This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), funded under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based, innovative approaches to improve the preparation and success of undergraduate students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in pursuing STEM graduate programs and careers. The primary objectives of this $399,997 award to Tuskegee University,...
This $1,192,951 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund a 3-year program to provide 15 high school teachers and 60 high school students, primarily from underrepresented and rural communities in Mississippi, with innovative learning experiences in machine learning and computer vision. The project aims to develop the AI/ML competencies of these students and prepare them for potential careers in artificial intelligence and...
This Project Grant award of $199,994 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will enhance undergraduate education in artificial intelligence applications at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The funding will secure a GPU computing cluster that will be integrated into core STEM courses in mathematics, statistics, data science, and computer science, benefiting an estimated 1,000 students and 10 faculty annually. The project aims to enrich...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $463,275 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division (UCF) to support a 36-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in computer vision. This 3-year grant, effective May 1, 2024, will provide a 10-week, full-time summer program for 10 undergraduate students annually to conduct research on developing new...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $301,586 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems on October 1, 2021 to support research infrastructure for real-time computer vision and decision making via mobile robots through September 30, 2024. The grant is part of the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070), which aims to advance computing, communications, and information science through...
This $399,855 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) is supporting the "ExpandAI Capacity Building Project" at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in Laredo, Texas. The project establishes and expands artificial intelligence (AI)-related education, research, and training activities at TAMIU to cultivate a diverse group of AI-trained engineers. Key components...
Teachers College Columbia University will receive $848,706 from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for a project grant titled "Collaborative Research: Seeing Science: Using Computer Vision to Explore the Scientific Principles Behind Everyday Objects." The funding is provided from Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025. The project aims to use computer vision algorithms and mobile devices to help middle school students learn science concepts through...
This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund two key initiatives at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, a Hispanic-Serving Institution: A "Foundational and Use-Inspired AI Research Initiative" focused on improving healthcare quality of life, transforming national defense and security, and enhancing cloud computing capabilities. The expected outcomes include novel contributions to medical imaging reliability, reduced...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070) provides $300,000 to Temple University to enhance computer vision capabilities through shape configuration learning. The 3-year project aims to develop new deep learning techniques that allow computers to better recognize and comprehend objects as interconnected shapes, rather than just individual parts. This includes improving attention mechanisms to focus on relevant...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,052,165 project grant to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support undergraduate scholarships and retention services for low-income students pursuing degrees in engineering and computer science. Over the six-year period from October 2022 to September 2028, the project will provide scholarships and co-curricular support services to recruit and retain...