Project Grant 2523813
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program will support research at Clemson University to enhance the usability and safety of interactions between humans and virtual personal assistants (VPAs) in smart home environments. The key innovations to be developed under this grant include: 1) an end-to-end system enabling users to interact with VPAs using sign language, 2) an acoustic testing...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $174,999 to Gallaudet University to develop principled methods for studying and designing American Sign Language (ASL)-based intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) that enable deaf ASL users to interact with computers. The project aims to conduct experiments with deaf users to understand how well ASL-based IPA interfaces that recognize limited...
- This Project Grant award, titled "CAREER: TOWARDS DAILY IMMERSIVE SIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING USING INTELLIGENT WEARABLES AND LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL", was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070). The $401,324 award will fund the development of an innovative American Sign Language (ASL) learning platform to improve the understanding and usage of ASL by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals...
- This $260,027 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will support the development of a new artificial intelligence tool designed to improve collaborative learning experiences for deaf students in university-level science courses. The project aims to address challenges around the lack of standardized American Sign Language (ASL) signs for many scientific concepts, which can hinder deaf students'...
- This $239,973 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will support the development of a new artificial intelligence-based tool to improve collaborative learning experiences and outcomes for deaf students in university-level science courses. The project aims to address challenges around the lack of standard American Sign Language (ASL) terminology for many scientific concepts, which can hinder deaf...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $285,274 to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to develop and test new technology that will enhance communication and interaction for individuals with severe speech and motor impairments. The project aims to create a novel interface that leverages multiple information sources, such as eye gaze, language models, behavioral patterns, and sequences of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) CISE Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) award for $299,849 to Gallaudet University in Washington, DC will explore the use of multiple cameras to record three-dimensional (3D) videos of social interactions and dialogues in American Sign Language (ASL). The goal is to create larger, more systematic 3D video datasets of social interactions that can be shared by researchers and the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) community to improve communication...
- This $237,141 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) to New York University (NYU) on July 15, 2025. The grant supports the development of adaptive artificial intelligence systems that can identify and caption non-speech audio elements, such as environmental sounds and music, in online video content. This will make digital media more accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Sign-Speak Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The project aims to develop an advanced communication system that uses cutting-edge computer vision and machine learning to enhance communications for the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) community. The system will provide expanded communication options beyond traditional methods, with the goal of reducing social...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program provides $456,853 to Michigan Technological University to develop new technology to enhance communication and interaction for individuals with severe disabilities. The project aims to create a novel user interface that combines multiple information sources, such as eye gaze, language models, behavioral patterns, and input sequences, to improve the speed...
This $300,000 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), will develop novel technologies and mechanisms to enhance the usability and safety of human-virtual personal assistant (VPA) interaction in smart home environments. The key innovations include: An end-to-end system enabling users to interact with VPAs using sign language as input, bypassing voice-based barriers for deaf/hard-of-hearing users. A novel acoustic testing tool to identify usability issues caused by VPAs not trained on certain speech patterns. A situational multi-user access control mechanism that allows primary users (e.g., parents) to specify access policies for non-primary users (e.g., children) to ensure safe human-to-VPA interactions in multi-user smart homes. This project, awarded to Prairie View A&M University, aims to provide insights on design principles for usable and safe human-VPA interactions, while also integrating educational and outreach efforts, including curriculum development and research experiences for undergraduate students. The project duration is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 8/19/25 |