AWARDS & FUNDING
SELECTED AWARDS
March 2023 CARTA Faculty Research Award for Recognition of Outstanding Research and Scholarship
Office of the Dean, FIU College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA)
04/2022 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2021 Campus RainWorks Challenge
1st Place in Demo Category
www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/2021-campus-rainworks-challenge-results
Role: Faculty Advisor
04/2021
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2020 Campus RainWorks Challenge
2nd Place in Demo Category
www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/2020-campus-rainworks-challenge-results
Role: Faculty Advisor
09/2020 Igniting Innovation 2020 Awards to FIU’s The Robotics Academy
Category: Innovation not yet in production with the greatest potential
https://www.actiac.org/act-iac-event/igniting-innovation-2020-conference-and-awards-0
Role: Senior Personnel and Lead Immersive Environment Developer
GRANTS
9/2022 - 09/2025 National Science Foundation grant awarded to Florida International University
Research on Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning (RETTL)
Intelligent Immersive Environments for Learning Robotics Operations
PI: Shahin Vassigh, Co-PIs: Biayna Bogosian, Mark Finlayson, Seth Corrigan, Shu-Ching Chen
Amount: $790,000
9/2020 - Present National Science Foundation RAPID grant awarded to Florida International University
A Platform for Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Healthcare System
PI: Shahin Vassigh, Co-PIs: Biayna Bogosian, John Stuart, Shu-Ching Chen
Award #: 2029557
Amount: $150,000
4/2021 - 7/2023 Virtual Tabadul, Funded by Stevens Initiative Grant
PI: Dr. Melissa Baralt.
Role: Senior Personnel and Lead Immersive Lesson Research and Development
Amount: $543,439
4/2019 - 9/2020 National Science Foundation grant awarded to Florida International University: C-Accel Pilot: AI and Future Jobs
Preparing the Future Workforce of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction for Robotic Automation Processes
PI: Shahin Vassigh (09.2019-06.2020), Visit: www/roboticsacademy.fiu.edu
Role: Assistance in writing the proposal and Senior Personnel supervising AI-based immersive learning (AR and VR media) development for AEC robotics training
Amount: $1,000,000
4/2019 - Present SOM Foundation Research Prize: Humanizing High Density, Architectural Standards Guide from a Neurological Perspective
Amount: $40,000
Role: Co-PI with Dr. Kristine Mun (Academy Neuroscience for Architecture)
https://somfoundation.com/fellow/bogosian-mun/
9/2016 - 12/2017 Princeton University’s Innovation Grant, Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, PI: Prof, Elie Bou-Zeid
Amount: $150,000
Role: Visiting Researcher, Assistance in writing the proposal and Senior Personnel role in developing AR media for real-time air-quality visualization and analysis
2014 Blindspot Initiative, Exhibition, and Workshops
Amount: $10,000 (Successfully funded Kickstarter campaign with a 110% support)
Role: Campaign co-creator