In This Issue

Meet CSU's Faculty

Qin Lin, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Dr. Qin Lin is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Prior to joining CSU, he was a postdoc at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. His research interests are at the intersection of machine learning, control theory, and formal verification, with a goal of enhancing security and safety of safety-critical cyber-physical systems deployed in dynamic, uncertain, and adversarial environments.

The mission of Dr. Lin’s research is to answer the question: how can we provide people with cyber-physical systems (CPS) they can bet their lives on? CPS are mechanisms controlled by computer algorithms, which are widely seen in robotics and industrial control systems. Dr. Lin develops explainable and verifiable machine learning-based intrusion detection algorithms to protect industrial control systems, such as water treatment plants, from cyber-attacks. His research also includes rigorous verification of safety properties of learning-enabled components and safety-guaranteed planning and control algorithms for autonomous mobile robots, which most recently was supported by the DARPA Assured Autonomy program.

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Research Resources

High Performance Computing – Input Requested

The Office of Research is evaluating the needs for High Performance Computing among our faculty. High Performance Computing should be defined as any computing task that cannot reasonably be done on a single desktop PC. We would like to ask you about your current usage and your actual needs, both for research/scholarly activity and for teaching.

To provide your feedback, please fill out this survey by April 1.

Research Funding

NIH Funding "By The Numbers"

NIH has presented a range of data regarding grant funding and proposal success rate for 2021. NIH spent $32.3 billion of its total $42.9 billion FY 2021 appropriation for competing and noncompeting awards, an increase of 5.1% over FY2020.

56,794 awards were made in FY2021, with an overall success rate of 19.1%.  Success rates are calculated by dividing the number of awards made in a FY by the number of applications received; applications having one or more amendments in the same fiscal year are only counted once.

For the full data set released by NIH, click here.

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Inspired Creativity

CSU Spring Dance Concert

The Cleveland State University Dance Program returns to the Allen Theatre Mainstage with its popular annual CSU Spring Dance Concert for the first time since Spring 2019. The concert will include works by guest artists Antonio Brown and Teena Marie Custer; GroundWorks DanceTheater, CSU's professional dance company in residence; and CSU dance faculty, featuring performances by the CSU Dance Company, Dance Group, and special guests.

Shows occur on March 25 and 26 at 7:30 pm, and concert tickets can be purchased here..

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News from the Technology Transfer Office

Provisional Patent Filed

The U.S. provisional patent application filed on behalf of Dr. Xue-Long Sun, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and member of CSU’s Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD), titled “ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITIONS AND TREATMENT METHODS.” The invention also names Dr. Guoyon Chen, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, as an inventor.

The invention provides a novel antiviral composition comprising a sialidase inhibitor to treat viral infections including SARS-CoV-2. The proprietary composition decreases infectious morbidity and reduces mortality rate while remaining non-toxic. An Inter Institutional Agreement was entered into with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation which names CSU as the Lead Institution and provides the sharing of patent expenses and potential commercial outcomes between the two institutions.

Commercialization: The Advanced Manufacturing Fund

Manufacturing startups need time and money to launch and scale. The Advanced Manufacturing Fund (AMF) is designed to help Ohio manufacturing startups bridge the early gap in their funding needs. The AMF is managed by a group of experienced investors who, with strong partners, are looking to help find and develop the next great manufacturing company.

The AMF Fund is a $2 Million fund investing in Hard Tech/Physical Goods/Advanced Manufacturing Technologies/ and Advanced Materials. It is focused on the Pre-seed, Seed, and Pre-series A rounds of funding. Investment size ranges from $50-$150K with startup companies needing to be based in Ohio. The AMF team will provide investment as well as support through advising, connections, and building a team.

Contact Jack Kraszewski for an introduction to the AMF team.

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Scholarship of Note

Research and Scholarship News from Across Campus

Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning (CASAL) has received the 2022 Best Practices in Research Faculty award from the American Counseling Association. The award is given to a research project completed within the last two years that furthers the evidence base for counseling practice, and an American Counseling Association member must nominate the recipient.

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