U.S.-India Planning Visit: Collaborative Research on Algorithms for Digital Microfluidic Biochips

104108 Krishnendu Chakrabarty该奖项支持美国-印度计划访问：数字微流控生物芯片算法的合作研究。教授K。杜克大学电气和计算机工程系的Chakrabarty和印度加尔各答印度统计研究所（ISI）高级计算和微电子学的Bhargab Bhattacharya打算确定数字微流体生物芯片优化算法的合作研究方向。最初的重点将放在生物芯片上的液体稀释和混合上。来自杜克大学的Chakrabarty教授为此次合作带来了他在数字微流体和芯片设计方面的专业知识。Bhattacharya教授是算法设计和分析方面的专家。拟议的合作将探索新的算法和优化技术，使数字微流控生物芯片在医疗保健应用中更加有效和实用。 规划访问将导致一个长期的合作研究提案提交给国家科学基金会（NSF）和印度科学技术部（DST），供NSF-DST联合计划考虑。 在后续的研究计划中，两国的博士生将密切合作。 除了在生物芯片设计的不同方面接受跨学科的教育和培训，美国学生将获得专业经验和文化接触以外的国家？的边界。

104108Krishnendu Chakrabarty This award supports the U.S.-India Planning Visit: Collaborative Research on Algorithms for Digital Microfluidic Biochips. Professors K. Chakrabarty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University and Bhargab Bhattacharya, Advanced Computing and Microelectronics, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India intend to identify collaborative research directions on algorithms for the optimization of digital microfluidic biochips. The initial focus will be on dilution and mixing of liquids on a biochip. Prof. Chakrabarty from Duke University brings to this collaboration his expertise on digital microfluidics and chip design. Prof. Bhattacharya is an expert on design and analysis of algorithms. The proposed collaboration will explore new algorithms and optimization techniques for making digital microfluidic biochips more efficient and practical for healthcare applications. The planning visit will lead to a longer-term collaborative research proposal to be submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in India for consideration under the NSF-DST Joint Program. In the follow-up research proposal, t, PhD students from both countries will work in close collaboration. In addition to receiving interdisciplinary education and training in different aspects of biochip design, US students will gain professional experience and cultural exposure beyond the nation?s borders.