Project Grant 2528909
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of South Florida a $471,375 Project Grant (CFDA 47.070: Computer and Information Science and Engineering) effective October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on cryptography, coding theory, and quantum computing. The award provides 10 undergraduate students annually over three summers...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Florida State University received a $309,367 Project Grant award dated October 1, 2025, under the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop reconfigurable, reliable, and secure quantum communication networks. The project, scheduled for completion by August 31, 2026, integrates cryptography, quantum information theory, and nanophotonics to advance next-generation quantum-enabled secure communication infrastructure. The University of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Florida Institute of Technology Inc. received a $373,253 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), awarded May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2031. This CAREER-track award supports research and educational initiatives focused on post-quantum security and identity foundations for adaptive sixth-generation...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Florida Institute of Technology Inc. received a $149,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027, supports the development of a hardware-accelerated framework for benchmarking and deploying hybrid quantum-classical computing systems. The framework integrates Quantum...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Florida received a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with the New York Institute of Technology, develops cloud-based educational modules that integrate quantum computing and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), effective May 15, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The award supports research on classical and post-quantum security of cryptographic systems, with particular focus on supersingular isogeny-based schemes and lattice-based alternatives...
- This federal Project Grant award of $263,170 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to December 31, 2029, aims to advance quantum security and cryptography. The project's key objectives are to construct new forms of quantum pseudorandomness, which can hide the quantum mechanical properties of physical systems, such as their entanglement. This research is expected to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a CAREER grant of $347,084 to the University of California, Merced on July 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). This five-year project, extending through June 30, 2031, addresses the critical need to optimize post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms for widespread deployment across diverse computing platforms. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Villanova University received a $329,663 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports comprehensive research and development of novel hardware acceleration techniques for FALCON, a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-selected post-quantum...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $200,002 Project Grant award, effective May 15, 2026, under the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing post-quantum cryptographic protocols with advanced functionalities to secure digital infrastructure against future threats from large-scale quantum...
Florida Atlantic University received a $399,964 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), with an award date of May 15, 2026 and completion date of April 30, 2029. This collaborative research project develops cryptographic foundations and protocols designed to secure digital communications against threats posed by future quantum computers. The deliverables include the design and rigorous security analysis of post-quantum cryptographic protocols with advanced functionalities such as blind signatures, threshold signatures, multisignatures, and verifiable random functions—capabilities currently lacking in standardized post-quantum systems but essential for emerging applications including decentralized systems and privacy-preserving protocols. The research focuses on constructing provably secure cryptographic schemes based on mathematical problems believed resistant to quantum attacks, utilizing algebraic structures derived from lattices, error-correcting codes, group actions, and isogeny-based cryptography. Key methodological tools include zero-knowledge proofs and group action frameworks. Expected outcomes encompass new cryptographic schemes with formal security proofs, conceptual advances in post-quantum cryptographic methods, and contributions to student training in this critical research area. The project addresses a significant gap between current standardization efforts and the advanced functionalities required by modern applications seeking quantum-resistant security.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $400.0k | 5/1/26 |