Project Grant 2546428
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) awarded May 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2029. The grant supports research on classical and quantum algorithms for cryptographic problems, with primary focus on developing and analyzing quantum-resistant cryptosystems....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The award funds research to develop a systematic framework that accelerates reinforcement learning (RL) for complex systems governed by ordinary and differential-algebraic equations. The core innovation involves a novel procedure termed moment-closed differential...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received $206,550 in funding under a CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development Program) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2027. This Project Grant supports theoretical research and educational initiatives focused on nonequilibrium quantum dynamics in many-body quantum systems. The research component develops theoretical...
- This $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund research at The Pennsylvania State University from February 2022 to January 2025. The university will identify vulnerabilities and develop defenses for securing large-scale noisy-intermediate scale quantum computing. Specifically, the grant will support identifying assets, vulnerabilities, security threats, and potential for intellectual property theft in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $650,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This NSF-BSF (National Science Foundation-Binational Science Foundation) collaborative award funds research to create and detect three-dimensional (3D) cluster states of neutral atoms—a form of quantum entanglement that...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $545,250 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to advance experimental quantum technologies and fundamental physics research. The award, dated August 1, 2026, and completing July 31, 2029, supports research into nonequilibrium dynamics, synchronization, and relaxation in designer dipolar Rydberg atom arrays. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $592,663 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2029. The SPARK (Probing Atomic-Scale Quantum Light Sources in Two-Dimensional Semiconductor/Metal Hybrid Platforms) project develops materials and methodologies for generating single photons from atomic-scale defects in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $370,700 Project Grant award from the U.S. Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service (USAF DFAS) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on April 30, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 29, 2031. The project, titled "Experiments with 3D Cluster States," is being conducted at Penn State's State College, PA campus. This award supports fundamental research in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028, to develop and deliver a comprehensive cybertraining program addressing the security vulnerabilities associated with Large Language Models (LLMs) in advanced cyberinfrastructure systems. The project delivers a structured educational...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to establish a quantum computing training program for power system engineers. The goal of this 2-year project is to create a training program that synthesizes knowledge from power engineering and quantum computing, enabling trainees to develop quantum algorithms to address complex challenges in...
The Pennsylvania State University received $591,534 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for a three-year project spanning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The project, titled "Security of Quantum Machine Learning from Untrusted Quantum Cloud," addresses critical security vulnerabilities in Quantum Machine Learning (QML) models deployed through third-party quantum cloud service providers. The research will identify and characterize novel attack vectors specific to the quantum computing environment, develop fortification strategies to secure QML models against these threats, and enable the secure deployment of Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) computers across commercial, healthcare, energy, and defense sectors. In addition to research deliverables, the project includes substantial education and workforce development components. Penn State will develop an undergraduate quantum computing course supported by the university's quantum minor program and create professional development workshops and curricular materials for K-12 teachers aligned with local and national science and engineering education standards. These educational initiatives aim to prepare a quantum-ready workforce and advance quantum computing literacy across multiple educational levels, addressing both immediate research needs and long-term national priorities in quantum technology development.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $591.5k | 7/1/26 |