Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "ERI: Composing An Efficient and Adaptive Framework for Real-Time Processing on
Next-Gen Edge-Computing Platforms: Models, Architectures, Methodologies, and Prototypes", from National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) Program, 2021-2024.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "Applying Machine Learning and Dynamic Reconfigurability for Composing Highly Adaptive, Intelligent Embedded Systems",
from the Research ADVACEment Grant, call from University of Colorado Colorado Springs, January 2023.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "Embedded Device-Based AI-Driven Raman Spectroscopy for Public Safety Applications",
from the Cybersecurity Seed Grant (CGS) , call from University of Colorado Colorado Springs, January 2023.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "Towards Composing Dynamic and Partial Reconfigurable Hardware Architectures for Cryptographic Algorithms on Embedded Devices",
from the Cyber Security Seed Grant, call from University of Colorado Colorado Springs, December 2020.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Jump Trading LLC Compnay started collaborating with my research group and gave funding for my research, funding from Jump Trading LLC Company, in August 2020.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "Optimized Embedded Architectures for Model Predictive Controller for Battery Cell Management in Electric Vehicles",
from the CRCW (Committee on Research and Creative Works) call from University of Colorado Colorado Springs, April 2019.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , NSF Travel Grant to attend the "NSF ENG CAREER Workshop 2019", April 2019.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "Security and Cryptography on FPGA", from the Cyber Security Seed Grant, call from University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, November 2017.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , NSF Travel Grant to attend the "NSF CISE CAREER Workshop 2017", March 2017.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "Efficient Embedded Architectures for Biometrics on Mobile Devices", from the CRCW (Committee on Research and Creative Works)
call from University of Colorado Colorado Springs, April 2016.
Research Grants Submitted/Pending
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , and S. Navid Shahrouzi (Co-PI), Research proposal on "SAPHP: Towards A Self-Aware Physical Hardware Platform for Smart and Autonomous Systems",
a full proposal submitted to NSF ECCS, for a 3-year project, on 25th July 2024.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , and Ean Mikale (PI, Chief Innovative Officer, Lemniscate Labs, Inc, Denver), Research proposal on "Quantum-Inspired Algorithms for Edge Breast Cancer Screening",
a proposal submitted to the "AIM-AHEAD Consortium Development Program (CDP)" proposal call from NIH (National Instritute of Health), for a 1-year project, on 17th June 2024.
Darshika G. Perera (PI) , Research proposal on "NSF-AoF: CSR: Small: Opportunistic Radio Spectrum Usage for 6G Intelligent Cognitive Radio Architecture Using Machine Learning and
Reconfigurable Technologies (ORACLE-6G)", a full proposal submitted to NSF, CISE, for a 3-year project, on 31st March 2024.
Fellowships/Awards Received for EmSys Lab
Outstanding MSEE Student Award was awarded to my Master Thesis Student, Jeremy Graf, for 2021-2022, in May 2022.
Mentored Doctoral Fellowship and Graduate Research Fellowship were awarded to my Ph.D. Student, Arkan Alkamil, for 2020-2021, in May 2020.
Outstanding ECE PhD Student Award was awarded to my PhD Student, S. Navid Shahrouzi, for 2018-2019, in May 2019.
Outstanding MSEE Student Award was awarded to my Master Thesis Student, Mokhles A. Mohsin, for 2017-2018, in May 2018.
Mentored Doctoral Fellowship and Graduate Research Fellowship were awarded to my Ph.D. Student, Srikanth Ramadurgam, for 2018-2019, in May 2018.
Mentored Doctoral Fellowship was awarded to my Ph.D. Student, Anne K. Madsen, for 2016-2017, in May 2016.
Mentored Doctoral Fellowship and Graduate Research Fellowship were awarded to my Ph.D. Student, S. Navid Shahrouzi, for 2015-2016, in May 2015.
Donations
From Xilinx University Program: 2 Xilinx Zed Zynq 7000 development boards; 1 Xilinx Zybo Zynq 7000 development board;
Xilinx Vivado Design Suite (full license) 50 seats; Partial Reconfiguration (full license) 2 seats; December 2014.
From ARM University Program: 3 ARM development boards; ARM Keil MDK (full license) 100 seats; December 2014.