SIF Funded Tech Projects
Mi DuRAG: Human-Centered AI for Data Analysis in Research and Education
Mi DuRAG aims to create an AI data partner that captures expert decisions, rationales, and data structure, allowing students and researchers to focus on analytical questions.
Detroit Small Business Innovation & Learning Hub
The hub will equip Detroit small businesses with the digital tools they need to run smarter, while giving U-M students real experience building and deploying technology.
The Michigan Deepfake Resilience Hub
M-DRH combines explainable AI, human-centered design, and education to help the public understand AI-generated contents and protect themselves against AI-generated fraud.
Battery Safety and Sustainability Research and Testing Center
The center will establish the first open-access EV battery thermal-runaway testing facility to support research that helps prevent thermal failure and advances transportation.
Center of Safety for All (Safety4All)
The Safety4All Center will develop digital human twins and virtual testing technologies that fundamentally transform how safety systems are designed and evaluated.
Integrated Photonics for Low-Cost At-Home Biomarker Sensors
This initiative will develop low-cost, at-home biosensors to provide early disease detection, enable timely intervention, and improve quality of life for two chronic diseases.
Center for Human–Agentic AI Collaboration for Urban Resilience
This initiative brings together U-M researchers with community partners to strengthen urban resilience against flooding, severe weather, and water infrastructure failures.
Great Lakes Maritime Initiative
The Great Lakes Maritime Initiative will position the Great Lakes as a national hub for shipbuilding revitalization, maritime innovation, and workforce development.