Energy-Efficient Data Storage and Retrieval in a Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Network, Vermont EPSCoR (Graduate Research Assistantship and Pilot Project): January 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008. Principal Investigator. GRA: Mohammed Al-Kateb.

A framework for optimal approximate query evaluation based on workload forecasting. National Science Foundation (Program 04-500 Information and Data Management): August 1, 2004 – July 31, 2007 (no cost extension until July 31, 2008). Principal Investigator. Co-Investigators: Zhen He and X. Sean Wang.

Cost modeling of user-defined functions for an object-relational database management system query optimizer. Vermont EPSCoR (Graduate Research Assistantship): June 1, 2004 – March 31, 2006. Principal Investigator. GRA: Tri Tran.

Generating cost models of AQSim functions. Department of Energy (Program 00-14 EPSCoR National DOE Lab. Partnership): January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 (no cost extension until December 31, 2006). Principal Investigator. Co-Investigators: Jeff Buzas and Robert Snapp.

An error band search of a multi-resolution index tree. UVM Graduate College (Institutional Grant from University Committee on Research and Scholarship): May 1, 2002 – April 30, 2003. Principal Investigator.

A scalability testing of querying text documents. UVM Office of the Provost (SUGR/FAME): January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002. Graduate Faculty Mentor. Student: Jiangyan He.

Multi-level, multi-dimensional clustering approach to efficient data retrieval from large scientific mesh data. Graduate College of UVM (Institutional Grant from University Committee on Research and Scholarship): January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000. Principal Investigator.