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Institute for Connected Sensor-Systems

Ren Shore

Sep 16, 2024

Seed Grant Funding Results – Project 2

Michael Dickey, Qingshan Wei, Coby Schal, and Jean Ristaino awarded seed grant from IConS to develop and validate new sensor technologies for plants.

Sep 9, 2024

Fall 2024 Seed Grant Funding Results – Project 1

Budhathoki-Uprety and Ware awarded seed grant from IConS to create next-gen optical biosensors by combining advanced materials and cutting-edge technology.
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Aug 8, 2024

Partnership Seeds Two Agricultural Sensor Projects

This is an article originally written by Dee Shore for for the NC Plant Sciences Initiative. A new partnership among NC State University’s Institute for Connected Sensor Systems, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative and Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science has provided seed funding for two interdisciplinary research projects aimed at using sensors to advance agriculture. One project involves creating a…

Jun 24, 2024

Year 2 Seed Grant Request for Proposals

The Seed Grant Request for Proposals has been released and has a deadline of July 19, 2024. If you have a research idea to be supported by or to support a connected sensor system application but are looking for potential partners from other Colleges, please feel free to contact IConS leadership and we would be glad to connect you with relevant other PIs…
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Mar 1, 2024

Seed Grant Funding Results – Project 3

After careful consideration of the many proposals we received in our first Seed Grant RFP, we chose three projects that align well with our mission to advance innovation in sensors and sensor systems, while providing unique interdisciplinary training for a graduate student team. Awardee PI Suresh Venkatesh (Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering) and…
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Feb 29, 2024

Seed Grant Funding Results – Project 2

After careful consideration of the many proposals we received in our first Seed Grant RFP, we chose three projects that align well with our mission to advance innovation in sensors and sensor systems, while providing unique interdisciplinary training for a graduate student team. Awardee PIs Edgar Lobaton (Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering) and…

Feb 21, 2024

Seed Grant Funding Results – Project 1

After careful consideration of the many proposals we received in our first Seed Grant RFP, we chose three projects that align well with our mission to advance innovation in sensors and sensor systems, while providing unique interdisciplinary training for a graduate student team. Awardee PIs Michael Kudenov (College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Brendan…

Oct 16, 2023

Seed Grant Request for Proposals

The Seed Grant Request for Proposals has been released and has a deadline of November 17, 2023. If you have a research idea to be supported by or to support a connected sensor system application but are looking for potential partners from other Colleges, please feel free to contact IConS leadership and we would be glad to connect you…

Oct 5, 2023

Sensors, Biosystems, & Analytics Converge Wrap-Up

The much-anticipated event, cohosted by IConS, the ASSIST Center, and NC-VVIRAL was held September 28 and 29, 2023 at NC State University and featured an impressive slate of world-renowned speakers, panels comprised of industry professionals, researchers, students, and NC State alumni, and a poster session with over 30 entries, focusing on a wide variety of…

Aug 23, 2023

Register now for Sensors, Biosystems, & Analytics Converge event

We are excited to announce the inaugural symposium: “Sensors, Biosystems, and Analytics Converge,” where cutting-edge advancements and innovations in sensor technology will be showcased with a focus on applications in biological and biotechnological systems. This is a joint event organized by the NC State Institute for Connected Sensor-Systems (IConS), North Carolina’s Viral Vector Initiative in Research And Learning…