The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Carnegie Mellon University a $647,613 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to fund the "YINZERNET: A MULTI-SITE DATA AND AI DRIVEN RESEARCH NETWORK" project. This award will support the development of a high-performance networking infrastructure that eliminates data movement and computing bottlenecks, enhancing interdisciplinary research collaborations between the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. The innovative network design employs edge computing cloudlets equipped with GPUs, DPUs, and OpenStack to enable containerized research workflows and exploration of federated AI models and network monitoring tools. This project will benefit a wide range of research domains, including satellite communications, security, life sciences, robotics, high-energy physics, astronomy, and neuroscience. The award period runs from Apr 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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