This $329,099 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The grant aims to develop new computational models to uncover the functional architecture of the brain and its role in enabling complex behaviors like navigation and decision-making. Specifically, the project will: Identify the brain systems underlying navigation in zebrafish larvae using advanced optical imaging...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports research to develop a comprehensive framework for analyzing information flow in large-scale brain network models. The project aims to understand how the brain selectively processes relevant information and coordinates across brain regions to support flexible behavior. The research will integrate existing datasets of neural activity...
This $580,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems will fund research to develop more biologically realistic computational models of the primate visual system. Awarded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), the grant supports work at the University of California, San Diego from September 15, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The research aims to incorporate key features of human vision missing from...
This $399,977 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop a 15-credit graduate certificate program that will provide advanced training in computational neuroscience and accelerate data- and computation-intensive neuroscience research. The University of Missouri System, including four campuses, will offer this certificate program to eligible undergraduate and graduate students....
This $1,200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program aims to democratize access to large-scale visual AI models. The 4-year project, starting on October 1, 2024, will focus on developing novel learning approaches to enable fast model specialization with limited data, advanced inference algorithms to improve efficiency, and improved visualization and deployment tools to enhance usability....
This National Science Foundation project grant award of $299,323 provides funding for research services at the University of Oklahoma from April 15, 2022 through March 31, 2024. The award is made through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), which supports activities to build STEM capacity and broaden participation in research. Specifically, the award will fund the development of a novel mesoscopic imaging technique to investigate functional neuronal connections in the mouse...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $119,698 to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to conduct research on the representation of visual information in the primate brain. The project, titled "CRCNS US-GERMAN RESEARCH PROPOSAL: INCEPTION LOOPS FOR INTERPRETABLE TUNING IN MACAQUE AREA V4", aims to develop innovative "inception loop" methods...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2023, supports research to develop dynamic neural network architectures that can efficiently enable multimodal perception, including vision, audio, and language processing. The research aims to address...
This $424,997 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support a collaborative research effort to develop and refine a computational model of spatial navigation and representation using neural data obtained from animals navigating in large, complex environments. The research team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will explore how the interactions between the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $180,504 to the University of Illinois to develop a unified computational framework for accurate reconstruction of densely labeled neural circuits in the brain. The key objectives are to: Generate high-resolution 3D images of whole Drosophila brains with labeled connected neurons using advanced genetic and imaging techniques. Create computer vision and machine learning...