Project Grant 2144503
- The Trustees of Indiana University were awarded a $499k Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for the period of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. The grant funds the "Designing Autonomy-Preserving Interactions in Intelligent Assistants for Older Adults" project being conducted in Indianapolis, Indiana. The project aims to develop intelligent assistant technologies that preserve user...
- This five-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), provides $676,344 to the University of Massachusetts for research advancing conversational information retrieval. Specifically, the awardee will develop theoretical foundations and machine learning models for mixed-initiative interactions in information-seeking conversations that go beyond...
- This $300,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), supports the development of an AI-powered toolkit to make digital activities, such as puzzles and competitive sports, more accessible for older adults aged 50 and above. The project, led by Northeastern University, aims to address the barriers that prevent many older adults from engaging with digital activities, whether due to...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $267,443 to the University of Houston System to conduct a mixed-methods ethnographic study examining how the design choices of conversation designers and user experience (UX) professionals influence human-AI interactions. The 3-year project (10/1/2025 - 9/30/2028) involves fieldwork with AI development teams to understand how they define usability, how...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $174,778 will fund research at San Jose State University from September 2022 to August 2024 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant aims to develop methods and tools to support older adults with varying cognitive and physical abilities in interacting with complex automated systems. Researchers will conduct simulation experiments to explore the effects of multimodal displays on how quickly...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will provide $698,115 to the University of Southern California (USC) to investigate how brief social interactions can affect brain function and cognitive performance in older adults. The project will use advanced brain imaging techniques, such as functional MRI, to study how these interactions influence the brain's salience network and its connections to other...
- This $174,995 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports research to understand and optimize the role of human intelligence in data integration and discovery pipelines, especially in the context of emerging large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. The project will investigate fundamental questions about human involvement in these data processes, uncover relevant human biases, and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $599,898 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to develop advanced, user-centric task-oriented dialog systems. The project aims to enhance the adaptability, flexibility, and personalization of these dialog systems by leveraging large-scale language models and reinforcement learning. Key goals include creating...
- This Project Grant award of $300,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) will support a collaborative research project titled "Future Proofing for Age-Related Changing Cognitive Abilities Using Smart Objects as Assistive Technologies." The project aims to design future-proofing approaches that enable people experiencing cognitive decline, such as those living with dementia or mild...
- This $414,995 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop personalized artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can tailor their responses to individual users based on their unique backgrounds and needs. Key objectives include: Gathering a diverse dataset to characterize the types of responses preferred by different people, particularly underrepresented groups. Using this data to...
This $543,539 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research at Indiana University from May 2022 to April 2027 to investigate conversational user interfaces that support older adults' social well-being. The grantee will employ participatory design methods involving senior organizations and older adults to generate an empirical understanding of their social wellness needs and risks of isolation in an interconnected world. Researchers will then explore conversational principles for encouraging engagement in wellness activities through two-way dialogues that address privacy concerns and usage contexts. Finally, the team will develop and evaluate a novel platform applying tested strategies to motivate participation in meaningful social activities. The work aims to advance knowledge around designing conversational artificial intelligence for aging populations and contribute to human-centered technology, aging research, and conversational design.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $342.9k | 3/16/23 | ||
| Not listed | $200.6k | 5/4/22 |