projects

Current and recent funded research from the Sustainable and Resilient Systems Lab.

Funded research Climate / Infrastructure / Decisions
01 U.S. Department
of Energy 02 National Science
Foundation 03 North Carolina
Collaboratory
01
Waves breaking against shoreline buildings protected by a seawall.
National Science Foundation / Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG)

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Optimization of Coastal Morphodynamics and Infrastructure Resilience

Connecting AI, coastal change, and infrastructure decisions to improve resilience.

August 2026–July 2029
02
A water treatment technician compares untreated and treated water samples.
National Science Foundation / Infrastructure Systems and People

AI-Enabled Decision Support for Rate Setting and Infrastructure Investment in Decentralized Water Utilities under Drought

Decision tools for water rates and infrastructure investment under drought and uncertainty.

September 2026–August 2029
03
Engineers work among computers and displays in the Apollo 13 mission control room in 1970.
North Carolina Collaboratory / State of North Carolina

North Carolina Data Center Water Use Analysis

Understanding the water demands and system implications of data-center growth in North Carolina.

May 2025–December 2026
04
A utility worker clears storm-damaged tree limbs from power lines.
North Carolina Collaboratory / State of North Carolina

North Carolina Power System Restoration Optimization

Optimization methods for restoring electric power systems after disruption.

May 2025–December 2026
05
A marked satellite image of Hurricane Ella over the Atlantic Ocean in 1970.
U.S. Department of Energy / Digitizing Utilities Prize, Phase 1

North Carolina Short-Term Power Outage Prediction

Data-driven methods for anticipating near-term electric power outages.

June 2024–June 2025