Funding

• 1T32HL171799-01 CardiOvascular Digital hEalth Research (CODER) Training Program, NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) T32 grant, MPIs McManus/Gerber UMMS, WPI mentors: Emmanuel Agu, Funding Amounts: $ 1,522,433, Award Dates: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2028

• 1UG3NS135168 IMPACT: Integrative Mindfulness-Based Predictive Approach for Chronic low back pain Treatment, UG3, NIH HEAL Initiative, King, Agu and Morone MPIs, Nephew, Ruiz, Wu, Rodriguez (co-I’s), requested amount: $8,842,270. Award dates: Sept 19, 2023, to October 2028.


• 1P50MH129701-01A1 Center for Accelerating Practices to End Suicide through Technology Translation (CAPES) P50, NIH/NIMH, Boudreaux and Kiefe MPIs, MPI Methods Core, Member Executive and Steering committees, and Advisory Boards (Over 20 researchers from WPI and UMMS), Award amount: $16,000,000 Requested dates: April 2023 to March 2028.


• 1R01EB031910-01A1 Smartphone-based wound infection screener by combining thermal images and photographs using deep learning methods, PI Agu, co-PIs: Lindsay, Tulu and Strong, Award amount: $ 2,458,174. Award dates: Sept 1, 2022, to May 31, 2026.


• 2 T32 CA172009 Prevention and Control of Cancer: Training for Change in Individuals and Systems (PRACCTIS 2.0), NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), T32 grant, MPIs Lemon/Houston UMMS, WPI mentors: Emmanuel Agu, Dmitry Korkin, Elke Rundensteiner, Sharon Johnson, Diane Strong, Funding Amounts: $1,558,829, Award Dates: 08/08/2019 – 07/31/2024


• HR001117S0032-WASH-FP-031, DH-Warfighter: Improving Warfighter Health by Early Detection of Digital Biomarkers, Emmanuel Agu (PI), Elke Rundensteiner (co-PI), Defense Advanced Research Agencies (DARPA). Funded Amount $2,803,313. Award dates 3/1/2018 – 2/28/2022


• 1R01EB025801-01 SCH: INT: Smartphone Wound Image Parameter Analysis and Decision Support in Mobile Environments, Emmanuel Agu (PI), Diane Strong (co-PI), Bengisu Tulu (co-PI), National Science Foundation, Smart and Connected Health Program. Requested amount $1,968,571. Award dates 1/1/2018 – 11/30/2023 (2 NCEs) (funded by NIH NIBIB)


• 1R21AA025193-01Machine Learning Approach for Inferring Alcohol Intoxication Levels from Gait Data, Michael Stein (PI), Emmanuel Agu (PI), Ana Abrantes (co-I), NIH R21 National Institute on Alcoholism. PA-14-188. Requested amount $408,578, WPI sub-contract amount ($115,469). Award Dates 7/1/17-6/30/19.


• NIH 1R21DA041153-01A1 A Smartphone App to Facilitate Buprenorphine Discontinuation, PI: Abrantes, co-PIs: Michael Stein, Emmanuel Agu. NIH NIDA submission, Award amount: $286,668, WPI Sub-award: $103,609. Award dates: 6/15/16 – 5/31/18.


• NIH R21AA024295 A Tailored Physical Activity Smartphone App for Patients with Alcohol Dependence, Abrantes (PI), co-PIs: Michael Stein, Emmanuel Agu, Award amount: $207,207. Award Dates: 4/1/16-3/31/21.


• NSF REU SITE Award IIS-1560229: Data science research for healthy, safe, and sustainable communities, Elke Rundensteiner and Fatemeh Emdad (PIs), Program faculty: Emmanuel Agu, Mohamed Eltabakh, Carolina Ruiz, Xiangnan Kong, Yanhua Li, Lane Harrison, Dmitry Korkin, Jian Zou, Randy Paffenroth. Award Amount: $358,574. Award Dates: May 1, 2016 – April 30, 2019.


• NIH R01HL122302, Project Title: RELAX: A Mobile Application Suite Targeting Obesity and Stress, Principal Investigator: Pagoto, Sherry L, WPI co-PIs: Bengisu Tulu (School of Business), Emmanuel Agu (Computer Science), Tsung-Ye Wang (School of Business). Award amount: $1,952,780. WPI sub-contract: $618,546. Award dates: 12/1/2014 – 11/30/2017
• Grant Number: 1 R21 DK098556-01, Project Title: Feasibility Trial of a Problem-Solving Weight Loss Mobile, Principal Investigator: Pagoto, Sherry L, WPI co-PIs: Bengisu Tulu (School of Management), Emmanuel Agu (Computer Science). Award amount: $470,393. WPI sub-contract: $90,020. Award dates: 4/1/2013 – 3/31/2015.


• NSF Award Number 1065298, SHB: Medium: Self-Care Management: Patient-Centered Diabetic Wound Care Using Smart Phones, National Science Foundation, CISE Smart Health and Wellbeing program, D. Strong, PI, E. Agu, R. Ignotz, P. Pedersen, B. Tulu, Co-PIs, Award amount: $1,200,000. Award dates: September 1, 2011 – August 31, 2015.