Project Grant 2548970
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $750,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for research on scalable modular fault-tolerant quantum hardware using Pauli-based computing. The project, running through August 31, 2029, and performed in Amherst, Massachusetts, develops design principles and tools for connecting multiple smaller quantum devices...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) in the amount of $300,000.00 supports research to enable and operate a quantum network infrastructure. The key objectives are to: (i) develop path selection and entanglement allocation algorithms for quantum network flows; (ii) create resource allocation protocols optimized for quantum device quality metrics; and (iii) develop strategies to reduce the classical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Massachusetts received a $540,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This award funds development of a comprehensive full-stack framework for designing and optimizing control policies for distributed quantum systems. The primary deliverables...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Florida State University $309,367 on October 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop reconfigurable, reliable, and secure quantum communication networks. The University of Arizona leads research to advance quantum information science and technology by formulating a framework for high-rate, robust, and scalable terrestrial quantum communication networks. The project applies...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,149,999 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) Federal Grant Program to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. This 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will fund the development of an open-source ecosystem of modeling tools for quantum hardware. The project aims to democratize access to quantum technology by creating user-friendly tools that allow researchers to model quantum systems...
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) will support the development of a new hybrid continuous-discrete variable quantum network architecture and associated models, algorithms, and protocols. The key objectives are to enable high-rate, high-fidelity distribution of quantum entanglement resources for quantum computing, sensing, and communication applications. The 3-year...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $1.2 million on May 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop foundations of quantum cryptography and post-quantum security. MIT will conduct research across four connected directions: improving algorithms, resource estimates, and error-correction methods to determine when large-scale quantum code-breaking attacks...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Hawaii at Manoa $600,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop an end-to-end framework for distributed quantum intelligent sensor networks that integrates quantum sensing with machine-learning methods for weak-signal measurement, sharing, and interpretation across distributed systems. The award funds research across two...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Northeastern University $550,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop on-chip hollow glass bubble resonators functionalized with highly nonlinear materials for generating classical and quantum optical frequency combs. The research platform will create a reconfigurable approach to efficient classical and quantum light source generation, with potential applications...
- The National Science Foundation's $800,000 Project Grant to North Carolina State University, funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will support the creation of a virtual quantum networks prototype. Over a three-year period ending in August 2025, the university will develop a general-purpose, programmable virtual quantum network infrastructure to enable open experimentation of new quantum technologies via agile software controls. Key products and services...
The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $317,680 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on quantum-enabled next-generation networks. The award funds development of a hybrid free-space and optical fiber quantum network architecture featuring a satellite backbone that distributes entanglement to terrestrial regional stations and networks, connecting mobile and fixed users for quantum communications, distributed information processing, and sensing applications. Research activities span three interconnected thrusts: development of a scalable global quantum satellite network with ground stations connecting regional networks; design of routing, scheduling, and resource allocation algorithms accounting for mobility, free-space and fiber links, and unmanned aerial vehicles; and development of integrated quantum photonic hardware for high-rate entanglement generation and distribution in space and terrestrial environments. The project will validate the architecture on a three-node testbed comprising chip-based entanglement sources, switches, fiber optical links, and free-space optical links. Performance of work occurs in Amherst, Massachusetts. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. The award is classified as a Project Grant, an assistance type supporting investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications, and information science and engineering.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $317.7k | 8/2/26 |