This $199,280 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund a workshop for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered materials discovery at the University of South Dakota (USD). The goal is to unite researchers from nine EPSCoR jurisdictions with experts in AI, engineering, materials science, physical science, and data science to create a world-class, data-driven materials research platform. The workshop will leverage...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), supports a collaborative effort led by the University of Wyoming, in partnership with the Computing Research Association, Loyola University of Chicago, and the College of Charleston. The $298,882 award aims to expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) education and foster a community of practice among faculty at research-emerging...
The University of Washington received a $1,535,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070). The grant, awarded in December 2023, aims to advance the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies into Black diasporic urban farming practices. The project will: (1) study sociotechnical ecosystems involving AI to support diasporic urban farming; (2) collaboratively...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $268,428 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the University of Colorado. The grant, titled "EAGER: AI for All: Engaging the Public with Collaborative Student-Led AI Education," will engage interdisciplinary groups of college students in creating educational artificial intelligence (AI) content for social media. The goal is to cultivate communication skills in undergraduates and...
This Project Grant award, valued at $149,951, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070). The grant aims to increase awareness and promote broader adoption of the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot, which provides U.S.-based researchers with high-performance computing, data, and AI tools to advance AI research. The project, a collaboration between Oakland University and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $4,546,903 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the Regents of the University of Idaho. The grant, titled "Crossing the Innovation Valley of Death: Democratizing Data and Artificial Intelligence for Research Administration," aims to enhance post-award research administration by developing open-source tools that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. The project has three main...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 4-year, $252,007 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to Northeastern University. The grant supports the development and testing of AI-based programming tools to assist social and natural scientists with computer programming tasks. The research team is developing large language models and associated tools to support programming languages commonly used in the sciences, such as MATLAB and R, in order to make programming easier...
This Project Grant award, totaling $299,762, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to Grinnell College in collaboration with the Computing Research Association, Swarthmore College, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The project aims to increase artificial intelligence (AI) education capacity and utilize resources from the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot at four-year institutions. Key...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $461,597 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to establish an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on applied artificial intelligence (AI) research. The project, running from April 2024 to March 2027, provides undergraduate students, particularly those underrepresented in STEM, the opportunity to participate in AI research...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $299,905 Project Grant to Loyola University of Chicago to develop and evaluate a comprehensive 12-workshop experiential training program to raise awareness among AI practitioners of the cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with building AI-based systems. The project aims to provide knowledge and skills needed to build AI systems that are secure, ethical, and privacy-preserving. The workshop...