Grant and Funded Projects

An interdisciplinary approach to using eye-tracking technology for design and behavioral analysis

August 18, 2019/by Ming Tang

urban mobility studio

January 4, 2019/by Ming Tang

Mixed Reality for medical data

September 1, 2018/by Ming Tang

project featured in UC Magazine

April 14, 2018/by Ming Tang

Virtual Assistant for Boeing is shortlisted for 2018 Crystal Cabin Award

January 24, 2018/by Ming Tang
Slide show of granted projects:
  1. Phase 3 of the VR-Based Employee Safety Training: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Simulation. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). PI: Tang.  $38,422. April 1, 2025 – December 1, 2026.
  2. VISTA: Virtual Immersive Systems for Training AI. Cincinnati Insurance Compnay. Phase 1. PI: Tang. $81,413, 07/01/2025 – 11/01/2026.
  3. UC 2025-2026 Bearcat AI Award to support XR-Lab Fellow students projects: 1.  Mikhail Nikolaenko $4,400.  Integrating BIM and GPT for Sustainable Building Analytics and Green Design Education in DAAP and CEAS. 2. Aayush Kumar. $5,000. INARA (Intelligent Navigation and Autonomous Response Agent): An Adaptive Indoor Navigation Assistant for UC Spaces. 2025
  4. AAUP/CBA fund ( $1,955)DAAP Faculty development ( $345) for CDRF conference travel. UC. 2025.
  5. UHP course Fall 2025.Extended Reality (XR) Technologies for Real-World Problem Solving. $6,000. UC Honors Course. UC.
  6. UHP Summer Discovery Program. $6,000. Support UG student Ramesh Rohit. $5,000 Lab support. Digital Futures.UC.  2025
  7. Scalable Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning and Collaborative AI for Digital Twin Platform of Infrastructure and Facility Operations. $40,000. PIs: Anard, Tang. UC Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute Consortium Research. UC. Project: 03.2025-01.2026
  8. P&G VISM (Virtual Interactive Simulation for Material customization). Interactive Visualization with User-Controlled, Procedural-Based, and Physical-Based Material Customization. PI. Ming Tang. Amount: $28,350. Sponsor: P&G. 12/01/2024 – 5/31/2025.
  9. Virtual Reality Training on issues of Youth Firearm Possession. God.Restoring.Order (GRO). PI. Tang. $20,000. 8/5/2024-8/4/2025.
  10. Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research. Phase-6. Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Insurance Companies. PI. Tang. $125,665. Period: 9.01.2024- 12.30.2025.
  11. Automatic Scene Creation for Augmented Reality Work Instructions Using GenAI. Siemens. Siemens. UC MME. PI. Tang. co-PI: Jiang. $25,000. UC. 5. 2024-11.2024
  12. Reinforcment Learning. UC UPRISE Summer research. $6000 matching fund. 
  13. Metaverse and Digital Humanity. UHP Summer Discovery Research Grant. Digital Futures Cohert. $6,000 + $5000. UC. 2024
  14. Leveraging Metaverse Platforms for Enhanced Global Professional Networking and Multi-User Online Conferences. P&G. UC Digital Accelerator. PI: Tang. $32,000. 03.2004-12.2024.
  15. IIOT for legacy and intelligent factory machines with AR and LLM feedback with a Digital Twin demonstration of real-time IOT for architecture/building applications using Omniverse. PI: Prof. Sam Anand. Co-PI: Ming Tang. $40,000. UC Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute Consortium Research Project: 01.2024-01.2025
  16. IRiS graduate fellow program with Industry partnership.  (A) Use of Big Data and AI Techniques to Improve Water Systems Performance in the Age of Climate Change and Social Justice. PI: Ryan White. co-PI: Ming Tang, Nate Morehouse. Funded by EPA towards IRiS Grad Fellows Program. $16,500. 2023-2024 (B) Consumer behavior towards toiler paper. PI: Ryan White. co-PI: Ming Tang, Nate Morehouse. Funded by P&G towards IRiS Grad Fellows Program. $16,500. 2023-2024  (C) Developing of a dashboard for the assessment and risk management of heat stress in workers. PI: Ryan White. co-PI: Ming Tang, Nate Morehouse. Funded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) towards IRiS Grad Fellows Program. $16,500. 2023-2024
  17. KAO-STP-Glowverse VR retail project. GLOWVERSE VIRTUAL SPA (VR) development. UC-SIM + XR-Lab +College of Business. Funded by KAO.  PI: Chris Collins. Co-PI: Ming Tang, Noah Van. $52,122. Period: 2.2023-11.2023  
  18. Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research. Phase-5. Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Insurance Companies. PI. Tang. $72,350. Period: 10.2023- 11.2024.
  19. Virtual Reality for Employee Safety Training.Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Simulation-Phase II.  Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. PI. Tang. $22,365. Period: 2.2023- 12.2023.
  20. CVG-HOLO – wayfinding hologram project. Funded by the UC UHP summer program. $7,000. Collaboration with UCSIM, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. 01.2023-12.2023
  21. Immersive vs. Traditional Training​ – a comparison of training modalities​. PIs. Tang, Lorenz. $40,000. By UC Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute. 01.2023-01.2024
  22. Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research. Phase-4. Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Insurance Companies. PI. Tang. $48,646. Period: 1.2023- 10.2023.
  23. UC Honors Class. Design in the age of Metaverse. $6,000. Spring 2024.
  24. Neighborhoods Of Designed Engagement Systems (NODES) for Community in Price Hill. Center for DAAP Research and Innovation (CDRI) research grant. DAAP, UC. PI: Matyiku. Co-PIs: Trischler, Mehta, Tang, Rebola. $5,000. 2022
  25. UC Digital Future XR-Lab Fellowship.  $17,499. Hired student Rishi Tej Aritakula as XR-Lab fellow. 08.2022 ~ 04.2023. 
  26. Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research. Phase III. Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Insurance Companies. PI. Tang. $15,709. Period: 6.2022- 06.2023.
  27. Virtual Reality for Employee Safety Training.Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Simulation.  Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. PI. Tang. $16,631. Period: 6.2022- 09.2022.
  28. Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research. Phase II. Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Insurance Companies. PI. Tang. $79,980. Period: 10.2021- 08.2022. Grant: G402236. 2021
  29. UC DAAP Faculty Development Grant. PI. Tang. $600. 11. 2021
  30. Using Eye-Tracking to Study the Effectiveness of Visual Communication. UHP Discovery funding. University Honor Program. UC. $5,000. Faculty advisor. 2021.
  31. Assess the effectiveness of using Virtual Reality for caregiver training. Urban Health Pathway Seed Grant. PI: Ming Tang. Partner. Council of Aging, LiveWell Collaborative. $19,844. 03. 2021-3.2022.
  32. Resilient Price Hill. UC Forward C19 co-LAB awards. PI: Conrad Kickert. Co-PI: Ming Tang, Yexuan Gu. $17,986. 08.2020-01.2021. 
  33. Future of Work: Understanding the interrelationships between humans and technology to improve the quality of work life in smart buildings. Grant: #SES-2026594 PI:  David W. Wendell. co-PIs: Harfmann, Anton; Fry, Michael; Rebola, Claudia; Senior Personnel/co-Is: Pravin Bhiwapurkar, Ann Black, Annulla Linders, Tamara Lorenz, Nabil Nassif, John Seibert, Ming Tang, Nicholas Williams, and Danny T.Y. Wu.  01-01-2021 -12-31-2021 National Science Foundation $149,720. Awarded Level: Federal. 2021
  34. Develop and Assess Active Shooter Virtual Reality Training for Ohio Law Enforcement.  PI: J.C Barnes. Co-PI: Tang, Latessa, Haberman. Office of Criminal Justice Services. $50,000. 09. 2020-09.2021 ($28K) Awarded Level: Federal. 2020
  35. Using Checklists and Virtual Reality to Improve Police Investigations. Collaborative Research Advancement Grants. UC. $25,000. PI: Haberman. Co-PI: Tang, Barnes. Period: 07.2020-01.2022. 
  36. Assess the effectiveness of Type 2 and Type 3 safety vests for day and night use-Phase. Ohio Department of Transportation. PI: Ash. Co-PI: Tang. Wang.  $337,366.31. ($191,458.16 in FY2020, and $145,908.15  in  FY2021) Period: 02.2020-02.2022. 
  37. Tobii Pro Glasses Training. DAAP Faculty Development Grant. co-PI: Hildebrandt, Auffrey, Tang. $2,500. spring semester. 2020.
  38. Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research. Sponsored research by the Cincinnati Insurance Companies. PI. Tang. Co-PI: Jiaqi Ma. $59,000. Period: 02.2020- 12.2021. 
  39. UC International 2020 Incentive Grant. “Architectural Interventions: Design-Build collaboration of the University of Cincinnati and Beijing Jiao tong University.” PI: Tang. $3,750. 2020
  40. Collaborative teaching to study the social impact of A.I, Automation, and Robots, PI: Tang. Co-PI: Cory Haberman, Tamara Lorenz. Funded by UC Forward Course Development grant. The Future of (no) Work and Artificial Intelligence. $15,000. Period: 09.2020- 12.2020. (Award fund rescind due to COV-19 budget freeze). 2020
  41. Development of a Virtual Reality Augmented Violence Reduction Training System for Active and Mass Shooting incidents. PI: Ed Latessa. Co-PIs: J.C. Barnes, Ming Tang, Cory Haberman, Co-Is: Dan Gerard, Tim Sabransky. $10,000. Start-up fund. UC Digital Futures anchor tenant cohort. 2019
  42. “Paving the way for vehicle highway automation:  An integrated simulation-centered testing platform”. Collaborative Advancement Grants Program – Strategic Teams. $70,000. PI: Jiaqi Ma, Co-PI: Ming Tang. Kelly Cohen. 2019
  43. “Evaluate Opportunities to Provide Training Simulation for ODOT Snow and Ice Drivers”. Phase 2. Ohio Department of Transportation. PI: Jiaqi Ma. Co-PI: Ming Tang. $952,938. Grant #: 1014440. ODOT 32391 / FHWA Period: 01.2019-03.2022
  44. ITSC Faculty Engagement Initiative. Funded by UC Next Lives Here strategic direction and Innovation. $2,000. 2019
  45. Ihsan Community Center Design. Sponsored studio. $5,000. PI: Tang. 2019
  46. Partner with Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), Design + Build project “Pear Orchard Cabins” , UIA-CBC Competition Stage II. $7,200. Granted by UC international  & SAID. Faculty supervisor: Hamamaker, Tang. 2019
  47. “Eye-tracking technology”. Strategic Collaborative/Interdisciplinary Award. UC.  $19,940. PI: Tang. Co-PI: Auffrey, Hildebrandt. 2018
  48. “Evaluate Opportunities to Provide Training Simulation for ODOT Snow and Ice Drivers”. Phase-1. Ohio Department of Transportation. PI: Jiaqi Ma. Co-PI: Ming Tang, Julian Wang. $39,249. ODOT 32391 / FHWA. Period: 01.2018- 01.2019
  49. “Project-Based Collaborative Coursework for Developing Connected Transportation Network and Accessible Multimodal Hub in Uptown”. UC Forward grant. Co-PI: Heng Wei, Na Chen, Xinhao Wang, Jiaqi Ma, Ming Tang. Total $27,500. 2018
  50. “Magic School Bus for Computational Cell”, the Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences and Integrated Research Advancement Grants. (AHSS) UC.  $8,550. PI: Tang. Co-PI: Zhang. T. 2017
  51. CUE grant. UC.  $4,500. Hybrid Reality: Using Augmented Reality and Holograms for Wayfinding and Signage Research. PI: Tang. Co-PI:  Auffrey, C., Wang, X. 2016
  52. Provost Innovative Technology Award. $70,000.  Architectural Robotic Lab. PI. Klemmt. C.,  Marcu. M. Tang. M. 2016
  53. Third Century Faculty Research Grant. UC. $10,000.  Unfolding CocoOn. SOFA Expo 2016. Chicago. PI: Tang. Marcu. M . 2016
  54. Faculty Development Award. FDC. Track B, Hardware. $430. 2015
  55. FDC Department & Interdisciplinary Grant. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Using Immersive Data Visualization for Teaching and Research. FDC UC. $ 9,700. PI: Tang.  Co-PI: Auffrey, C., Wang, X., Lu, M. 2015
  56. Low Carbon City. Shenzhen Center for Design. ALCCA parallel research Grant. China. RMB 50,000 ($8,069) PI: Tang.  Co-PI: Auffrey, C., Wang, X., Lu, M. 2015
  57. Block grant. UC International (study abroad)  $24,000. Sustainable Urbanism. Co-PIs: Tang, M., Auffrey, C., Wang, X., Lu, M. 2014
  58. UC Forward Grants. Sustainable Urbanism: An International Perspective. Co-PIs: Tang, M., Auffrey, C., Wang, X., Lu, M.  $7,800. Granted. 2014
  59. Faculty Development Award. FDC, University of Cincinnati.  $2,695. Granted. (ACADIA. LA) 2014
  60. Faculty Development Award. FDC, University of Cincinnati.  $2,410. Granted. (ARCC, Hawaii) 2014
  61. Faculty Development Award. FDC, University of Cincinnati.  $2,695. Granted. (ACADIA, Cambridge, Canada). 2013
  62. 2013-2014 UC Forward Grants. Sustainable Urbanism: An International Perspective. Co-PI: Tang, M., Auffrey, C., Lu, M.  $10,000. Granted. 2013
  63. Faculty Abroad Grant. $500. UC International Office. Granted. 2012
  64. University Research Council Grant (URC) PI: Tang, M. Co-PI: Auffrey, C., Lu, M. $18,175. Granted. (D700178). 2012
  65. Faculty Development Award. FDC, University of Cincinnati.  $2,379. Granted. (ACADIA, San Francisco). 2012
  66. UC Forward Grants. Sustainable Urbanism: An International Perspective. Co-PI: Tang, M., Auffrey, C., Lu, M.  $9,200. Granted. 2012
  67. UC Education Abroad Program Development Grants, awarded by UC International. 2012 Sustainable Urbanism: An International Perspective” (China) PI: Tang, M. Co-PI: Auffrey, C., Lu, M. $2,500. Granted. 2012
  68. Faculty Development Award. FDC, University of Cincinnati.  $1,766. Granted. (ACSA, Boston) 2012
  69. 2011 Instructional Technology Institute. University of Cincinnati. $750. Granted. 2011
  70. New Faculty Travel Grant. DAAP, University of Cincinnati. $350. Granted.2011
  71. Faculty Development Award. FDC, University of Cincinnati.  $1,265. Granted. (ARCC, Detroit) . 2011
  72. Awards from Young Architects Forum of Atlanta. $250. Granted. 2011
  73. Awards from d3 natural system $500. Granted. 2010  
  74. Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, MathMorph: Digital Fabrication, $5,000. (PI). Granted. 2009
  75. Presidential Fellowship, co-work with Dihua Yang, Savannah College of Art and Design, Urban Paleontology: Evolution of Urban Forms, $5,000. Granted. 2008
  76. Arquitectum. Award from Chichen Itza competition, $5,000. Granted. 2008
  77. Fellowships, Michigan State University. Granted. 2000, 2001