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The translational research put forth by the SMILES team has an impact that extends beyond our community with marketable solutions in cybersecurity and healthcare that will benefit us all. <br><br><strong>Director and PI:<\/strong> Khalid Malik, Director of Cybersecurity Programs, Professor, Division of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-default pr-4 float-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/2024\/03\/Pervasive-Persoalized-Intelligence-Center-logo-300x222.png\" alt=\"Pervasive Personalized Intelligence Center logo\" class=\"wp-image-2327\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/2024\/03\/Pervasive-Persoalized-Intelligence-Center-logo-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/2024\/03\/Pervasive-Persoalized-Intelligence-Center-logo.png 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppicenter.org\/\"><strong>The Pervasive Personalized Intelligence Center<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a multi-university partnership between the University of Colorado Boulder, Oregon State University and the University of Michigan-Flint. The industry-focused research center operates under the supervision of the US <a href=\"https:\/\/nsf.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Science Foundation<\/a> using the <a href=\"https:\/\/iucrc.nsf.gov\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers<\/a> model. The PPI Center supports the aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, national labs, and high-tech sectors looking to build intelligence platforms that predict, automate, detect, and diagnose, pushing intelligence to the edge of the network, where latency is critical and mobility, privacy, and context awareness are essential.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background mt-5 mb-5\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0d28f2f485dcafbb92fce208a49191f\" id=\"engr-division\">Engineering &amp; Technology Division<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aboelkassemlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Computational Medicine and Biomechanics Lab<\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Focuses on using computational methods, experimentation, and engineering science as platforms to study cardiac disease, and to propose rational therapeutics for virtual patients. Our long-term vision is to develop non-invasive diagnostic tools and in silico systems to better advance clinical investigations. The current research projects of the lab is on arterial blood flow, cardiac mechanics, bioinspired microtechnology, and innovative medical devices! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director: <\/strong>Yasser Aboelkassem, Assistant Professor of Digital Manufacturing Technology, Engineering Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background mt-5 mb-5\"\/>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27d5a0a9b1f67c2451084696d6956fde\" id=\"math-division\">Math &amp; Natural Sciences Division Research Labs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Math &amp; Natural Sciences Division houses research labs spanning cancer biology, fisheries management, wildlife ecology, microbiology, biosynthesis, and pollinator conservation. Explore the labs below to learn more about each director&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);font-weight:700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=KfofbmUAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">The Chen Lab<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies how cancer spreads and how environmental exposures like microplastics affect human health, using cutting-edge 3D cell culture models that closely mimic real tissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> You-Shin Chen, assistant professor of biology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00274c;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);font-weight:700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Q2acwAIAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">The Dawson Lab<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Focuses on fisheries management and improving native fish populations in Michigan and the surrounding Great Lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Heather A. 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