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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '10 hours/week'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
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  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: m.vasconcelos@fsu.edu
  fsu_college: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Electrical and Computer Engineering'
  headshot_optional_: '27326'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'No'
  mentoring_philosophy: 'My mentoring philosophy is based on helping students gain confidence in their ideas and developing their creativity. I strongly believe that there is no limit to what the human mind can accomplish, and that the world of ideas has an infinite number of ''low hanging fruits''; we just need to learn how to look at problems from different angles. I am committed to sharing my experience and providing a safe and nurturing environment for students who have a genuine interest in science and a passion for developing new ideas.'
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '2'
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  overall_research_project_description: |-
    One of the promises of autonomous or AI-aided vehicular networks is that transportation tasks will become more efficient and safer. The enabling technologies for autonomous driving are a combination of sophisticated sensors for perception, powerful classification algorithms, and model-based predictive control systems. Despite their increasing popularity, autonomous vehicles remain a niche accessible to only a few, and widespread adoption of this technology is still many years away. The coexistence of autonomous driving and human operations creates a complex socio-technical system, presenting challenges related to both technical safety concerns and potential ethical and regulatory issues.

    While a full autonomy control loop may not be available to most drivers, a significant portion of vehicles in the American market today are equipped with various levels of sensors to perceive their surroundings and possess some computing capabilities. Given that mobile phones are widely adopted, it is reasonable to assume that a communication module is present in the majority of vehicles. By targeting autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles through the assessment of computation capability, this project addresses the challenges of safety and efficient transportation by facilitating resource sharing at micro and macro cloud infrastructure levels. In this project, the students will work on the development of a zero-touch vehicular network infrastructure to share sensorial data available in conventional vehicles. 
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  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Marcos M. Vasconcelos'
  project_keywords: 'Vehicular networks, smart transportation, federated learning, V2X, 5G, cyber physical systems '
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Open to all majors'
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  research_mentor_pronouns: ''
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  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |
    Literature review
    Learn V2X protocols
    5G and 6G communication networks
    Machine type communications
    Federated learning and distributed AI
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: ''
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |+
    5G communication networks (recommended)
    Feel passionate about cars (strongly recommended)

  title_of_the_project: 'Cultivating Safer and Smarter Roads: Resource Sharing for Enhanced Transportation in Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Vehicular Networks'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?token=HPlI6qLvCV0Vgldxm10QTQMFzcST3OttmivWbdr6K2I'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
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  year: '2023'