Project Grant 2531899
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Early-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, to conduct research on expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing. The project focuses on developing deep clustering and generative modeling techniques to identify geometric similarities between new part designs and existing designs to improve...
- This Project Grant award of $260,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research focused on developing human-centered artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for reconfigurable manufacturing operations and design synthesis. The project, titled "Collaborative Research: Human-Centered AI for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Operation and Design Synthesis (HARMONY)", aims to create preference-aligned decision options that human workers can...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award provides $100,000 to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to establish rigorous foundational artificial intelligence and network science strategies for representing data, building search mechanisms, and facilitating collaboration among small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs). The award aims to help enhance the U.S. manufacturing base, promote national security and self-sufficiency, and create...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $688,574 to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to advance the individualization capabilities of manufacturing systems through the integration of "intelligent products". The research project aims to establish the concept of adaptive and safe intelligent products that can adapt to various customer specifications while ensuring reliable and safe manufacturing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $289,495 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an integrated materials-manufacturing-controls framework for improving the efficiency and resilience of manufacturing systems. The research will focus on enhancing the understanding of the interactions between raw material properties, manufacturing processes, and process control to enable more integrated and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $679,973 Project Grant on May 1, 2025 to the University of Oklahoma (OU) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Product Design and Production Planning (AI-PDPP) system. The research aims to integrate deep learning into product functional analysis, component design integration, and constraint-aware production planning to help small manufacturers leverage intelligent automation for scalable and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award to Montclair State University supports research to advance multi-human, multi-robot collaborative manufacturing systems in emerging Industry 5.0 contexts. The $500,000 grant, spanning 5 years from September 2024 to August 2029, aims to develop a synergistic computational framework for characterizing, modeling, and assessing human factors and task scheduling to improve both manufacturing efficiency...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $299,662 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, for a project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LEVERAGING CROWD-AI TEAMS FOR SCALABLE NOVELTY RATINGS OF HETEROGENEOUS DESIGN REPRESENTATIONS". This research project will develop a framework to accurately evaluate the novelty and quality of complex, heterogeneous design artifacts using a combination of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $557,806 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant to Lehigh University to conduct research on how the allocation of design tasks between humans and artificial intelligence (AI) agents impacts engineering design outcomes. The 5-year project seeks to develop a systematic approach for defining optimal roles for AI within hybrid human-AI design teams. It will use computational modeling and experiments with a video game platform to assess how...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $7,000,000 project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc. to establish the Center for Smart Manufacturing. This 5-year project aims to harness artificial intelligence capabilities to address critical challenges in manufacturing efficiency, safety, cybersecurity, and technical workforce development. The key research thrusts include developing a digital twin-based factory, applying...
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) has awarded a Project Grant of $259,991 to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to conduct research on "Collaborative Research: Human-Centered AI for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Operation and Design Synthesis (HARMONY)". This award supports the development of human-centric artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to help harmonize human workers with increasingly autonomous manufacturing resources, such as automated guided vehicles, mobile manipulators, and reconfigurable robots. The goal is to create AI-driven decision options that human operators can explore, select, and refine through intuitive, multimodal interfaces, in order to address manufacturing challenges like machine breakdowns, material shortages, and demand fluctuations. The project also includes an educational program to provide an innovative curriculum in AI and digital manufacturing, as well as hands-on K-12 engagement and professional development opportunities. This research has the potential to transform manufacturing systems by successfully integrating autonomous resources and preparing the future workforce with advanced technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $260.0k | 9/8/25 |