SCC-CIVIC-FA Track B: Community Informed AI-Based Vehicle Technology Simulator with Behavioral Strategies to Advance Neurodiverse Independence and Employment

SCC-CIVIC-FA 轨道 B：社区知情的基于人工智能的车辆技术模拟器，具有促进神经多样性独立和就业的行为策略

• 批准号: 2322029
• 负责人: Nilanjan Sarkar
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Vanderbilt University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2322029&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SCC; CIVIC; FA; Track; Community

One in 36 individuals in the US has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Each year in the US, approximately 70,000 autistic children become autistic adults and face a litany of disheartening statistics regarding independent living, community participation, and employment. The estimated cost of supporting Americans with autism having limited employment prospects will grow to $461 billion per year by 2025. One key to addressing this civic challenge is employment; some 85 percent of autistic adults are un/under-employed, and adults with autism rate employment as their top concern for improved quality of life. However, a major impediment for autistic individuals to access work opportunities and a life of independence, is lack of independence with transportation; fewer than 30 percent of driving-age autistic individuals are licensed to drive. The CIVIC Stage 2 award to Vanderbilt University will support the rapid pilot deployment of the team’s AI-based Vehicle Technology Simulator with Behavioral Strategies (AI-VTSBS) system, specifically designed for the ASD population – comprising a virtual-reality driving simulator with artificial intelligence-based analysis and feedback, together with a curriculum built on a cognitive behavioral intervention for driving – to address this critical civic need. The project will perform community-based participatory research including multiple stakeholders to make the AI-VTSBS system adaptable to use within multiple employment contexts and multiple employment outcomes of relevance to stakeholder communities. The team led by Vanderbilt University and partner San Diego State University will build on its work on Stage 1 and will conduct a full Stage 2 pilot deployment with multiple types of civic partners and support providers – including community-based vocational training centers, behavioral health clinics, and secondary schools – toward an effective, low-cost, commercializable, integrated driving-instruction platform and curriculum, with a value proposition that offers increased independence and expanded career options for autistic people. The Stage 2 research pilot project will use an implementation science framework involving Exploration, Preparation, Implementation and Sustainment (EPIS) to specifically assess and pilot-test deployment factors with both qualitative and quantitative methods. Additionally, the AI-VTSBS technology may also be generalizable beyond adults with autism; some 1 in 6 people have a related neurodevelopmental disability (e.g., ADHD) or temporary cognitive impairment (e.g., traumatic brain injury) that manifest similar challenges for transportation independence. The CIVIC Stage 2 work will be integrated with the NSF NRT program in Neurodiversity Inspired Science & Engineering (NISE) through Vanderbilt University’s Frist Center for Autism & Innovation, thus providing advanced training for students in interdisciplinary research and translation.CIVIC is a joint collaboration with Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, and the National Science FoundationThis award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在美国，有36人患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）。每年在美国，大约有70,000名加速儿童成为自闭症成年人，并面临有关独立生活，社区参与和就业的一系列洗碗统计数据。到2025年，支持自闭症的美国人的估计成本将每年增长到每年4610亿美元。应对这一公民挑战的关键之一是就业。大约85％的加速成年人是联合国/失业者，自闭症利率就业的成年人对改善生活质量的最大关注。但是，加速个人获得工作机会和独立生活的主要障碍是缺乏运输的独立性。不到30％的驾驶年龄加速人员获得驾驶许可。范德比尔特大学（Vanderbilt University）的公民2阶段奖将支持该团队基于AI基于AI的车辆技术模拟器的快速试点部署，其行为策略（AI-VTSBS）系统是专门为ASD人口设计的 - 通过基于人工智能的分析和反馈来编译基于人工智能的分析和反馈，以及对认知行为互动的构建，以实现认知行为式的练习，以实现人工智能的分析和反馈。该项目将进行基于社区的参与研究，包括多个利益相关者，以使AI-VTSBS系统适应在多个就业环境中使用，并与利益相关者社区相关的多个就业成果。 The team led by Vanderbilt University and partner San Diego State University will build on its work on Stage 1 and will conduct a full Stage 2 pilot deployment with multiple types of civic partners and support providers – including community-based vocational training centers, behavioral health clinics, and secondary schools – towards an effective, low-cost, commercializable, integrated driving-instruction platform and curriculum, with a value proposal that offers increased independence and expanded career options for accelerated people.第2阶段研究飞行员项目将使用涉及探索，准备，实施和维持（EPIS）的实施科学框架来通过定性和定量方法进行特定评估和试点测试的部署因素。此外，AI-VTSBS技术也可能是自闭症成年人的推广。六分之一的人患有相关的神经发育障碍（例如ADHD）或暂时的认知障碍（例如，创伤性脑损伤），对运输独立性也表现出了类似的挑战。公民阶段2的工作将与NSF NRT计划通过范德比尔特大学的自闭症与创新中心启发了科学与工程（NISE），从而为跨学科研究和翻译的学生提供高级培训。科学领域是与国土科学委员会和国民科学局的共同合作，以及在国民科学局中的共同合作。使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评估标准进行评估。