Neurodiversity-Aware Curriculum Optimization
Lead: Yujung Hwang
Research on neurodiversity-aware adaptive curriculum systems, accessibility-centered AI, and personalized learning environments.
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XR for IDD Interventions
Lead: Jingyi (Jenny) Huang, PhD
AI-powered XR interventions supporting social interaction, stress management, and job-readiness training for individuals with IDD.
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Assistive Technology Hub
Lead: Yujung Hwang
Development of the NYS Assistive Technology Hub to improve accessibility, resource navigation, and community access to assistive technology services, organizations, and support systems across New York State.
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Esports-Based Accessibility Interventions
Lead: Lakshika Vaishnav
Research on structured esports and game-based interventions designed to support executive functioning, social interaction, accessibility, teamwork, and cognitive skill development for neurodiverse and disability communities.
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Mental Health AI Systems
Lead: Lakshika Vaishnav, Jaiganesh Anandan
Research on AI-driven mental health support systems, including longitudinal mental health tracking, explainable depression and PTSD detection, safety-aware AI architectures, and clinically grounded multimodal AI technologies.
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Standards for AI in Assistive Technology
Lead: Jaiganesh Anandan
Review of standards, laws, frameworks, and audit methods for AI-enabled assistive technology, toward a New York standard with measurable conformance tests and a clear verification pathway.
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Speech-Adaptive Smart Glasses Teleprompter
Project team: Yujung Hwang and Reza Jari
A hands-free teleprompter that uses live speech recognition to align scripts and adapt text pacing on smart glasses.
ResearchAnandan, J., Goel, S., Lima, V., & Gerstner, C. (in press). Explainable and bias-free: Benchmarking commercial VLMs for transparent deepfake detection. In Proceedings of the 60th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
P. Sharma, J. Anandan, H. Liu and J. Grover, "Synthetic Attack Dataset Generation with D2IT for AI-Based Intrusion Detection in Industrial V2I Network," IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, vol. 6, pp. 2599–2538, 2025. doi:10.1109/OJVT.2025.3609149
P. Sharma, J. Anandan, X. Lu, S. Goel, "Explainable Depression Detection: A DSM-5-Aligned Multimodal Framework," manuscript under review, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.
Y. Hwang and S. Goel, "Enhancing Attention and Executive Function in ADHD Learners through Adaptive AR/VR Systems in Education," accepted to the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2026.
Hwang, Y., Goel, S. (2026). "NeuroCurriculum: Translating Neurodiversity Theory into Adaptive Curriculum Design." Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (under review).
Vaishnav, L., & Goel, S. (2026). Adaptive gaming and esports: Review of how gaming and esports can benefit people with cognitive difficulties. Under review at Information Systems Frontiers.
Vaishnav, L., & Goel, S. (2026). Evaluating fine-tuned LLMs for mental health support: Text and audio modalities. Accepted at the AMCIS 2026.
The 2nd Annual OPWDD Cybersecurity Summit
EventHosted in partnership with OPWDD, UAlbany, and NYSTEC. The event featured discussions on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data privacy and security, along with opportunities for workforce development and industry collaboration through a technology-focused job fair.
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2025 DREAM Symposium
EventThe DREAM Event, hosted by the Office of the Chief Disability Officer (CDO) and New York State partners, brought together community members, employers, educators, researchers, and accessibility advocates to promote disability inclusion.
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The 21st Annual Symposium on Information Assurance (ASIA '26)
The 21st Annual Symposium on Information Assurance (ASIA '26) will be held in conjunction with the 28th New York State Cyber Security Conference (NYSCSC) June 2 to 3, 2026. Special themes for this year's conference are threats from artificial intelligence, auditing artificial Intelligence and using artificial intelligence for cybersecurity and digital forensics.
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