Faculty Profiles

2025

• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Percent Contribution: %33, Castro-Arellano, Ivan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33, Veech, Joseph A (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33. Research Enhancement Grant - BioStream: Developing infrastructure for AI-driven wildlife video monitoring, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: February 2025 - May 2026). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Percent Contribution: %33, Castro-Arellano, Ivan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33, Veech, Joseph A (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33. BioStream: Developing Infrastructure for AI-Driven Wildlife Video Monitoring, TXST REP, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: January 2025 - May 2026). Grant.

2024

• Metsis, Vangelis. Advancing AI Research in Time Series Data Analysis, NSF NAIRR, Federal, $28480. (Funded: November 2024 - November 2025). Grant.
• Zhu, Jie (Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes, Genetic Susceptibility, and Social Determinants in Association with Diabetes Incidence among the U.S. Hispanic Adults: HCHS/SOL, TXST CADS 2024 Catalyst Research Awards, Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: December 22, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024). Grant.

2023

• Metsis, Vangelis (Supporting). R03: A longitudinal machine learning approach providing clinicians timely detection to prevent military suicide, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Federal, $49410. (Submitted: October 2022, Funded: September 2023 - August 2025). Grant.

2022

• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Ngu, Hee Hiong (Co-Principal), Guirguis, Mina S (Supporting), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Supporting), Hou, Tao (Supporting), Lee, Chul Ho (Supporting), Rathore, Heena (Supporting), Wang, Lu (Supporting). High Performance Computing GPU Server for Machine Learning Research, Materials Application Research Center (MARC), Texas State University, $49512. (Submitted: September 7, 2022, Funded: 2022 - 2023). Grant.
• Zhu, Jie (Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Bishop, Nicholas Joseph (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). Exploring Interaction of One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes and Genetic Susceptibility on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome among Multi-ethnic US Adults with Diverse Socio-demographic, Biomedical, and Lifestyle Characters, Texas State University Multidisciplinary Internal Research Grant, Texas State University, $12000. (Funded: August 24, 2022 - Present). Grant.
• Yang, Kecheng (Principal), Ngu, Hee Hiong (Co-Principal), Chen, Xiao (Supporting), Islam, Tanzima Z (Supporting), Metsis, Vangelis (Supporting), Hou, Tao (Supporting), Rathore, Heena (Supporting), Wang, Lu (Supporting), Queiroz de Farias, Mylene Christine (Supporting), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Supporting). REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Edge Computing, National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal, $389995. (Submitted: August 2021, Funded: March 1, 2022 - February 28, 2026). Grant.

2021

• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Ngu, Hee Hiong (Co-Principal), Gao, Ju (Co-Principal), Shi, Hongchi (Co-Principal), Guirguis, Mina S (Co-Principal), Gu, Qijun (Co-Principal). Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), U.S. Department of Education, Federal, $728150. (Submitted: February 2021, Funded: October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2025). Grant.
• Morley, Richard H, Clary, Kelly Lynn (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal), Trujillo, Logan Thomas, Smith, Kenneth Scott, Goffnet, Jacob (Co-Principal), Gagnon, Oscar. Exploring Psychophysiological and Perceived Health-Related Behaviors During and After Gender Affirming and Non-Affirming Language Among Transgender People Within a Virtual Reality Setting, Multidisciplinary Internal Research Grant Program (MIRG), Texas State University, $28110. (Funded: January 2021 - August 2024). Grant.

2020

• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Guirguis, Mina S. REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Smart & Connected Communities, National Science Foundation, Federal, $20000. (Funded: July 2020 - April 30, 2023). Grant.

2019

• Morley, Richard H (Principal), Smith, Kenneth Scott (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal), Trujillo, Logan Thomas (Co-Principal), Fulton, Cheryl Lisa (Co-Principal), Jantz, Paul B (Co-Principal), Bowman, Scott W (Co-Principal), Roche, Sean Patrick (Co-Principal). Exploring the intersection of mindfulness, stress, large-scale brain networks, bias, threat perception failure, and the decision to use deadly force using virtual reality, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 30, 2019, Funded: November 9, 2019 - Present). Grant.

2018

• Smith, Kenneth Scott, Percent Contribution: %30, Lawrence, Grayson B, Percent Contribution: %25, Koutitas, Georgios, Percent Contribution: %25, Metsis, Vangelis, Percent Contribution: %10, Trahan, Mark Herrick, Percent Contribution: %10. Just-in Time VR Training for EMS AMBUS Personnel, USIGNITE SMART CITIES, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $19000. (Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
• Smith, Kenneth Scott (Principal), Percent Contribution: %30, Koutitas, Georgios (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Lawrence, Grayson B (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Trahan, Mark Herrick (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10. Just-in Time VR Training for EMS AMBUS Personnel, Smart Gigabit Communities. US Ignite, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $10000. (Submitted: 2018, Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
• Koutitas, Georgios (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %10, Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Percent Contribution: %90. RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN SMART & CONNECTED COMMUNITIES, NSF, Federal, $359812. (Submitted: August 2017, Funded: September 2018 - Present). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis, Tesic, Jelena, Tamir, Dan. Research and Development of Image and Text Analysis Tools for Automatic Social Media Content Classification, http://socialmeteranalysis.it/, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $12000. (Submitted: January 10, 2018, Funded: September 2018 - May 31, 2019). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Guirguis, Mina S (Co-Principal). REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Smart & Connected Communities, NSF, Federal, $359812. (Funded: May 2018 - May 2022). Grant.

2016

• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Smith, Kenneth Scott, Tamir, Dan, Selber, Shirley K, Trahan, Mark Herrick, Lawrence, Grayson B. MIRG: Using Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment and Real-Time Physiological Monitoring to Address PTSD Symptoms in Veterans, MIRG, Texas State University, $25000. (Funded: November 1, 2016 - October 31, 2018). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). WORKSHOP: Doctoral Consortium at the PETRA 2016 Conference, NSF, Federal, $27580.00. (Funded: May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal). REP: Developing Unobtrusive In-Home Sleep Testing, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016). Grant.

2015

• Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). WORKSHOP: Doctoral Consortium at the PETRA 2015 Conference, NSF, $29040.00. (Funded: May 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016). Grant.

2014

• Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). CI-P: Planning for SMART-MOVE: A Spatiotemporal Annotated Human Activity Repository for Advanced Motion Recognition and Analysis Research, Federal, $116000.00. (Funded: September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2017). Grant.

2013

• Metsis, Vangelis (Supporting). MRI Collaborative: Development of iRehab, an Intelligent Closed-Loop Instrument for Adaptive Rehabilitation, NSF, Federal, $815890.00. (Funded: October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2017). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Assistive Technologies to Enhance Human Performance, NSF, Federal, $16032.00. (Funded: August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2014). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis. Doctoral Consortium and Student-Author Travel for the PETRA'13 Conference, NSF, Federal, $27018.00. (Funded: February 15, 2013 - January 31, 2014). Grant.

2012

• Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). EAGER: An Exploratory Pilot Project to Build Human-Centric Physical Activity Monitoring Tools for Enhancing Rehabilitation Therapy Engagement and Assessment, NSF, Federal, $170026. (Funded: November 1, 2012 - October 31, 2014). Grant.
• Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). Workshop: Doctoral Consortium and Student-Author Travel for the PETRA 2012 Conference, NSF, Federal, $23380. (Funded: April 15, 2012 - March 31, 2013). Grant.

• Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Guirguis, Mina (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Supplementary funds for REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Smart & Connected Communities, National Science Foundation, Federal, $20000. (Submitted: June 25, 2019). Grant.