UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #928

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Marcos Muller Vasconcelos
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): m.vasconcelos@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Learning and Teaming for Coordination of Intelligent Networked Multi-Agent Systems
Project Keywords: Robotics, Artificial Inteligence, Learning
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science
Mathematics
Statistics

Project Location:: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: Yes
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: In-person
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5-10 hours a week
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
The project aims to develop a new control framework that enables autonomous agents to coordinate effectively in constrained environments. This involves creating a multi-level architecture where agents first establish a teaming structure to form a control network, and then refine their control policies through collective learning via wireless networks. The two primary objectives are:

1. Understanding the Impact of Control Network Structures: Investigate how different control network structures affect coordination among agents, particularly when they have bounded rationality. This will include the design of teaming algorithms tailored for tasks of varying complexity.

2. Characterizing Collective Learning under Constraints: Study how agents collectively learn coordination policies when faced with challenges like stochastic disturbances, signal fading, and power limitations inherent to wireless networks.

This work could lead to advancements in various domains, including drone swarms, micro-robotics, and other autonomous systems operating in complex, real-world environments. The holistic approach of integrating teaming, sensing, learning, and control is particularly promising for addressing the challenges posed by imperfect information and limited infrastructure.

Research Tasks:
Literature Review
Programming Robots
Data Collection
Mathematical Modelling

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Programming (Required)
Familiarity with mathematical notation and language (Required)
Problem-solving (Required)

Mentoring Philosophy:
Our mentoring philosophy centers on empowering students to gain confidence in their ideas and nurturing their creativity. At the MINDS lab, we embrace the motto that there is no limit to what the human mind can accomplish and that the world of ideas offers infinite low-hanging fruits. Currently, our lab supports a diverse group of researchers, including six undergraduate students, two PhD students, and one postdoc. We believe that a diverse team representing a broad spectrum of backgrounds and perspectives leads to more innovative work, thereby contributing to the broadening of participation of underrepresented groups in the scientific community and society as a whole.

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2024
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