The University of California, Santa Barbara will use a $301,709 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to develop an artificial intelligence framework for transforming online introductory STEM video lectures. The framework will extract gestures and voice from existing instructor-led videos and reconfigure them into agent-based presentations delivered by a diverse set of emotionally and socially sensitive animated on-screen...
This Project Grant award of $1,452,948.00 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and research of a curriculum that engages middle school students in learning science and basic artificial intelligence (AI) concepts. The project, titled "Investigation of Students' Learning, Interest, and Career Aspirations in an Integrated Science and Artificial Intelligence Learning Environment (I-SAIL)," aims to prepare students and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $449,768 to the Concord Consortium, a non-profit research and development organization, to develop a digital learning tool that allows middle school students to visually and dynamically explore neural pathways in language-based AI systems. The project aims to enhance students' understanding of neural network interpretability and human-machine collaboration in AI development. Key...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $597,395 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to investigate a model for AI-supported mobile augmented reality (AR) for precollege science learning. The project aims to create interactive AR "laboratories" that allow students to manipulate virtual science simulations using voice commands. The AR experiences will...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with a total funding of $299,748, supports a research-practice partnership between the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and three Louisiana school systems. The project aims to address the critical issue of limited artificial intelligence (AI) literacy instruction in Louisiana's PreK-12 schools, particularly in rural communities facing resource and teacher...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems has awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Florida International University (FIU) from August 15, 2023 to July 31, 2025. The grant funds the development of a novel "Scaffolded AI-Driven Learning Simulation" (SAILS) framework to improve the teaching of computer architecture concepts to undergraduate and graduate students. SAILS aims to reduce the steep learning curve and make computer architecture...
This Project Grant award of $400,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems supports research conducted by Emory University to develop the "VirtualLab" framework. The VirtualLab framework aims to create a virtual laboratory capable of learning system dynamics from observed data, predicting future agent trajectories, and accurately forecasting potential outcomes under a range of interventions for multi-agent dynamical systems. This...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $161,369 to Lehigh University to develop "META-PARTNER," an adaptive AI-assisted self-regulated learning (SRL) solution. The project aims to promote AI education by making problem-solving platforms more accessible and engaging for learners developing self-regulation skills. META-PARTNER will be integrated into the...
This $149,971 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support the development and evaluation of a Comprehensive Personalized Programming Practice Environment (C-3PE) that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance computer science education. The primary awardee, the University of Massachusetts (UMass), will collaborate with Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Massachusetts, and North Carolina State...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program grant award (CFDA 47.070) of $224,669 to North Carolina State University supports the development and evaluation of novel AI-based methods for student modeling to trace students' competencies in computer science education. The project aims to tailor large language models (LLMs) to generate personalized learning scaffolds - such as feedback, worked examples, and suggested next problems - that...