Anita Raja

Professor of Computer Science, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs

Extramural Funding

  1. Naval Postgraduate School “ Modeling Uncertainty and its Implications in Complex Interdependent Networks”, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, 2/10/2015-2/9/2017.
  2. National Science Foundation “EAGER: Collaborative Research: Advanced Machine Learning for Prediction of Preterm Birth”, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, 9/1/2014-8/31/2016, (Collaborators: Dr. Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi, Dr. Ron Wapner, Dr. Bob Carpenter from Columbia University).
  3. Department of Education “The UNC Charlotte 2013-2016 GAANN Fellowship Program in Computing and Informatics”, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, Co-Principal Investigators: Zbyszek Ras, Jamie Payton 8/16/13-8/15/16  Handed over PI role in July 2014 when I left UNCC.
  4. National Science Foundation “Doctoral Mentoring Consortium at the Twelfth International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems”, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, 5/15/2013-4/30/2014
  5. Naval Postgraduate School “Leveraging Structural Characteristics of Interdependent Networks to Model Non-linear Cascading Risks”, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, 2/10/2013-6/4/2014
  6. CRA-W/CDC Discipline-specific Mentoring Workshop at AAMAS 2013, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja; Co-Principal Investigators: Maria Gini, Stephen Guy, 8/15/2012-8/15/2013
  7. Naval Postgraduate School “Modeling Non-linear Cascading Consequences in Interdependent Networks”, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, 5/24/2011-12/31/2012
  8. National Science Foundation REU Supplement for “RI: Small: A Hybrid Approach For Meta-Level Control Across Agent Boundaries, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, 9/16/2012-12/31/2013  (Supports 2 undergraduate students).
  9. National Science Foundation “RI: Small: A Hybrid Approach For Meta-Level Control Across Agent Boundaries, Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, 9/16/2010-12/31/2013
  10. Purdue University “Proposal to Establish a Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability”, Principal Investigator: William Ribarsky; Co-Principal Investigators: Jianping Fan, Anita Raja, Robert Kosara, Jing Yang, 07/01/2009-06/30/2013
  11. Georgia Institute of Technology “Career Development Grant – Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization” Principal Investigator: William Tolone; Co-Principal Investigators: Jianping Fan, Robert Kosara, Anita Raja, William Ribarsky, Jing Yang, 6/18/2009-9/25/2011
  12. Battelle Memorial Institute “Regional Visualization and Analytics Center”, Principal Investigator: William Ribarsky; Co-Principal Investigators: Anita Raja, William Tolone, Jianping Fan, Robert Kosara, Jing Yang, 01/01/2006-06/30/2009 
  13. National Science Foundation “NETS-NBD: WLAN Resource Management Using Multi-Agent Systems”, Principal Investigator: Linda Xie; Co-Principal Investigators: Ivan Howitt, Anita Raja, 09/01/2006-08/31/2008,
  14. DARPA IPTO Program “COORDINATORs: Intelligent Coordination Support for Humans” Principal Investigator: Anita Raja, Su-contractor to Honeywell International, Inc. (DARPA/AFRL Prime), 2/11/2005-8/31/2007 
  15. Defense Intelligence Agency, “Sudden Capital Real-World Model Extensions” Principal Investigator: William J. Tolone; Co-Principal Investigators: Wei-Ning Xiang, Gail-Joon Ahn, David Wilson, Anita Raja, and Seok-Won Lee, 11/12/2004 – 12/21/2005 $
  16. Defense Intelligence Agency, “Sudden Capital Real-World Model Extensions” Principal Investigator: William J. Tolone; Co-Principal Investigators: Wei-Ning Xiang, David Wilson, Anita Raja, 11/12/2004 – 3/31/2005 
  17. National Science Foundation SFS Capacity Building Proposal  “Collaborative Project: Bridging Gaps in IA Education through Collaboration” Principal Investigator: Bill Chu; Co-Principal Investigators:  Seok-Won Lee, Gail-Joon Ahn, Anita Raja, Yuliang Zheng, Yongge Wang, William Tolone, Zhaoyu Liu, and David Wilson, 08/15/04 - 07/31/06. 
  18. National Security Agency “Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program” Principal Investigator: Gail-Joon Ahn; Co-Principal Investigators:  Bill Chu, William Tolone, Yuliang Zheng, Yongge Wang, Zhaoyu Liu, David Wilson, Anita Raja, Seok-Won Lee, Teresa Dahlberg. 09/17/2004-09/16/2005. 
  19. 18.   DOD DN Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) “Critical Infrastructure Protection Center Initiative: Critical Infrastructure Data Acquisition and Impact Modeling, ”. Principal Investigator: William J. Tolone; Co-Principal Investigators:  Bei-Tseng Chu, David Wilson, Anita Raja, and Wei-Ning Xiang 6/24/2004-9/30/2004,
  20. Defense Intelligence Agency, “Sudden Capital Real-World Model Construction, Validation, and Verification”. Principal Investigator: William J. Tolone; Co-Principal Investigators:  David Wilson, Anita Raja, and Wei-Ning Xiang. 4/15/04-9/30/04. 
  21. Defense Intelligence Agency, “Model Capability Demonstration”. Principal Investigator: William J. Tolone; Co-Principal Investigators:  David Wilson, Anita Raja, and Wei-Ning Xiang. 4/15/04-9/30/04. 
  22. Defense Intelligence Agency, “Critical Infrastructure Modeling for Effect-based Operation”, Principal Investigator: William J. Tolone; Co-Principal Investigators:  Bei-tseng Chu, Wei-Ning Xiang, Mirsad Hadzikadic, David Wilson, Anita Raja, and Teresa A. Dahlberg.  7/15/2003-4/15/2004.