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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

We want to congratulate Md Sakif Uddin Khan on successfully defending his thesis last week, titled "A Transfer-based Perception & Analytics Framework for Cattle Behavior Analysis Across Diverse Ranch Environments!" #txst #research #engineering #animalscience #ai #computervision

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A few weeks late (World Cup and other summer duties), but we want to congratulate Md Masrur Hossain Rakin on successfully defending his thesis "Strain-Bandgap Modeling for Diamond Using #PINNs"! Thank you to all involved (the village) in this #semiconductor & #ai work #txst #research #engineering

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Jay Jang has been awarded the graduate scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year from Texas State University. Congratulations!

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Another successful Spring semester for the @hipelab.bsky.social, and an amazing dinner celebration for all students, staff, and significant others who have contributed to each research project! Thank you all! 👏 👏 👏 👏 #research #ai #robotics #uwbg #engineering #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Prashant Panta presented at the TXST Undergraduate Research Symposium on his work “Benchmarking Deep Learning Training Workloads on the LEAP2 HPC System: CPU vs. GPU Performance Characterization.” #ai #hpc #benchmarking #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Sakif’s paper “A Transformer-Based Detection and Instance Segmentation Pipeline for Cross-Domain Cattle Monitoring” was accepted to the 2026 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT) in Seattle, WA. #ai #deeplearning #transformers #engineering #ag #cattle #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Erich’s paper “Autonomous Exploration of Complex Industrial Environments Using an IMPALA-Derived Convolutional Encoder and PPO,” was accepted to the 2026 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT) in Seattle, WA. Congratulations!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 #research #ai #AUV #RL #engineering #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Our #USDA AnimalCareBot team had a strong game in displaying our project, interacting w/the community, and giving away some amazing toys at the S.T.E.A.M event: ⭐ Jillian G ⭐ Alexandra G ⭐ Isabela W ⭐ Pawan P ⭐ Susan L ⭐ Bria B #outreach #animalscience #engineering #robotics #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Utku’s, Rakin’s, Dr. Shadman’s, and Dr. Valles’s collaborative paper “Machine Learning for Bandgap Regression and Classification in Strained Diamond from First-Principles Descriptors” was accepted to the 2026 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT) in Seattle, WA. #semiconductors #ai #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Shafiqul Alam Khan’s journal article “Conquering the Urban Firefighting Challenge: A Deep Q-Network Approach for Autonomous UAV Navigation” has been published on @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social Inventions. Thanks for the support from TXST THRC! #research #agentAI #drones #engineering #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The group was part of Community Day for the 60th anniversary of the College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University! Thanks to all the folks who visited our lab and enjoyed interacting with us and our research. #robotics #ai #celebrating #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Our USDA AnimalCareBot work was presented at the 4th Annual Texas State University STEM Conference. Amazing work from all the students in the team, and facing questions throughout the day! 👏 👏 👏 👏 #engineering #ag #ai #mechanical #electrical #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Jillian, Kevin, Isabela, Alexandra, and Pawan will present their work on “Mechanical Design of an Autonomous Robot for Cattle Monitoring” at the 2026 TXST STEM Conference: genstem.cose.txst.edu/txst-stem-co... #mechanical #design #autonomous #research #engineering #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Nathan Charles and Utsav Adhikari will present their work on “ROS2 GPS-based Autonomous Vehicle Navigation in the Agriculture and Livestock Space” at the 2026 TXST STEM Conference: From Lab to Landscape: genstem.cose.txst.edu/txst-stem-co... #ros2 #AUV #GPS #engineering #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Md Sakif Uddin Khan will present his work on “Computer Vision Framework for Identity-Aware Cattle Behavior Monitoring in Ranch Systems” at the 2026 TXST STEM Conference: genstem.cose.txst.edu/txst-stem-co... #deeplearning #CV #ai #engineering #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Susan Ledezma will present her work on "Developing Artificial Intelligence Models for Predicting Stress in Cattle Behavior" at the 2026 TXST STEM Conference: From Lab to Landscape: Building a Bigger, Better Texas. genstem.cose.txst.edu/txst-stem-co... #ai #yolo #detection #ag #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Tanner Fuchs joined our group in the USDA’s Mobile Robot for AnimalCareBot project. Welcome! animalbot.wp.txstate.edu #engineering #robotics #UAV #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Our Ph.D. student Zaheen A. Simin’s journal article “Enhanced #Security of Bidirectional #Communication in #IoT-Driven Utility #Networks Using Sertainty UXP and #LoRaWAN” has been published on @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social Sensors. www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/26... #research #engineering #iot #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Josh Del Bosque joined our group in the USDA’s Mobile Robot for AnimalCareBot project. Welcome! animalbot.wp.txstate.edu #engineering #robotics #UAV #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Bria Buckmire and Romeo Benitez Perez have joined our group in the USDA’s Mobile Robot for AnimalCareBot project. Welcome both! animalbot.wp.txstate.edu #engineering #robotics #UAV #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Welcome, Utku Kayis, to the HiPE group for his MS Thesis research work in #Semiconductors and #AI, and co-advised with Dr. Semih Aslan and Dr. Damian Valles! #research #engineering #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The HiPE research group + TXST CADS will be at the State of AI in Austin 2026 Innovation Showcase! 📅 Tue, 1/27/26 🕞 3:30–6:00 pm More info: austin-ai.org/event/state-... #AustinAI2026 #AustinTech #ATXTech #AI #FutureOfWork #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Prashant Panta has joined the HiPE group to conduct independent #HPC benchmarking and modeling research under the IDEA Center at @txst.edu. Welcome!

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Excited to welcome Junwoo “Jay” Jang to the HiPE group and the NSF CREST UWBG+AI team as a Ph.D. student at @txst.edu! Project info: uwbg.wp.txstate.edu Bio: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/people/ #UWBG #AI #PhDLife #TexasState

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Excited to welcome Dr. Rashik Shadman as a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the HiPE research group and NSF CREST UWBG+AI team at @txst.edu! He’ll lead new #AI modeling efforts for ultrawide-bandgap #semiconductor materials and devices. More: uwbg.wp.txstate.edu

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year from the @hipelab.bsky.social at @txst.edu. Thanks again to the great team of students throughout the year! Here’s to more breakthroughs (and fewer bugs) in 2026. #TXST #engineering #research #AI #HPC

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🎓 Congrats to Zaheen Afroz Simin! MS done in summer, victory walk in fall. Timing optional. PhD journey unlocked. 🚀

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Another strong Fall 2025 for the group. Grateful for this crew and the momentum we’re carrying into the new year. PhD: Simin Thesis proposals: Erich, Rakin USDA: Jillian, Kevin, Alexandra, Isabela, Nathan, Utsav, Pawan, Susan, Tanvir, Sakif UWBG: Javier Clutch class sub: Enes #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

A little late: Javier Flores is joining the HiPE group via the CHiPS Act to work on #Semiconductor #AI Modeling and #MolecularDynamics Simulation support. Welcome! #physics #engineering #deeplearning #mdsimulations #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Md Sakif Uddin Khan is joining the HiPE group for his thesis work in USDA's AnimalCareBot’s Transformer-Based Vision Classification and Segmentation Modeling. Welcome!

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

At College Station for the 2025 Texas Semiconductor Summit with the all-stars: Dr Ariful Haque, Dr Dinusha Herath Mudiyanselage, Dr Ming-Hsun Lee, and Dr Dhanu Chettri. Many thanks to Div of Research - Materials Application Research Center (MARC)! #semiconductors #uwbg #engineering #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Kaavya Sri Ramarapu‘s paper, “Multi-Modal Emotion Temporal Environment Facial Classification to Help Children with ASD,” was accepted to the 2025 IEEE UEMCON at IBM Learning Center in Armonk, New York. Congratulations! #deeplearning #smarthealth #ai #autism #research #engineering #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Kaylee Scanlin has joined the HiPE research group through the #txst Center for Analytics and Data Science (CADS) for #HPC and #AI support across the University. #research #support #education #engineering #datascience

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Welcome, Utsav Adhikari, to the HiPE research group to work on the USDA’s AnimalCareBot project. animalbot.wp.txstate.edu #embedded #robotics #autonomous #research #engineering #TXST

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Welcome, Mimi Fariha and Nathan Charles, to the HiPE research group to work on the USDA’s AnimalCareBot project. animalbot.wp.txstate.edu #embedded #robotics #autonomous #research #engineering #TXST

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

📢 Recruiting 2 PhD students (start Jan 2026)! Work on NSF-funded research in AI for UWBG semiconductor processes. ✅ MS in ECE/CS/related (thesis required) ✅ Publications in applied AI ✅ Research + mentoring focus 🌐 hipe.wp.txstate.edu/phd-student-...

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Erich Ellsworth has rejoined the HiPE research group for his thesis research work. Welcome back!

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Dr. @dvalles.bsky.social collaborative papers, “Simulation-Based Smart Home Architecture for Autism Support Using CSI-Based Movement Detection” and “IoT for Autism: Analyzing Motor Behaviors in Virtual Environments Using Visual Data,” were accepted to REUNS 2025 in IEEE MASS 2025, Chicago, USA.

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We want to welcome Md Masrur Hossain Rakin to the HiPE research team for his upcoming thesis research work! Learn about him and his work at hipe.wp.txstate.edu/people/ #ai #physics #uwbg #engineering #research #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Join our USDA-sponsored AnimalCareBot project! 🤖🐄 Use ROS2 on Linux to read LiDAR, camera & other sensors on a mobile robot, then test in the field at Freeman Ranch. 📆 Fall 2025–Spring 2026 | 💵 $10/hr | ⏰ 10 hrs/week 🎓 Linux terminal skills, ROS2 basics Info: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/hipe-positio...

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Texas State undergrads: Help build the AnimalCareBot! 🚜🔍 Work with LiDAR, cameras & sensors on a mobile robot and test at Freeman Ranch under USDA sponsorship. 📆 Fall 2025–Spring 2026 | 💵 $10/hr | ⏰ 10 hrs/week #robotics #research #txst More info: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/hipe-positio...

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Calling all @txst.edu undergrads! 🚀 We’re hiring for a CHIPS-funded UGRA position to fuse diamond with ultrawide bandgap oxides using AI. 📅 Fall 2025–Spring 2026 | $12/hr | 10 hrs/week Info: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/hipe-positio...

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Congrats to the amazing EE grad class! Proud of the @hipelab.bsky.social current and former students on their biggest day! 👩‍🔧 Kaavya Sri Ramarapu – The engineer who mastered 🚁 Daniyar Boztayev – The drone meister 🐄 Jamal Close – The cattle meister 🎄 Joni McCawley – The one who brought Xmas to HiPE

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Huge thanks to the @hipelab.bsky.social HiPE Research Group team for an incredible Spring Dinner! Great conversations, company, and amazing work from Baxter, Elysia, Susan, Pawan, Alexandra, Isabela, Jillian, Kevin, Shafiqul, Kaavya, and Zaheen. 🙌 #Grateful #Teamwork

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Shafiqul Alam Khan has successfully defended his thesis titled “UAV Navigation for Urban Firefighting Using Deep Reinforcement Learning“ #research #engineering #reinforcementlearnig #firefighting #drones #txst

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HiPE Research Group @ TXST @hipelab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Congratulations to Kaavya Sri Ramarapu, who has successfully defended her thesis, "Environmental Emotion Recognition for Children with ASD." Start the cap & gown fitting! #research #engineering #deeplearning #ASD #TXST

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I was invited to talk at the Department of Physics @txst.edu Colloquium and will present on “Neural Operators for Physics-Informed #AI in Ultrawide Bandgap (UWBG) Semiconductor Research.” When: April 2nd, 2025 Where: RFM-3219 Time: 5 – 6 PM

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Damian Valles, PhD 🦉 @dvalles.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Fire Tech: Frontline Innovation for Resilient and Effective Firefighter Technology healthresearch.txst.edu/thrc-events/... Session 1: How Can Robotics, Drones, and AI Transform Fire Response? March 26th, 12 PM – 1 PM CST Register: txstate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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