The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The grant supports research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CNS CORE: MEDIUM: MIVIRTUALSEAT: SEMANTICS-AWARE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION FOR IMMERSIVE MEETING ENVIRONMENTS" under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). The research aims to develop semantics-aware...
The University of Massachusetts was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems. The grant falls under the official federal Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) and will fund research related to "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CNS CORE: MEDIUM: MIVIRTUALSEAT: SEMANTICS-AWARE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION FOR IMMERSIVE MEETING ENVIRONMENTS" from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024....
This five-year, $2.25 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support the development of scalable design methodologies for distributed edge-cloud systems to enable multi-party augmented, virtual and mixed reality experiences. A team of researchers led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will advance computer architecture, programming languages, systems, security and privacy techniques...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $1,000,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems to develop an open end-to-end extended reality system infrastructure enabling domain-specific edge systems research. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070), this three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support the creation of an infrastructure to accelerate discovery and innovation in computing,...
This $180,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports a collaborative research project titled "SCALING UP MULTI-USER IMMERSIVE CONTENT DELIVERY OVER MMWAVE". The project aims to enable a large number of co-located viewers to access high-bandwidth, 3D, and long-duration immersive content over a millimeter wave (mmWave) network. The key innovations include developing accurate...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop the theoretical foundations and implementation of a system for providing personalized and scalable collaborative virtual reality (VR) experiences over wireless networks. The $145,209 award to the University of Southern California (USC) will integrate machine learning, wireless networking, and mobile computing to enable high-quality...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems. The grant falls under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) and will support the collaborative research project "AUGMENTED 360 VIDEO FOR SITUATION AWARENESS IN FIREFIGHTING" from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The project aims to advance the development and use of augmented reality and...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $526,006 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems. The grant supports the collaborative research project "Advancing STEM Online Learning by Augmenting Accessibility with Explanatory Captions and AI" under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The three-year project aims to develop and evaluate the use of explanatory captions and artificial...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program project grant, awarded on July 1, 2024 for $750,000, funds the design and development of an innovative "Scan to Multi-Sensorial Interactive Learning Environment" (SMILE) infrastructure. The key products and services to be delivered include: Nearly automated construction of virtual reality (VR) environments that mimic real-world indoor scenes using 3D scanning. Multi-sensorial...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $315,931 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: CORE: MEDIUM: NOVEL ALGORITHMS AND TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND TO SAFEGUARD PRIVATE VISUAL CONTENT." The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding supports the development of novel algorithms and tools to empower individuals who are...