This $255,996 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships award to Wave Logix, Inc. supports development of an Internet of Things sensing platform to monitor civil infrastructure concrete strength. The awardee will prototype a piezoelectric concrete strength sensor integrated with customized data logging, processing, and transmission capabilities. A secure cloud-based database is also envisioned to provide contractors real-time in-place concrete strength data through...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $992,460.00 in funding to Canetia Analytics, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to develop an AI-based, IoT-enabled system for structural health monitoring of infrastructure assets. The key products to be delivered include: An IoT device to record vibration data from bridges, buildings, and other structures Proprietary machine learning-based...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to 2KR Systems, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Barrington, New Hampshire. The award, effective March 15, 2024 through February 28, 2026, supports the development of a wireless sensor network for early warning and measurement of structural movements on commercial building rooftops. The system aims to detect unsafe...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $1,000,000.00 to Wilo Networks Inc. to develop a cutting-edge sensor network platform designed to operate with exceptionally low power consumption. The core innovation involves integrating low-power wake-up radio technology with optimized network protocols, enabling always-on, low-latency communication without the traditional...
This $1,168,047 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to develop a deeper understanding of the complex problems and needs that drive technology innovation. The project involves: Collecting comprehensive datasets on technical problems, solutions, and organizations across three selected domains; 2) Applying AI/machine learning techniques to analyze this data and identify predictive...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,946 in funding to Wetx Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Salt Lake City, UT. The project aims to develop a transformative solution to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) by establishing a transparent and accountable platform for digital water rights trading...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 in funding to Ai Pow LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business located in College Station, TX. The project aims to develop a hardware-aware AutoML platform to enable efficient deployment of AI models on resource-constrained edge devices for real-time defect detection in...
This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is funding the development of a smart sensor system capable of detecting anomalies, locating issues, and diagnosing problems in electrical devices and networks. Led by the University of Georgia Research Foundation, the project aims to enhance the reliability and security of electrical infrastructure in buildings, manufacturing facilities, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a manufacturing monitoring system using sound spectrograms and artificial intelligence. The project aims to create a machine "speech recognition" system that can detect and analyze internal machine sounds to provide real-time health and status updates for industrial machinery. The innovative technology is expected...
This $130,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities for a proposed national testbed facility focused on fiber-based ground motion and deformation sensing. The key objectives are to: Develop the technical framework and feasibility plan for an "Internet Sensor Network" (Internet-S) testbed that would leverage modifications to existing internet...