The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $549,999 Project Grant under its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Delaware. The grant, entitled "Using Textile-Based Wearable Sensors Coated with Nanocomposites for Virtual Health and Physical Rehabilitation," aims to develop innovative wearable sensors that can detect and capture human movement kinematics and kinetics. These sensors have the potential to allow physical therapists and...
The National Science Foundation awarded Mississippi State University a $539,000 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to acquire a biomechanical movement baselining technology suite. The suite includes a gait real-time analysis interactive lab system and surface electromyography sensors to support human performance assessment research. This instrumentation will allow MSU researchers to validate wearable technologies, including a soft robotic sensor-based foot...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), totaling $600,000, supports the development of hardware and software for sustainable and efficient wearable edge intelligence. The project aims to address fundamental accessibility and sustainability challenges of wearable health monitoring devices and artificial intelligence services for underserved communities. Key research focuses include extending the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $503,930 to the University of Puerto Rico to develop an advanced wearable sensor network with distributed computing capabilities for real-time biomarker analysis and health monitoring. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) a novel distributed machine learning architecture deployed on wearable sensors using field programmable...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $273,915 to Brave Virtual Worlds Inc., a for-profit small disadvantaged business, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to develop a biofeedback system that combines wearable sensors, real-time data capture, and immersive virtual reality visualization to enhance the understanding of joint angles and movement patterns. The project involves designing and refining the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Project Grant award of $254,369 aims to develop a wearable device capable of continuously sensing physiological signals for biometric authentication and health monitoring. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant, awarded on May 1, 2025, include: Modeling and analysis of multispectral transient photoplethysmography (PPG) signals for user identification and authentication...
This $276,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships grant funds the development of a personalized consumer health guidance platform by Rift Valley Health Co. The platform will analyze an individual's sleep, exercise, nutrition, and mental health data from wearables and smart home devices to generate a baseline health profile and recommendations. Both objective biometric data and subjective user inputs will be integrated to draw meaningful correlations and develop a...
This National Science Foundation award of $247,721 provides funding under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to Arizona State University for a project titled "CAREER: Autonomous Wearable Computing for Personalized Healthcare." The project aims to develop foundations for computational autonomy in wearable-based health monitoring and interventions. Specifically, the university will investigate methods for automatically and autonomously labeling...
This $1,014,608 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation will support Evolution Devices Inc. in developing a cost-effective markerless motion 3D-tracking system for gait analysis. Under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the awardee will address barriers that restrict comprehensive gait analysis to only a few clinical centers. Technical activities include expanding the motion database to include diverse populations like children and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $180,499 project grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop a real-time, holistic health monitoring system for construction workers. This multidisciplinary research aims to improve worker health and safety by integrating wearable sensor technology, artificial intelligence, and data visualization. Key objectives include designing a flexible wearable sensor to continuously measure...