Artificial Intelligence Research in Engineering at North Carolina State University

This article presents a summary of ongoing, funded artificial intelligence research at North Carolina State University. The primary focus of the research is engineering aspects of artificial intelligence. These research efforts can be categorized into four main areas: engineering expert systems, generative database management systems, human-machine communication, and robotics and vision. Involved in the research are investigators from both the School of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science. The research programs are currently being sponsored by the Center for Communications and Signal Processing (CCSP), the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute (IMSEI), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).