Project Grant 2348159

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $593,662 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the University of Maryland, College Park. The grant supports the development of an asynchronous distributed machine learning framework for collaborative analysis of brain imaging and genomics big data across multiple research sites. Key objectives include: 1) designing new asynchronous distributed algorithms for genome-wide association studies and predictive modeling of cognitive outcomes; 2) developing communication-efficient multi-site data integration models; 3) accelerating collaborative deep learning for temporal brain changes; and 4) creating new graph convolutional neural network models for brain network mining. This innovative work aims to advance the state-of-the-art in distributed machine learning and data-intensive computing, with applications in neuroscience research and education. The award period runs from September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.