The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $9,300,395 Cooperative Agreement under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to Northwestern University for the "SAGE GRANDE: AN OPEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TESTBED FOR EDGE COMPUTING AND INTELLIGENT SENSING" project. This project aims to develop and integrate large language models (LLMs) with edge computing and scientific research workflows to democratize access to AI, enable natural language-based...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070) provides $267,997 to Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) to establish a robust artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and enhance AI-focused educational curriculum and training. The project, in partnership with Northwestern University, aims to modernize computer science education programs and diversify the AI workforce by integrating technical skills with...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to democratize access to large-scale visual AI models. The research will focus on developing novel learning approaches that reduce the data, computation, and expert knowledge required to create and deploy specialized computer vision applications. Key objectives include enhancing inference efficiency, enabling fast model specialization...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $214,565 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program to Northeastern University. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CYBERTRAINING: IMPLEMENTATION: MEDIUM: AI4EDU: CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE-ENABLED TRAINING FOR AI IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT", aims to develop innovative training materials and tools to enable education researchers to utilize artificial...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support a collaborative initiative led by Northern Kentucky University, in partnership with the Computing Research Association, Texas State University, and Kennesaw State University. The goal is to expand the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot by engaging faculty at research-emerging institutions with large computing...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program grant award, with a total funding of $549,999.00, supports the DIAMOND project aimed at democratizing access to cutting-edge deep learning methods for scientific applications. The University of Illinois, as the prime awardee, will develop a web service-enabled platform that abstracts the use of high-performance computing resources, allowing domain scientists to focus on neural network...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded a $1.2M Project Grant to Northeastern University from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). The grant supports research to develop next-generation resilient cloud infrastructure to secure scientific cyberinfrastructures including network-attached accelerators. Key focus areas include identifying advanced network-layer attack...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 4-year, $252,007 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to Northeastern University. The grant supports the development and testing of AI-based programming tools to assist social and natural scientists with computer programming tasks. The research team is developing large language models and associated tools to support programming languages commonly used in the sciences, such as MATLAB and R, in order to make programming easier...
This $170,995 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is funding a project titled "Collaborative Research: Explorations - Developing a Diverse STEM Workforce through Experiential Learning Opportunities and Immersive Internships". The project, led by the Institute For Future Intelligence Inc., aims to inspire, inform, and immerse community college STEM students in emerging...
This $299,968 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), supports the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in enabling large-scale research projects on the NVIDIA DGX cloud platform. The award aims to assist NAIRR pilot researchers with onboarding, porting workflows, user management, cluster management, software installation, profiling, performance tuning, and data movement...