Projects
The School of Modeling, Simulation & Training
Sponsored Research & Funded Projects
The OptiSim Lab’s project portfolio spans digital twins, artificial intelligence, logistics, disaster response, aerospace systems, medical education, homeland security, simulation modeling, and optimization-driven decision support.
Project Areas
- Digital Twins
- AI & Simulation
- Logistics & Transportation
- Aerospace & Defense
- Medical Education
Current & Recent Projects
US Department of Education • Jan 2024 – Dec 2026
Graduate Certificate in Digital Twins for Next Generation Modeling and Simulation
Team: Rabadi, G. (PI), Azevedo, R., Li, Y., Mondesire, S., Sabri, S., and Soykan, B.
Amount: $1,154,940 | UCF Cost Share: $288,742 | Total: $1,443,882
Automotive Research Center, University of Michigan • Jun 2025 – Jun 2027
A³GENT: Army Adaptive Adversary Generation Technology
Team: Bochenek, G., Rabadi, G., and Soykan, B.
Amount: $2,394,000
NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme • May 2025 – Nov 2025
Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Management
Project: Building Damage Identification and Flood Event Detection Using Deep Learning
Team: Soykan, B. (PI), Rabadi, G. (Co-PI), and Sabri, S. | Amount: EUR 58,300 (~$60,000)
Virginia Research Investment Fund • Apr 2022 – Dec 2022
Artificial Intelligence Models for Search and Rescue in Disasters Using Autonomous Drones
Team: Rabadi, G. (PI) and Papelis, Y. | Amount: $50,000
Medical Education & LLM Projects
Standardized Feedback for H&P Assignments
Team: Bhatti, D., and Rabadi, G. (Co-PI)
Grant: Clerkship Educational Grant, UCF College of Medicine, AY 2023–2024 | Amount: $10,000
Language Model Utility and Limitations for Clerkship Director Summaries
Project: LUCID
Team: Taitano, A., and Rabadi, G. (Co-PI) | Amount: $10,000
Grant: Clerkship Educational Grant, UCF College of Medicine, AY 2023–2024
Exploring Use Case of Large Language Models in Medical Education
Project: A case study familiarizing medical students with the use of LLMs for education through chain-of-thought, few-shot prompts, and contextual prompting.
Team: Bhatti, D., and Rabadi, G. (Co-PI) | Amount: $10,000
Program: Dept. of Medicine Research Pilot Award Program, 2023–2024
NATO, Logistics & Transportation Projects
Modeling and Simulation for NATO’s Rapid Deployment Logistics
Team: Rabadi, G. (PI) and Seck, M. | Agency: NATO Allied Command Transformation
Period: July 6, 2017 – December 31, 2017 | Amount: $56,000
NATO Logistics User Operations Requirements Assessment
Team: Seck, M., Rabadi, G. (Co-PI) | Agency: NATO’s Headquarter, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Period: June 1, 2016 – November 2016 | Amount: $44,800
Analytics via Operational and Logistical Simulation and Animation Models for Doha’s New Port
Team: Rabadi, G. (PI) | Agency: Qatar Foundation through Qatar University
Period: January 2015 – January 2018 | Amount: $207,312 | Total Funding: $823,033
Collaborators: Mohammed Al-Salem of Qatar University and Ali Diabat of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Integrated Modeling and Optimization Approaches for Airport Terminal Area Management
Team: Rabadi, G. | Agency: Qatar Foundation through Qatar University
Period: December 2010 – January 2013 | Amount: $65,050 | Total Funding: $493,033
Collaborators: Mohammed Al-Salem of Qatar University and Ahmed Ghoniem of UMASS Armrest
Aerospace, Homeland Security & Industry Projects
The Department of Homeland Security Border System-of-Systems Engineering Analysis
Team: Keating, C. (PI), Loftin, B., Sousa-Poza, A., Rabadi, G., Mun, J., and Landaeta, R.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security through NAVAIR | Period: October 2004 – March 2006 | Amount: $819,212
Security Risk Analysis of Norfolk International Terminal
Team: Pinto, C. (PI), Rabadi, G., and Talley, W. | Agency: Virginia Port Authority
Period: October 2005 – September 2006 | Amount: $110,000
Process Modeling and Scheduling at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Team: Rabadi, G., and Bowling, S. | Agency: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Period: September 2008 – June 2009 | Amount: $86,520
Note: This contract was stopped due to shortage in funding.
Flow Management Research for Sentara Leigh Hospital
Team: Mun, J. (PI) and Rabadi, G. | Agency: Sentara Leigh Hospital
Period: October 2003 – June 2004 | Amount: $10,000
NASA Langley Research Center Projects
Research Extension of the Architectural Simulation Model for Existing and Future Launch Systems
Team: Rabadi, G. | Period: July 2004 – February 2005 | Amount: $28,118
Operation and Support Cost Assessment Research Based on an Architectural Simulation Model for Future Launch Systems
Team: Rabadi, G. | Period: October 2003 – February 2004 | Amount: $35,000
Development of a Simulation Approach for Launch Vehicle Operations and Support Assessment
Team: Unal, R. (PI) and Rabadi, G. | Period: September 2002 – May 2003 | Amount: $32,000
NASA/ASEE Faculty Fellowship
Team: Rabadi, G. | Agency: NASA Langley Research Center | Period: June 2003 – August 2003 | Amount: $12,000
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OptiSim Lab collaborates with government, industry, and academic partners on applied research in optimization, simulation, artificial intelligence, logistics, and digital twins.