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

该奖项支持美印计划访问：数字微流体生物芯片算法的合作研究。杜克大学电子与计算机工程系K. Chakrabarty教授和印度加尔各答印度统计研究所（ISI）高级计算与微电子学教授Bhargab Bhattacharya打算确定数字微流控生物芯片优化算法的合作研究方向。最初的重点将是稀释和混合生物芯片上的液体。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。此次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高效和实用。计划中的访问将导致一项长期合作研究提案提交给美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和印度科学技术部（DST），以供在NSF-DST联合项目下考虑。在后续的研究计划中，两国的博士生将密切合作。除了接受生物芯片设计不同方面的跨学科教育和培训外，美国学生还将获得专业经验和文化接触。年代的边界。

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.