Project Grant 2541551
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of Houston System, a Hispanic Serving Institution, for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CISE-MSI: DP: CNS: ENABLING ON-DEMAND AND FLEXIBLE MOBILE EDGE COMPUTING WITH INTEGRATED AERIAL-GROUND VEHICLES." The project aims to develop an innovative "Aerial-Ground Intelligent Vehicular Edge (AGILE)" system that...
- The University of Houston received a $499,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations on October 1, 2021 to enable on-device Bayesian neural network training via an integrated architecture-system approach. The grant supports research and development activities through September 30, 2024. The award funds research under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), which supports...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Texas at Austin $500,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for research on cloud robotics systems that dynamically balance edge computation and cloud inference under network constraints. The project develops algorithmic foundations enabling robotic fleets to continuously learn and adapt while managing the inherent trade-off between...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Texas A&M University $514,038 on October 1, 2025, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a federated learning framework that enables Internet-of-Things devices at the wireless network edge to collaboratively train machine-learning models while preserving data privacy and meeting latency requirements for delay-sensitive applications. The project addresses...
- The University of Houston was awarded a $299,963 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will fund research from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 on developing magnetically-controlled modules with reconfigurable self-assembly and disassembly capabilities. The Computer and Information Science and Engineering program supports...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $220,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop communication-aware federated bilevel optimization methods for wireless networks with resource-constrained edge devices. The project establishes scientific foundations for hierarchical optimization in edge intelligence systems, addressing practical wireless environments characterized...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $352,005 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop software systems that enable groups of heterogeneous smart machines—robots, drones, and wearable assistants—to collaborate autonomously while preserving privacy and adapting to diverse operational environments. The project, titled "The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi $365,996 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and evaluate an air-to-ground autonomous vehicle network integrating stacked intelligent metasurface (SIM) antennas with unmanned aerial vehicles as mobile communication and computing platforms. The research addresses latency, reliability, and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of Houston $299,861 on August 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop resource-efficient Byzantine agreement protocols for distributed systems. The project addresses the Byzantine agreement problem—a fundamental challenge in securing distributed networks against malicious actors—by designing new protocols that minimize latency,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $250,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on proactive wireless network control in future broadband systems. The project develops framework and artificial intelligence models for optimal resource management in frequency range 3 (FR3) upper mid-band wireless...
The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Houston $293,442 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop methods enabling distributed edge devices to form ad-hoc computing teams and solve complex tasks without cloud infrastructure dependency. The research addresses reliability of smart devices such as sensors, phones, and small robots when cloud connections fail due to outages or poor network coverage in rural areas. The project investigates how nearby devices can dynamically coordinate computing resources and communication under resource constraints and intermittent connectivity to support critical applications including disaster response and remote healthcare. Research thrusts include decentralized decision-making mechanisms for devices to form cooperative groups, adaptive approaches for partitioning and scheduling artificial intelligence workloads across heterogeneous devices in real time, learning-based reliability modeling and distributed validation mechanisms to identify faulty or adversarial behavior, and communication-efficient machine learning techniques that reduce overhead in constrained environments. The award runs through September 30, 2031, with work performed in Houston, Texas.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $293.4k | 7/26/26 |