1. A Message from Dr. Ramón Vásquez-Espinosa, Dean of Engineering at UPRM

2. ALERT: Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats Prof. Rafael Rodriguez-Solis Prof. Miguel Vélez-Reyes University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus Prof. Rafael Rodriguez-Solis Prof. Miguel Vélez-Reyes University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus Minority Partner Role in ALERT

3. Outline  Role in research  Role in Education  Final Remarks  Role in research  Role in Education  Final Remarks

4. UPRM Role in ALERT  Background: Building on 8 years of partnership within CenSSIS  Research leadership within the CenSSIS  UPRM leads the multispectral discrimination subthrust in the center  Active participation in the education program  Pipeline for Hispanic students  Background: Building on 8 years of partnership within CenSSIS  Research leadership within the CenSSIS  UPRM leads the multispectral discrimination subthrust in the center  Active participation in the education program  Pipeline for Hispanic students

5. Technical Leadership in ALERT  Hyperspectral/Multispectral image processing and Pattern Recognition  F2A – Active and Passive Spectroscopy and Hyperspectral Detection  F3D – Multimodal Pattern Recognition  Builds on UPRM’s expertise.  Over 10 years of work in the area  70 peer reviewed publications  2 Book chapters  Research sponsored by: NSF, DoD, AFRL, NOAA, NASA, NGA  Hyperspectral/Multispectral image processing and Pattern Recognition  F2A – Active and Passive Spectroscopy and Hyperspectral Detection  F3D – Multimodal Pattern Recognition  Builds on UPRM’s expertise.  Over 10 years of work in the area  70 peer reviewed publications  2 Book chapters  Research sponsored by: NSF, DoD, AFRL, NOAA, NASA, NGA

6. Outline  Role in research  Role in Education  Final Remarks  Role in research  Role in Education  Final Remarks

7. UPRM Leadership Role in Engineering  Over 4300 students in Engineering  Among largest undergraduate engineering programs in the nation  Largest Chemical Engineering Program  Other programs among the largest in their fields  Close to 40% female enrollment  Over 600 Engineering degrees awarded  Largest Producer of Hispanic Engineers  Over 4300 students in Engineering  Among largest undergraduate engineering programs in the nation  Largest Chemical Engineering Program  Other programs among the largest in their fields  Close to 40% female enrollment  Over 600 Engineering degrees awarded  Largest Producer of Hispanic Engineers

8. UPRM ALERT Education Program  Building on existing CenSSIS infrastructure and agreements  Distributed University  Student Exchanges  Distance learning  Existing K-12 programs  School visits and workshops  Pre-engineering summer camp  Proposed Activities  Access to DHS related courses developed at partner institutions  Team teaching of hyperspectral detection  Use and development of course modules  DHS Fellows Program  Building on existing CenSSIS infrastructure and agreements  Distributed University  Student Exchanges  Distance learning  Existing K-12 programs  School visits and workshops  Pre-engineering summer camp  Proposed Activities  Access to DHS related courses developed at partner institutions  Team teaching of hyperspectral detection  Use and development of course modules  DHS Fellows Program

9. Supporting ALERT: HTTTL  High Tech Tools and Toys Laboratory (HTTTL)  Used in intro to EE course  Used to support courses in Applied Electromagnetics and Signal Processing  Integrate ALERT Developed Modules  High Tech Tools and Toys Laboratory (HTTTL)  Used in intro to EE course  Used to support courses in Applied Electromagnetics and Signal Processing  Integrate ALERT Developed Modules

10. Graduate Education  Distributed University  Availability of DHS related courses via distance learning  Distance learning courses delivered via videotape, voice annotated PowerPoint and Internet.  Team Teaching of Hyperspectral Target Detection  DHS Fellows Program  Distributed University  Availability of DHS related courses via distance learning  Distance learning courses delivered via videotape, voice annotated PowerPoint and Internet.  Team Teaching of Hyperspectral Target Detection  DHS Fellows Program

11. K-12 Outreach  Summer Pre-College Engineering Camp  Visits to Middle Schools and High Schools  Summer Pre-College Engineering Camp  Visits to Middle Schools and High Schools

12. Contributing to the Pipeline  At UPRM  Over 30 UG Students  Over 20 MS students  5 Ph.D. students  2 Post-doctoral fellows  3 REU students from CenSSIS partners  To Partner Institutions  Vanessa Ortiz, Ph.D. at RPI  Eladio Rodríguez, Ph.D. at BU  Heidi Sierra, Ph.D. at NEU  Emmanuel Arzuaga, Ph.D. at NEU  Diego Rivera, MS at NEU  Mariela Torres, MS at BU  8 UPRM UG participating in REUs  At UPRM  Over 30 UG Students  Over 20 MS students  5 Ph.D. students  2 Post-doctoral fellows  3 REU students from CenSSIS partners  To Partner Institutions  Vanessa Ortiz, Ph.D. at RPI  Eladio Rodríguez, Ph.D. at BU  Heidi Sierra, Ph.D. at NEU  Emmanuel Arzuaga, Ph.D. at NEU  Diego Rivera, MS at NEU  Mariela Torres, MS at BU  8 UPRM UG participating in REUs Success within the CenSSIS program shows that UPRM will be a key contributor in attracting minority and female students to DHS related areas

13. Final Remarks  UPRM is a fully integrated partner in the ALERT proposal  Building on 8 years of partnership  Looking forward to ALERT  UPRM is a fully integrated partner in the ALERT proposal  Building on 8 years of partnership  Looking forward to ALERT