The 2026 VIPR-GS Annual Review will be held March 3–5, 2026, at the Clemson University Madren Conference Center.
For questions, please contact
Kristy Dickinson | dickin7@clemson.edu | (864) 365-0481
The VIPR-GS Research Center has now entered its fourth year since its inception. This review session highlighted research results throughout the Center obtained during the previous three years. Government, Military, and Industry keynote presentations and panels were conducted along with presentations and demonstrations of the research results. The Deep Orange projects, sponsored through VIPR-GS, were exhibited during the event.
Over 300 talented interdisciplinary researchers, industry leaders, and government officials joined our community during this event.
We extend a hearty thank you to the 2025 Academic Review Board for their thoughtful participation in this year’s VIPR Annual Review. The detailed feedback and engagement offered provided our researchers with valuable insights, identifying the strengths of our research and suggesting areas for growth and improvement. Their commitment to excellence helps strengthen the impact and direction of our work, and we are grateful for their support.
Panagiotis Tsiotras – David and Andrew Lewis Endowed Chair and Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Don Stanton – Distinguished R&D Staff, Regional Decarbonization and ARPA-E, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Geoff Kerr – Senior Research Associate, Systems and Digital Engineering, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
Deep Orange 14 Demonstration, 6 March 2024
The VIPR-GS Center at Clemson University is focused on research of critical value to the U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC).
The VIPR-GS Center has 44 ongoing research efforts, engaging more than 80 faculty across 7 of Clemson's College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (CECAS) departments, as well as faculty in Clemson's School of Computing, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Department of Psychology.
The Center has five focus areas:
Fardifa Alam
Computer Science
Presentation: “Hierarchical Scene Graphs with Feature-based Localization for Off-Road Navigation”
Project: 1.22.9, Spatial-AI Real-Time Mapping for Off-Road Ground Vehicles
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Federico Iuricich
Anirudh Sundar
Automotive Engineering
Presentation: "Heat Pump-Based Thermal Management in Off-Road Autonomous Electrified Vehicles"
Project: 2.3, Power Generation and Propulsion Systems
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Robert Prucka
John Morris
Mechanical Engineering
Presentation: "Model Based Engineering of Digital Twins"
Project: 3.6, Collaborative Design Teaming and Immersive Technologies for Ground Vehicle Systems Design
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Wagner
