Project Grant 2203238

The National Science Foundation awarded a $219,999 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, Davis for research titled "CCSS: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: QUALITY-AWARE DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATION FOR WIRELESS FEDERATED LEARNING: CHANNEL-AWARE USER SELECTION, MINI-BATCH SIZE ADAPTATION, AND SCHEDULING." The award period is from October 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The research will develop techniques for channel-aware user selection, mini-batch size adaptation, and scheduling to improve the quality of distributed computation for wireless federated learning. As the prime awardee, UC Davis will conduct the engineering research and collaborate with other organizations. The State of California's administrative office will provide oversight as UC Davis' parent organization. The NSF Engineering program seeks to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research and education through competitive awards.