This interdisciplinary project involves faculty from Mining Engineering and Computer Science programs, and will focus on mine design and production engineering, computational and artificial intelligence, automation and robotics.

GAANN Fellows will develop the basis for the next generation of intelligent, automation and robotic technologies to sustain the future mining and construction industries. They will provide smart, autonomous cyber-physical systems that will replace humans in all unit operations. These areas of research include the following:

• Environment Pre-Process Modeling
• Intelligent Machine Dynamics
• Object Detection and Tracking
• Road and Environment Tracking and Monitoring
• Multi-Sensor Suite Data Fusion
• Trajectory Analytics
• Intelligent Dynamic Decisions, Planning and Control

program Benefits

• Financial support that includes a stipend of up to $34,000 per year (determined by FAFSA)
• Educational allowance up to $15,750 that covers all educational expenses, including tuition and fees and the cost of textbooks and other materials, computer hardware and software, travel expenditures and registration fees for participation in conferences
• Mentoring by one or more of the GAANN faculty, as well as industry mentors who include successful alumni of previous GAANN programs
• Supervised teaching experience, which will be preceded by training in effective teaching techniques
• Opportunities for peer mentoring and community outreach

required application documents

• Name and email address
• Official GAANN application
• Unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
• CV/Resume
• Description of current or proposed research
• One-page statement on how a doctoral degree will fit into your future plans