Award – Ming3D

AI symposium, Bearcat AI Award

January 26, 2026/in News /by Ming Tang

AI & Emerging Technology Symposium, UC Bearcat AI Award,

Please join us at the UC 2026 AI & Emerging Technology Symposium on 02/18/2026 at UC TUC Center.

AI-Based Spatial Computing with BIM: Performance, Sustainability, and Wayfinding on the UC Campus
This project introduces an AI-enhanced spatial computing framework that integrates building-scale digital twins with intelligent autonomous navigation. Using BIM-derived geometry and utility metadata, the system combines LLM-assisted building-performance analytics with predictive modeling to support sustainable operations across an interactive, campus-scale digital twin environment. In parallel, we present INARA, a ROS 2–based indoor navigation platform that merges BIM-accurate simulation environments with a hybrid deep-reinforcement-learning and classical-control architecture, enabling safe, adaptive mobile-robot navigation within UC facilities.

Together, these systems advance AI-driven spatial computing by unifying building analytics, embodied intelligence, and digital–physical interoperability—laying the foundation for next-generation smart-building management and autonomous robotic applications.

The project is based on two XR-Lab student fellows’ research funded by the 2025–2026 Bearcat AI Award:

Mikhail Nikolaenko ($4,400) — Integrating Digital Twin and GPT for Sustainable Building Analytics and Green Design Education in DAAP and CEAS
Aayush Kumar ($5,000) — INARA (Intelligent Navigation and Autonomous Response Agent): An Adaptive Indoor Navigation Assistant for UC Spaces

Supervisor: Ming Tang. Collaborator: Sid Thatham. Team support by Semere Abraha.

Metaverse: Gen-AI + WebXR

November 25, 2025/in News, Teaching /by Ming Tang

Two UC teams won the second and third place and cash awards of Viverse Spark Global University Challenge social experience category!

Metaverse through Web XR

Soical Expereince CategorAwards:

2^nd Place, $2,500. – Restaurant world, University of Cincinnati. Camryn Lansdell, Liv Adkins, Bekah Selent, Morgan Pascarella.

3^rd Place, $1,500 – OTR 12th and Vine, University of Cincinnati. Eian Bennett, David David, Corban McIntosh, Dharma Patel, Erik Mathys

2025 Faculty Excellence Award

July 10, 2025/in News /by Ming Tang

I’m honored to share that I’ve received the 2025 Faculty Excellence Award as part of UC’s Research + Innovation Week, co-sponsored by the Office of Research and the Office of the Provost.

This recognition is truly meaningful to me, as it highlights the value of collaboration, mentorship, and innovation across our academic community. I’m deeply grateful to the colleagues and leadership who nominated me, and to all the students, collaborators, and partners who make this work possible.

Thank you for the continued support—it’s a privilege to be part of such a vibrant and inspiring research environment at UC.

photo source: UC Digital Futures. Ming Tang with Dr. Keisha Love, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Patrick Limbach. Vice President for Research.

o4a AAA Partnership Award

October 24, 2022/in News, Projects /by Ming Tang

2022 Outstanding AAA Partnership Award of the Year

On behalf of COA and Live Well, Ken Wilson (COA) and Ming Tang (UC) received the AAA Award at the o4a conference. 10.20.2022. It is my great honor to represent Live Well as the co-recipient with the Council on Aging to receive the 2022 Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging Annual Partnership Award. Thanks to Suzanne Burke, Ken Wilson, Jai’La Nored, Anna Goubeaux, and many others from COA. Thanks to the Live Well EVRTalk development team (Faculty: Ming Tang, Matt Anthony; advisor: Craig Vogel, Linda Dunseath; Students and Live Well fellows: Tosha Bapat, Karly Camerer, Jay Heyne, Harper Lamb, Jordan Owens, Ruby Qji, Alejandro Robledo, Matthew Spoleti, Lauren Southwood, Ryan Tinney, Keeton Yost, Dongrui Zhu.)