January 2026

New members to join AirOU!

Please join us in welcoming Sai Madhukar Vanam and Gautham Chandra to the lab. We are excited to have them on board and look forward to working together on exciting projects in the future.

December 2025

AirOU received DISC funding

Our lab has recieved funding for the project: Robust AI-Driven Multimodal Gait Analysis for Early Detection of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy

November 2025

Dr. Habibi's invited talk at Rice

October 2025

Dr. Jonathan How's visit

Dr. Jonathan How visits OU, giving a presentation on his lab's work.

August 2025

New members join AirOU!

We are excited to welcome new members to AirOU! Please join us in welcoming Arika and Gladis to the lab. We are excited to have them on board and look forward to working together on exciting projects in the future.

June 2025

Sooner Competetive Robotics wins 1st place!

Sooner Competitive Robotics has officially won 1st place at the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) for the third year in a row! Twistopher, the team's robot placed first in both the AutoNav challenge and the Grand Award. We look forward to IGVC 2026!

May 2025

DISC Seed Funding awarded

Daniel Vargas and Daniel Perez has been awarded for DISC Seed Funding for conducting research in Active Collaborative SLAM

April 2025

Mathis Morales has successfully defended his Masters thesis

March 2025

Our paper is accepted in ISEC 2025

TODO

March 2025

Job Elliott receives Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

We are thrilled to announce that our lab member, Job, has been awarded the prestigious Department of Defense (DoD) SMART Scholarship! The SMART Scholarship provides full tuition support and a rewarding career opportunity within the DoD upon graduation. Congratulations to Job for this incredible achievement and recognition of his hard work and dedication!

January 2025

Daniel Vargas receives a scholarship to attend WACV 2025 in Tucson, AZ

Daniel Vargas, a PhD student in Control Systems, has been awarded a scholarship to attend the Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) 2025 in Tucson, Arizona. Daniel will present on the multi-object tracking at the conference and participate in workshops and networking events. Congratulations, Daniel!

January 2025

New members join AirOU!

We are excited to welcome new members to AirOU! Please join us in welcoming Job, Sasank, and Aaron to the lab. We are excited to have them on board and look forward to working together on exciting projects in the future.

October 2024

Our paper on Multi-bird tracking is accepted to WACV 2025! Congrats to Keon and Ethan!

October 2024

We have finished building 10 ArcPro Cars!

September 2024

We have presented our minicity paper in ITSC 2024

Check the paper here

August 2024

Daniel Vargas and Daniel Perez are now PhD students in AirOU, congratulations!

Daniel Vargas continues his study as a PhD student in Control. Daniel Perez starts his PhD in Data Science and Analytics. Welcome back!

June 2024

Sooner Competetive Robotics wins 1st place!

Sooner Competitive Robotics has officially won 1st place at the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) for the second year in a row! With our robot, the Danger Zone, we placed first in both the AutoNav challenge as well as first in the Grand Award. This team worked so hard all year and was able to replicate our success from last year. We are proud to represent the University of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma – Gallogly College of Engineering! Thank you to all our friends, family, alumni, and sponsors for supporting us all year. We look forward to IGVC 2025!

May 2024

Daniel Vargas Receives Research Fellowship Once Again

Our undergraduate student, Daniel Vargas, received the Gallogly College of Engineering Research Fellowship once again!. This exclusive grant allows students to focus on their research and allow them to prosper in their work. He received the grant for his project: Search and Rescue Robotic System (SARRS.)

April 2024

We relaxed before the finals with some BBQ!

Our research lab recently enjoyed a delightful barbeque, providing a much-needed break and a chance to relax before the final exams. It was a perfect opportunity for everyone to gather outside, share delicious food, and strengthen our sense of community. The event was filled with laughter and camaraderie, making it a memorable and refreshing experience for all.

April 2024

Our proposal on Minicity gets funded by DISC seed funding

We are excited to share that AirOU gets the support for research on Minicity with the amount of $10,000.

December 2023

Daniel Vargas Receives Research Fellowship

Our undergraduate student, Daniel Vargas, received the Gallogly College of Engineering Research Fellowship. This exclusive grant allows students to focus on their research and allow them to prosper in their work. He received the grant for his project: Search and Rescue Robotic System (SARRS.) He will be working on the project for the spring 2024 semester and is expected to complete the project by May 2024.

April 2023

AirLab Participates in The Big Event

The underclassmen members of Airlab, Daniel, Tyler, and Yuki, were able to participate in this year's Big Event. The Big Event is OU's official day of community service. Pictured below are members Daniel and Tyler remulching for a local wild care foundation.

Jan 2023

AirLab Welcomes Three New Members To Lab

AIROU is excited to announce the arrival of three additional members to the lab for this upcoming school semester. Welcome to the team, Avinash, Tate, and Maisha!

Oct 2022

New Lab Set Up in Carson B12

AIROU's new lab has been successfully set up in Carson B12. This space will be used for testing and implementing various lab and research endeavors. This space also holds our 3D printer, computers, and other electronics. Currently, our member Daniel Vargas has been working on assembling our drones and MUSHr racecars in this lab space. Pictured below is the AIROU's first lab meeting here!

Oct 2022

Oklahoma Transportation Research Day

Last October, our lab members Daniel Vargas, Yuki Zheng, and Tyler Roman were able to attend the Oklahoma Transportation Research Day.
Daniel (pictured: bottom left) presented his work on the implementation of localizing and mapping with advanced AI for autonomous navigation, and presented his MUSHr racecar project our lab is using to test our visual navigation and simulations.

Yuki and Tyler (pictured: bottom right) presented their poster exploring AIROU's project for collaborative multi-view perception for a safe, robust, and scalable autonomous driving system. Some topics covered include 3-D multi-object detection, sensor fusion, multi-object tracking, collaborative learning, localization, and mapping.

Oct 2022

New 3D Printer Set Up

A 3D printer has recently been set up in the lab to facilitate in the assembling of the lab's MUSHr racecars.

Aug 2022

AIROU's First MUSHr Racecar Assembled

AIROU's first MUSHr racecar has been assembled and driven in the lab!