Funded Projects

Dr. Han’s research is supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT), Emerson Automation Solutions, Texas Instruments, Microsoft Research and internal grants from University of Connecticut (UConn) and UConn Health Center.

CNS-1932480 CPS: Small: Collaborative Research: A Secure Communication Framework with Verifiable Authenticity for Immutable Services in Industrial IoT Systems, NSF, 10/1/2019 - 9/31/2022, Lead PI, Collaborative Project with UC Santa Cruz (UCSC)
CNS-1925706 CCRI: Planning: Collaborative Research: A Software-defined Wireless Communications Network Research Infrastructure for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Research Community, NSF, 10/1/2019 - 9/31/2020, Lead PI, Collaborative Project with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and UT San Antonio (UTSA)
IIP-1919229 PFI-TT: Developing a Configurable Real-time High-speed Wireless Communication Platform for Large-scale Industrial Control Systems, NSF, 8/1/2019-1/31/2021, PI, partnership with University of Texas at Austin (UT) and Emerson Automation Solutions.
NASA Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats institute (Leading Institution: Purdue University, Participating Institutions: University of Connecticut, Harvard University and UT San Antonio), NASA, 9/1/2019 - 8/31/2024, UConn Co-PI. (Report from UConn Today)
Towards Real-Time Data Retrieval with Mobile Edge Devices in Wireless-Powered Industrial IoT Systems, Research Excellence Program (REP), University of Connecticut, 5/1/2019 - 6/1/2020, PI.
Towards Quantitative Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in Transportation Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), US Department of Transportation (DOT), 10/1/2018 – 9/30/2021, PI.
Full-blown 6TiSCH Mesh Network Testbed, Texas Instruments (TI), Equipment Fund, 9/1/2018, PI.  This 120-node testbed has been deployed in the ITE Building at UConn Storr Campus and to the best of our knowledge is the largest 6TiSCH network in United States.
Security Framework for Industrial IoT systems using Blockchain, Emerson Automation Solutions, 9/1/2018 – 8/31/2020, PI.
Development of a Wearable Earpiece Sensor System to Assess Dietary Behaviors and Physical Activity among Underserved Groups, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS), University of Connecticut Health Center, 4/30/2018 – 4/30/2020, PI.
IIS-1718738 RI: Small: Multi-view Latent Class Discovery and Prediction with a Streamlined Analytics Platform, NSF, 8/1/2017 – 7/31/2020, Co-PI.
CCF-1659764 REU Site: Trustable Embedded Systems Security Research, NSF, 02/2017 - 1/2020, Senior Personnel.
AM335x Sitara Based Industrial Gateway Management System, University Research Program (URP), Texas Instruments (TI), 04/01/2017-03/31/2019, PI.
Software-Defined Smart Grid, Academic Plan Level-1, University of Connecticut, 7/1/2017-6/31/2020, Co-PI.
CNS-1647209 US Ignite: Focus Area 1: SD2N: Software-Defined Urban Distribution Network for Smart Cities, NSF, 1/1/2017 – 12/31/2019, Co-PI.
SD2N: Software-Defined Urban Distribution Network for Smart Cities, Scholarship Facilitation Award, University of Connecticut, 2017, Co-PI.
ECCS-1446157 EAGER: Wireless Power Quality Management System for Residential Applications, NSF, 8/23/2014 – 8/22/2016, Co-PI.
Big Data Analytics for Process Control, Emerson Process Management, 9/1/2013 – 8/31/2016, PI.
A Configurable Real-time High-speed Wireless Communication Platform for Large-scale Sensing and Control Systems, Research Excellence Program (REP), University of Connecticut, 3/15/2015–3/14/2016, PI.
IPv6 over the TSCH mode of IEEE 802.15.4e, Emerson Automation Solutions, 9/1/2014 – 8/31/2015, PI.
Embedded imaging system for process monitoring and control, Emerson Automation Solutions, 9/1/2014 – 8/31/2015, PI.
Towards a Real-Time Data Analytics Platform on Microsoft Azure for Large-scale Industrial Process Monitoring and Control, Microsoft Azure Research Award, Microsoft, 9/1/2015 – 8/31/2016, PI.