{"id":3245,"date":"2025-03-04T08:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/matlab\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2025-03-04T09:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:40:29","slug":"mathworks-call-for-research-proposals-spring-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/matlab\/2025\/03\/04\/mathworks-call-for-research-proposals-spring-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"MathWorks Call for Research Proposals Spring 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class = rtcContent><h2  style = 'margin: 20px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span>Do you conduct research on 'Engineered Systems'?<\/span><\/h2><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>If you are in the business of building or conducting research on 'Engineered Systems' there's a good chance that you are a user of MathWorks' tools. At MathWorks we talk about 'Engineered Systems' all the time but I don't think I've ever seen an explicit definition. We all act like everyone knows what we mean. <\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>So, I asked ChatGPT '<\/span><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>How would you define an engineered system?'<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>\"An <\/span><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>engineered system<\/span><span> is a complex assembly of interacting components, designed and developed to achieve a specific purpose or function, often in response to real-world challenges. These systems integrate <\/span><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>hardware, software, processes, and human interactions<\/span><span> to operate efficiently, safely, and reliably\"<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>That sounds about right to me. What do you think? Many at MathWorks would answer the question by giving a list of examples:<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Aerospace and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Automotive and Electric Vehicles (EVs)<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Wireless Communication and Radar Systems<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Energy Production Systems<\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/academia\/research\/call-for-research-proposals.html\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Industrial Automation and Machinery<\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/academia\/research\/call-for-research-proposals.html\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Robotics and Autonomous Systems<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Medical Devices<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>There are many more of course and if I have missed your particular favorite type of engineered system, do drop me a comment to let me know what you are doing.<\/span><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>Anyway, if research into engineered systems is what you do then maybe you'd be interested in what's coming next.<\/span><\/div><h2  style = 'margin: 20px 10px 5px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 25px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; '><span>MathWorks Call for Research Proposals is now open<\/span><\/h2><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>MathWorks has just launched a program for funding research proposals and this first round is explicitly focused on engineered systems. Here are some of the details<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span>Applicants must be current full-time faculty at an accredited academic institution that awards research degrees to Ph.D. students.<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span>Each proposed project is expected to have identified a commercial partner who is willing to collaborate on the proposed project. <\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span>Each awarded project will get a maximum of USD 20,000 for a 1-year project as unrestricted gifts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Important dates<\/span><\/div><ul  style = 'margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; '><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Submission Period:<\/span><span> <\/span><span>March 3\u2013May 30, 2025 (Proposals are due by May 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT)<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Awards Panel Review:<\/span><span> <\/span><span>June 2025<\/span><\/li><li  style = 'margin-left: 56px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; '><span style=' font-weight: bold;'>Award Recipients Announced:<\/span><span> <\/span><span>July 2025<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; '><span>Full details including proposal requirements, Frequently Asked Questions, and the submission form (including a proposal template) can be found at <\/span><a href = \"https:\/\/uk.mathworks.com\/academia\/research\/call-for-research-proposals.html\"><span>https:\/\/uk.mathworks.com\/academia\/research\/call-for-research-proposals.html<\/span><\/a><\/div><div  style = 'margin: 2px 10px 9px 4px; padding: 0px; line-height: 21px; min-height: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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