Project Grant 2513313
- This federal Project Grant award of $104,250.00, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, supports collaborative research to address the growing threat of AI-generated abuse against individuals. The research team is conducting technical and content analysis to characterize the ecosystem of tools used to create abuse material, leveraging psychological principles to deter attackers, and engaging in technical forecasting to...
- This $280,050 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports a collaborative research effort at the University of Washington to develop technical and socio-technical interventions against AI-generated abuse. The research team will conduct in-depth analysis of the tools and ecosystem used to create abusive AI-generated content, such as nonconsensual synthetic media. Leveraging principles from psychology...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $151,693 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to Florida International University (FIU) to conduct collaborative research on socio-technical interventions against AI-generated online abuse. The research team will analyze the ecosystem of tools used to create abuse material, leverage psychological principles to deter attackers, and develop technical forecasting to predict and stop future...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the University of South Carolina. The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, focuses on enhancing security and mitigating harm in AI-generated vision language models. Key technical objectives include: 1) Developing a prompting framework for detecting harmful content provenance in AI-generated vision...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering program provides $150,000 in funding to Georgetown University to conduct research on improving transparency between social media platforms and users regarding the handling of reported harmful content. The key objectives are to: Understand what information users want to receive from social media platforms about reported harmful content through user interviews....
- This $400,001 Project Grant was awarded on June 15, 2025 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070). The grant is titled "Collaborative Research: SATC: CORE: MEDIUM: Toward Well-Being by Design in Social Media" and aims to better understand how problematic online behaviors can be identified and prevented on social media platforms. Key components of the research include developing...
- This $600,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The project aims to advance the fundamental research on detecting AI-generated fake images by focusing on understanding the generalization capabilities of fake image detectors. Specifically, the project will investigate two main thrusts: (1) understanding the characteristics that make AI-generated images fake, including the role of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $599,656 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program to The University of Tulsa to research and develop innovative approaches for detecting and protecting against online scams powered by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) examine why some individuals are more susceptible to online scams and identify protective behaviors...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $250,000 EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). The grant supports a workshop and resulting issue paper that will systematically assess current and emerging threats to artificial intelligence (AI) systems, as well as the risks introduced by their deployment and application. The project aims to characterize the emerging discipline of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) Project Grant award of $200,000, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, will fund research conducted by the University of Southern California (USC) to understand the evolution of hate language use in online communities. The project will analyze large social media datasets using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to identify factors influencing participation in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $542,462 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) Federal Grant Program to Georgetown University. The grant supports a collaborative research project titled "SATC: CORE: MEDIUM: Socio-Technical Interventions Against AI-Generated Abuse." The project aims to address the growing threat of using AI tools to distort images of individuals without their consent, which can be misused for cyberattacks such as blackmail and extortion. The research team will conduct technical and content analysis of the ecosystem of tools used to create abuse material, leverage psychological research to deter attackers, and engage in technical forecasting to predict and stop future attacks. The project takes a "defense-in-depth" approach to reduce online abuse, making abuse tools harder to access and use while also decreasing attackers' inclination to utilize these technologies. The award period is from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $542.5k | 7/25/25 |