This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with CFDA number 47.070, provides $453,372 to Syracuse University to develop autonomous operations of multi-UAV uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for monitoring and tracking natural disaster events like wildfires and flooding. The key research goals are to design and implement robust motion estimation and control schemes that enable a team of UAVs to...
This three-year, $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will support research at Syracuse University to develop robust and decentralized decision-making policies for unmanned aerial vehicle-enabled wireless networks. Specifically, the researchers will design intelligent algorithms to jointly address mobility, connectivity, and resource management...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The award will support development of a closed-loop sensing, modeling, and communications system to aid in wildfire detection, mapping, and prediction from July 2022 through June 2025. The system aims to leverage detailed 3D environmental models incorporating fuel, terrain, weather and other...
The Ohio State University received a three-year Project Grant award of $872,967 from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will fund research from January 2022 through December 2025 on integrating autonomous unmanned aircraft systems into wildland fire management. As part of the award, The Ohio State University will collaborate with partners to advance the development and testing of technologies enabling...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation supports research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CPS: MEDIUM: WILDLAND FIRE OBSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, AND EVACUATION USING INTELLIGENT COLLABORATIVE FLYING AND GROUND SYSTEMS." Awarded on May 1, 2021 for a three-year period concluding on April 30, 2024, the $249,999 grant will fund research under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program. Specifically, the grant supports the development of technologies using...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $314,818 project grant to San Diego State University Foundation doing business as San Diego State University Research Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant aims to develop an enhanced open networked airborne computing platform to facilitate design, implementation, and testing of airborne computing systems integrating control, computing, communication, and networking functions. Key...
The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $313,000 Project Grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The grant supports the collaborative research project "ROBUST AIRBORNE WIRELESS EDGE COMPUTING NETWORK USING SWARMING UAVS" under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). The research aims to develop a robust airborne wireless edge computing network using...
This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation supports research into wildland fire observation, management, and evacuation systems. With $144,967 in funding, the award will develop intelligent collaborative flying and ground systems to aid in monitoring, responding to, and evacuating areas threatened by wildfires. The awardee is the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, operating through its National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Boulder, Colorado....
This $177,560 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports the development of a new training program to equip students with essential skills for conducting research on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) cyber infrastructure. The project, led by San Diego State University Foundation, involves four training modules focused on fundamental aspects of UAS including control, communication, computing, and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $472,060 project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of North Texas for the period of May 15, 2023 to April 30, 2026. The grant supports the development of an enhanced open networked airborne computing platform to facilitate design, implementation, and testing of integrated control, computing, communication, and networking capabilities for airborne applications. Key deliverables include...