Involves collaboration between Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Computer Science & Engineering, and Business Administration.

Integrates Psychology, Sociology, and Mechanical Engineering to study the psychological and social effects of introducing robotics in elderly care

Involves collaboration between Environmental Science, Economics, and Political Science to identify and propose effective policies for environmental conservation.

Combining Chemical engineering for nanomaterial synthesis, Biotechnology for applications in healthcare, and Electrical Engineering & Instrumentation Engineering for economic viability and policy implications

Integrating Computer Science for cognitive computing and data analysis, Political Science for understanding political systems and behaviors, and Sociology for societal impact and implications of political decisions

Requires collaboration between History, Engineering, and Economics/Marketing to review and study the historical implications and economic and commercial impact of technological innovations

Integrates psychology, cognitive science, music, and communications engineering to study how the brain understands and processes music (as well as language and related phenomena); also includes research about cognition and musical instrument design, and new (electronic) musical instruments/sound engineering products.

This theme seeks to address how art and science share methodological features of experimentation and look toward projects whose outcome could be equally understood as an aesthetic endeavor as well as a work of scientific advancement. Unites contemporary art and other humanities and social science areas with any discipline in engineering or science.

Integrating Economics, Marketing, Psychology, and Cognitive Science to understand the neural mechanisms underlying consumer decision-making processes. It could also utilize Computer science for data Analysis and Modeling

Integrating Computer/Data Science for cognitive computing and analyzing market data, Computer engineering, Cognitive Science to understand neural mechanisms, and Marketing for analysis of consumer behavior and development of marketing plans for commercializing knowledge

Projects under this theme would be a cross-collaboration between scientific researchers and creative practitioners (filmmakers, exhibition designers, publishers, visual and sonic artists, etc.) to design and disseminate scientific research with high social impact potential. This theme uses art as a pedagogical tool to allow scholarly research to be disseminated to a broader public than the traditional readership of academic journals. Can also include AI as a component.

Age-old narratives are still read and used by millions of people for various purposes. Their potential lies in their ability to captivate millions and be remembered by young and old alike while being simple. Storytelling is also an integral part of data science. Data scientists are looking for new ways of transferring information and old age narrative styles can be used for the purpose. The projects under this theme must explore how narrative structures and symbolism can enhance the communication of data-driven insights and philosophical implications.

Integrating Computer/Data Science for cognitive computing and analyzing market data, Computer engineering, Cognitive Science to understand neural mechanisms, and Marketing for analysis of consumer behavior and development of marketing plans for commercializing knowledge