Project Grant 2542568
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), with performance running from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The award funds research on code invariants in classical and quantum error correction, developing a unified mathematical framework to evaluate, compare, and...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $413,253 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) on April 1, 2026, with completion expected by March 31, 2031. The project develops theoretical frameworks and algorithms for learning quantum states in practical, noise-prone environments. Research deliverables include robust algorithms designed to...
- Project Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research to develop ultra-high-performance quantum memories by systematically exploiting symmetries in quantum system design and decoding. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The award supports research and development in coding theory with applications to classical and quantum computing systems. Primary deliverables include the development...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $393,875 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The award funds the acquisition of a cryogen-free, sub-Kelvin variable-temperature measurement system for characterizing electronic and quantum materials. The instrument enables researchers to conduct experimental...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to fund research on disordered quantum matter. The three-year grant, active from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026, will support Virginia Tech's work to develop an underlying mathematical theory to better understand the properties of materials that could play a crucial role in creating...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $270,000 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The award supports the development of scalable Bayesian statistical methodologies incorporating heavy-tailed prior distributions to address three primary research challenges: (1) advancing feature extraction techniques...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $249,581 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The project develops and delivers advanced mathematical algorithms and computational software for high-dimensional tensor operations and randomized sketching methods. These...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded $200,002 on May 15, 2026, through the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop post-quantum cryptographic protocols with advanced functionalities. This collaborative research project will design and analyze cryptographic systems resistant to quantum computing threats by constructing protocols supporting...
- Project Grant Summary: Student Understanding of Linear Algebra Across Quantum Information Science Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $499,502 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The award, effective August 15, 2025 through July 31, 2028, funds fundamental research investigating how undergraduate students understand...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $335,239 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded August 1, 2026, with a completion date of July 31, 2031. The grant supports research and educational activities focused on developing quantum error-correcting codes through quantum gravity-inspired approaches and a modular design framework termed "Quantum LEGO." The primary deliverables include: (1) efficient fault-tolerant decoding and error-correction protocols for holographic codes; (2) new families of quantum codes supporting low-overhead fault-tolerant logical operations; and (3) a general theoretical framework for modular quantum code synthesis, analysis, and optimization. The research integrates methods from tensor networks, coding theory, quantum gravity, and statistical physics to advance quantum information processing reliability. In addition to research outputs, the award supports workforce development through undergraduate and graduate research opportunities, outreach activities, and expansion of an open-source educational software platform designed to enhance accessibility of quantum information science concepts for students and researchers. The work is positioned at the intersection of physics, mathematics, and computer science to advance fundamental knowledge while contributing to long-term quantum technology development. Performance of the work will be conducted at Virginia Tech's Blacksburg, Virginia campus.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $335.2k | 6/29/26 |