{"232951":{"#nid":"232951","#data":{"type":"news","title":"DARPA Taps Mike Stilman for Young Faculty Award Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/%7Emstilman\/\u0022\u003EMike Stilman\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E has been selected for a 2013 Young Faculty Award by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/\u0022\u003EDefense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStilman was among 25 researchers nationwide selected for more than $12 million in grants for basic research. involving some of the Department of Defense\u2019s most challenging technological hurdles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/Opportunities\/Universities\/Young_Faculty.aspx\u0022\u003E program\u003C\/a\u003E, Stilman receives two years of research funding at about $250,000 each year for his project \u201cObject-Level Communication for Human-Robot Motion Generation.\u201d After two years of research, Stilman may compete for one of four third-year grants of $500,000 each.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDARPA supports research and development as part of its charge to maintain the technological superiority of the U.S. military and bolster national defense against high-tech attacks. DARPA launched the Young Faculty Award program in 2006 to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers who plan to focus their careers on defense and national security issues. Since then, it has awarded grant money to more than 200 academic rising stars.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/%7Emstilman\/\u0022\u003EMike Stilman\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E has been selected for a 2013 Young Faculty Award by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/\u0022\u003EDefense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Stilman was among 25 researchers nationwide selected by DARPA for more than $12 million in grants for basic research."}],"uid":"27556","created_gmt":"2013-08-29 16:36:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:46","author":"Michaelanne Dye","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"72611","name":"Mike Stilman; Michael Stilman; DARPA"},{"id":"72621","name":"Young Faculty Award; Funding; Grant; MacGyver; Robot; Be More; Connie Chen; Bots"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}