Project Grant 2543381
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded $450,000 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside for a three-year project (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2028). The project develops research outputs focused on integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with existing program analysis tools to improve software vulnerability...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $464,384 Project Grant to the University of California Santa Cruz, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). This CAREER award supports research to develop secure and efficient artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure utilizing Compute Express Link (CXL)-enabled...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary UC San Diego received a $381,276 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CISE program, CFDA 47.070) effective June 15, 2025, through May 31, 2030. The project delivers advanced machine reasoning capabilities by systematically integrating world models into the design, training, and application of next-generation reasoning algorithms. The research focuses on three primary innovation areas: new...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) awarded $150,000 to the University of California, Berkeley on October 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project titled "Securing LLMs Against Prompt Injection Attacks." The four-year project (completion September 30, 2029) will deliver systematic research and defensive technologies addressing security vulnerabilities in large language model...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a CAREER grant of $364,538 to The Trustees of The Stevens Institute of Technology, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). This project develops artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted tools and methodologies for automated vulnerability management in open-source software, addressing the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $550,000 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on September 1, 2026, for a five-year CAREER grant through August 31, 2031. This project will develop scalable, resource-efficient, and privacy-preserving methods for deploying multi-modal multi-task federated foundation models (M3T FedFMs)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Maryland, College Park a Project Grant of $331,428 (CFDA 47.070 – Computer and Information Science and Engineering) commencing October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. This CAREER award supports research focused on secure code generation with large language models (Code LLMs), addressing critical security vulnerabilities in AI-driven...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded $340,217 to the University of Maryland, College Park under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) on August 1, 2025, to support a five-year CAREER project extending through July 31, 2030. The project will develop innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools leveraging large language models (LLMs) to advance language...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $506,819 CAREER grant to the University of Virginia under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) for the five-year period from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This project delivers innovative evaluation methodologies for artificial intelligence (AI) agents by combining online and offline data approaches. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a five-year CAREER Project Grant totaling $550,000 to the University of California, Irvine, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This award supports research and educational initiatives focused on demystifying and mitigating unfairness in machine learning (ML) applications over graphs. The project delivers...
Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $600,000 CAREER grant (CFDA 47.041, Engineering program) to the University of California, Santa Barbara, effective April 15, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031. This project grant supports research on large language model (LLM) watermarking and content identification methodologies designed to embed hidden signals into AI-generated text, enabling later identification while preserving text quality and utility. The primary deliverables include foundational theory and practical algorithms for multi-bit information embedding in text generation, enhanced reliability and attribution mechanisms that extend beyond binary watermarking indicators, and strengthened robustness against watermark removal or falsification attempts. The research outputs will advance responsible AI deployment across research, education, and commercial sectors by providing tools for intellectual property protection in datasets, improving trust in AI-assisted writing and automated reviews, and supporting secure communication protocols among AI systems. Additionally, the award includes educational components that generate course modules and training curricula addressing reliability, security, and trade-off analysis in generative AI systems, supplemented by mentored research experiences and community engagement activities designed to broaden participation in this emerging field.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $600.0k | 4/8/26 |