This $419,577 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Michigan to develop scalable and reliable coordination capabilities for embodied intelligent networks. The project aims to enable multi-agent networks to self-configure their communication topologies, adapt to unpredictable environments, and leverage external commands while managing risks. The research will evaluate these capabilities in information gathering tasks through simulations and field experiments. The insights gained are expected to provide practical methods for distributed intelligence in critical infrastructure networks like multi-robot systems, autonomous vehicles, and sensor networks, with applications ranging from environmental monitoring to traffic control. The award period runs from September 2024 through August 2029.
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