Project Grant 2541781
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute $369,231 on May 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop physical-security-first approaches for privacy-preserving neural networks deployed at the edge. The project addresses security and privacy risks in embedded neural network systems used in healthcare wearables, smart homes, and autonomous vehicles. WPI will develop a...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $430,468 on July 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop neuromorphic wearables for continuous neurophysiological monitoring outside clinical settings. The research develops brain-monitoring wearables that capture the full spectrum of brainwave signals, including high-frequency components during motion, and operate...
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a five-year, $708k Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of new scientific instruments for classroom observation using a multi-modal machine learning approach. The goal is to advance the development and use of research cyberinfrastructure to enable and accelerate discovery and innovation in computing, communications, and...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $503,930.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070), supports the development of a wearable sensor network with distributed computing capabilities for advanced health monitoring and biomechanics analysis. The research aims to address key challenges associated with wearable technologies, such as limited computational power, battery capacity, data...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), totaling $600,000, supports the development of hardware and software for sustainable and efficient wearable edge intelligence. The project aims to address fundamental accessibility and sustainability challenges of wearable health monitoring devices and artificial intelligence services for underserved communities. Key research focuses include extending the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a $277,789 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), with an award date of July 1, 2025 and completion targeted for December 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing novel methods and techniques to adapt foundation models—large neural networks...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $174,187 two-year Project Grant to Worcester Polytechnic Institute under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). The grant supports research into optimization and sampling algorithms with provable generalization and runtime guarantees, and their applications to deep learning. The Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to advance computing and communication sciences through investigator-initiated...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded George Washington University $400,256 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on SensaBridge, a learnable sensor-AI bridge for ubiquitous edge intelligent processing. The project develops an algorithm-hardware co-design framework that enables efficient, scalable, and flexible integration of sensing and artificial...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $250,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to design a closed-loop unvoiced interaction paradigm enabling silent communication with computing devices. The project develops a sensor-equipped ear-worn device that detects jaw movement and facial vibrations associated with unvoiced speech, transforming these signals into...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the New Jersey Institute of Technology $434,844 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop opportunistic and adaptive multi-modal in-sensor computing architectures for artificial intelligence of things applications. The project advances the design of intelligent sensing systems through three interconnected research thrusts. The first develops...
The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute $396,382 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) on October 1, 2026, to develop a natural-language query system for wearable sensor data that performs computation primarily on edge devices rather than requiring cloud upload. The project addresses the gap between wearable sensor collection and usable analysis by enabling non-technical users—parents, patients, caregivers, and frontline workers—to ask plain-language questions about longitudinal sensor streams and receive actionable answers. Work organizes into three thrusts: compact multi-resolution storage of sensor histories on single devices; a reasoning layer that weights sensor streams by query context and resolves conflicting signals; and an adaptive runtime that uses early stopping, computation trimming, and selective cloud handoff to manage device resource constraints. The system targets settings with limited computing infrastructure, including home care, rural clinics, and school programs. Real-world usability will be demonstrated using data from an infant behavior study showing how the system helps families understand daily routines. Performance occurs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2031.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $396.4k | 7/28/26 |