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Research & Patents
Explore the peer-reviewed foundational science and architectural breakthroughs driving our deployable human-centered technologies.
Publications
July 2026
The Meaning Problem in AI: From Language Generation to Meaning Governance
Authors: Johnson, L.
Contemporary generative AI systems have achieved significant advances in linguistic and conversational coherence, enabling real-time communication across languages, cultures, and contexts. However, these systems remain fundamentally limited by a critical structural gap: they generate language without governing meaning.
March 2026
From AI Stack to Cognitive Stack: A Semantic–Spatial–Relational Architecture for Trustworthy AI
Authors: Johnson, L., Inamdar, A., Yadecha, B. L.
This paper introduces a layered Semantic-Spatial-Relational (SSR) Cognitive Stack designed to embed trust calibration, epistemic boundaries, and human authority directly within AI system architecture.
August 2025
The Feel of Friendship: Emotional Presence and Relational Authenticity in Large Language Models
Authors: Johnson, L., Sudhir, A. D., Smith, M.
This study investigates whether large language models (LLMs) can replicate the emotional reciprocity, presence, and anticipatory resonance that are fundamental to human friendship, as envisioned by Aristotle.
Patents Pending
US Patent Application No.: 63/777,989
AI Hologram Assistant Patent Pending
Systems, Methods, and Devices for AI-Powered Holographic Assistants with Customizable Avatars
Inventors: Elizabeth A. Johnson, Tyler Hudson
Patent Owner: The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Client Ref.: 2025-026-01
MBHB Ref.: 25-0575-US-PRO
US Patent Application No.: 63/803,013
Mental Performance Assessment and AI-Driven Training System Patent Pending
Mental Performance Assessment and AI-Driven Training System
Inventors: Elizabeth A. Johnson, Kaleb Frederick Wainright
Patent Owner: The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Client Ref.: 2025-027
MBHB Ref.: 25-0608-US-PRO
Application Number: 63/817,103
NextGen AR Intelligence Patent Pending
Integrated Systems for Adaptive Guidance, Real-Time Feedback, and Catastrophe Management Using Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Drone Technology
Inventors: Elizabeth A. Johnson, Kaleb Frederick Wainright
Patent Owner: The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Patent Center Number: 70718338
“NextGen AR Intelligence: Enhancing Human Performance Through Visual and Auditory Integration” advances wearable technology through the development of augmented reality (AR) glasses with integrated audio systems for real-time performance feedback in athletic and military environments. The system enables synchronized visual overlays and auditory guidance to improve tactical awareness, motor learning, decision-making, and operational coordination. In military applications, the AR platform integrates with drone-based aerial intelligence systems to deliver real-time situational awareness directly within the user’s field of view. This innovation contributes to the emerging field of human augmentation by demonstrating how multimodal AI-driven feedback systems can optimize learning, enhance operational readiness, and support high-performance decision-making in complex environments.
US Patent Application No.: 64/058,978
Governed Epistemic–Ontological Language Mediation Patent Pending
Systems, Methods, and Devices for AI-Powered Holographic Assistants with Customizable Avatars
Inventor: Elizabeth A. Johnson
Patent Owner: Elizabeth A. Johnson
Attorney Docket No.: 2026-059-01
This invention introduces a governed AI language mediation architecture designed to transform natural language into machine-evaluable semantic meaning representations capable of contextual reasoning, uncertainty evaluation, and ontology-guided interpretation. The system advances explainable and governable AI by integrating epistemic reasoning, semantic alignment, contextual evaluation, and relational meaning structures to support trustworthy human–AI communication, operational decision-making, and adaptive cognitive interaction across complex environments.
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