Damian Valles, PhD 🦉
@dvalles.bsky.social
Associate Professor - Electrical Engineering at TXST (@txst.bsky.social) : #HPC | #AI | #EmbeddedEdgeSystems | #Robotics | #XR
HiPE lab: @hipelab.bsky.social
HiPE lab: @hipelab.bsky.social
Building agents with @ianfoster42.bsky.social and his team. #SC25 tutorials, room 126
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Building agents with @ianfoster42.bsky.social and his team. #SC25 tutorials, room 126
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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!
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Roll up sleeves!
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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
#semiconductors #uwbg #engineering #research #txst
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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
#semiconductors #uwbg #engineering #research #txst
Hard work ----> Paid off! Congratulations!
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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
#deeplearning #smarthealth #ai #autism #research #engineering #txst
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hard work ----> Paid off! Congratulations!
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Welcome to the team!
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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
#research #support #education #engineering #datascience
September 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Welcome to the team!
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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
animalbot.wp.txstate.edu
#embedded #robotics #autonomous #research #engineering #TXST
September 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Welcome!
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Welcome aboard!!!!
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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
animalbot.wp.txstate.edu
#embedded #robotics #autonomous #research #engineering #TXST
September 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Welcome aboard!!!!
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📢 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-...
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-...
August 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
📢 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-...
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-...
Reposted by Damian Valles, PhD 🦉
Erich Ellsworth has rejoined the HiPE research group for his thesis research work. Welcome back!
August 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Erich Ellsworth has rejoined the HiPE research group for his thesis research work. Welcome back!
🚨 Postdoc Opportunity 🚨
Texas State University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (start Jan 2026) for NSF-funded work on AI modeling in ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor processes.
Full description: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/post-doc-pos...
Texas State University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (start Jan 2026) for NSF-funded work on AI modeling in ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor processes.
Full description: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/post-doc-pos...
August 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🚨 Postdoc Opportunity 🚨
Texas State University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (start Jan 2026) for NSF-funded work on AI modeling in ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor processes.
Full description: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/post-doc-pos...
Texas State University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (start Jan 2026) for NSF-funded work on AI modeling in ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor processes.
Full description: hipe.wp.txstate.edu/post-doc-pos...
Reposted by Damian Valles, PhD 🦉
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.
August 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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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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
Learn about him and his work at hipe.wp.txstate.edu/people/
#ai #physics #uwbg #engineering #research #txst
August 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Excited to get this research going with Dr. Yoichi Miyahara, Dr. Ariful Haque, and Dr. Eddie Piner!
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Texas State University awarded $7.5 million NSF grant to launch CREST Center for Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Materials
The five-year initiative will unite industry collaborators and help bolster the national push for semiconductor manufacturing leadership under the CHIPS Act.
news.txst.edu
August 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Excited to get this research going with Dr. Yoichi Miyahara, Dr. Ariful Haque, and Dr. Eddie Piner!
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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...
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...
July 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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...
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...
July 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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...
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...
July 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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
👩🔧 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
May 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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
👩🔧 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
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
May 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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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Shafiqul Alam Khan has successfully defended his thesis titled “UAV Navigation for Urban Firefighting Using Deep Reinforcement Learning“
#research #engineering #reinforcementlearnig #firefighting #drones #txst
#research #engineering #reinforcementlearnig #firefighting #drones #txst
April 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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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
Start the cap & gown fitting!
#research #engineering #deeplearning #ASD #TXST
April 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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
Start the cap & gown fitting!
#research #engineering #deeplearning #ASD #TXST
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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Session 1: How Can Robotics, Drones, and AI Transform Fire Response?
March 26th, 12 PM – 1 PM CST
Register: txstate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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...
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...