 
• UMD Chancellor's Technology Initiatives Grant: "Integration of CAD and CAM via CORBA", co-PI (with Drs D. Yoon (PI), K. Modesitt, K. Akingbehin, B. Maxim, Y. Murphey, and E. Orady), The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $3,424, 4/1999

 
• UMD Chancellor's Technology Initiatives Grant: "Embedded Intelligence Systems", co-PI (with Drs B. Maxim (PI) and K. Modesitt), The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $3,000, 4/1998

 
• UMD Chancellor's Technology Initiatives Grant: "Video Conferencing Network", co-PI (with Drs B. Maxim (PI) and S. Ray), The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $3,050, 4/1998

 
• UMD Faculty Research Grant: "A Piggyback Query Optimization Technique for Database Management Systems", PI, The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $1,740, 1/1997 - 12/1997

 
• UMD REEDF Research Grant: "OBJ-NET: An Object-Oriented System Design Tool", co-PI (with Dr. D. Yoon (PI)), The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $39,000, 1/1996 - 12/1997

 
• UMD Chancellor's Technology Initiatives Grant: "Supporting Development of Embedded Intelligent Software", co-PI (with Drs B. Maxim (PI) and K. Modesitt), The University of Michigan - Dearborn, $3,000, 4/1997

 

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