Project Grant 2340171

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $209,421 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to develop a framework for ensuring temporal safety of AI-driven safety-critical systems. The project aims to create innovative real-time scheduling strategies and safe reinforcement learning mechanisms to optimize the performance of these complex systems while providing temporal safety guarantees. This research addresses the challenge of enabling AI capabilities in high-stakes, time-critical applications such as self-driving cars and surgical robots. The project also emphasizes integrating the research into educational and outreach activities to promote diversity in STEM fields. The award period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029.