Project Grant 2141680
- Brigham Young University will acquire a high-performance computing cluster named the LanguageLens to support natural language processing and machine learning research under a $998,815 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The three-year award from the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund the purchase of computing resources tailored for processing vast amounts of text and training large language models. Key activities supported by the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Brigham Young University received a $548,499 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), awarded June 15, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports research to develop bio-inspired language models that emulate biological brain functions through three primary research thrusts: implementing algorithms that replicate mirror...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Brigham Young University received a $135,513 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, titled "AIMING: Synergistic Advancement of AI and Mathematics," delivers computational research and development products designed to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) systems with mathematical reasoning...
- Brigham Young University received a $178,859 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to develop statistical methodologies for analyzing high-dimensional functional data. The award period is from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026. Specifically, Brigham Young University will develop novel tools including a regularized inverse correlation operator estimator and models of underlying separability...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Brigham Young University received a $132,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing methodology that integrates continuous data assimilation with equation discovery to improve predictive modeling of complex geophysical systems. The research will...
- Brigham Young University was awarded a $411,574 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The award's purpose is to support research titled "CAN OPTIMAL ENERGY ALLOCATION IN BIOENERGETIC MODELS IMPROVE PREDICTIONS?" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The research is part of NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote advancement in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Brigham Young University received a $322,594 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems (Computer and Information Science and Engineering, CFDA 47.070) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. The project develops wireless subprotocols—software-based extensions that operate within existing wireless protocols—to enhance the adaptability and performance of legacy wireless devices without requiring hardware...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Brigham Young University received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 15, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The project, "Motivic Invariants, Old and New," focuses on developing novel mathematical invariants for algebraic varieties—geometric shapes defined by polynomial equations—with applications across...
- This $193,155 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Brigham Young University to develop a mathematical framework describing how sparse network structures can effectively process information and aggregate it in ubiquitous real-world network patterns. The project aims to advance understanding of how network topology impacts machine learning algorithms' ability to learn from data, starting with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Brigham Young University received a $269,479 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 15, 2025 through July 31, 2030. The award funds the DI-ODE (Digital Integration of Odonata) collaborative research initiative, which will develop advanced cyberinfrastructure to digitize and integrate over one million dragonfly and damselfly specimens from...
Brigham Young University received a $278,914 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021, with a completion date of February 28, 2023. The award falls under the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), which supports investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications, and information science and engineering. Specifically, the funding will support the university's "EAGER: Harnessing Accurate Bias in Large-Scale Language Models" project. This project aims to advance the development and use of research cyberinfrastructure to enable and accelerate discovery and innovation in areas related to large-scale language models and addressing potential biases. The grant will allow Brigham Young University researchers to investigate approaches for improving the accuracy of large language models while mitigating biases.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $278.9k | 8/19/21 |