Project Grant 2551604
- This $618,159 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into developing energy-efficient hardware and software for machine learning and artificial intelligence systems. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the award supports The Washington University in investigating frameworks using quantum-tunneling dynamic-analog memory devices and novel online learning algorithms. Specific objectives include exploring Fowler-Nordheim dynamic analog...
- Missouri University of Science & Technology received a $249,255 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The project delivers research and development activities focused on designing and prototyping a neuromorphic accelerator that integrates Complementary Metal Oxide...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to support research investigating energy-efficient persistent learning-in-memory with quantum tunneling dynamic synapses from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The award will fund the development of novel learning hardware and software tools to significantly improve the energy efficiency of artificial...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant award provides $650,000 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to develop energy-efficient optical brain-inspired (neuromorphic) computing devices. The project aims to establish a 3D nanofabrication platform that combines DNA-programmable assembly and conventional lithographic methods to create novel optical metamaterials and integrate them into neuromorphic...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Northwestern University under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant supports the development of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) prototypes that leverage complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuits integrated with voltage-controlled magnetic memory devices to enable probabilistic computing. The key products to be delivered through this 3-year project...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $143,624 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The award will support a collaborative research project between multidisciplinary investigators to leverage advances in neuroscience data and develop brain-inspired artificial intelligence. Specifically, the researchers will analyze...
- This federal Project Grant award of $39,275 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program. The award supports the development of a novel system architecture with emerging devices and circuits to create intelligent computing systems based on ensembles of stochastic processing elements. This work aims to address the growing energy consumption and resource demands of advanced artificial...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Chicago. The grant supports the development of "self-learning robotic epitaxy", an AI-driven approach to manufacturing superconducting materials and quantum circuits with high precision and efficiency. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing wafer-scale robotic epitaxy technology that...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Arizona for the period of June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SPINTRONICS ENABLED STOCHASTIC SPIKING NEURAL NETWORKS WITH TEMPORAL INFORMATION ENCODING," aims to develop novel neuromorphic computing architectures that leverage the temporal information encoding capabilities of stochastic magnetic devices. The...
- This $299,889 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop algorithms for compressing and improving the efficiency of large neural networks used in modern artificial intelligence applications. The key products and services to be delivered include: The research project focuses on developing quantization, pruning, and low-rank...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070: Computer and Information Science and Engineering) awarded a $679,322 Project Grant to Washington University in University City, Missouri, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. This research initiative investigates neuromorphic Ising machines utilizing single-electron Fowler-Nordheim quantum tunneling devices designed to achieve unprecedented energy-to-solution and time-to-solution performance metrics for combinatorial optimization problems. The project develops scalable optimization sampling techniques that leverage quantum statistics while operating under non-cryogenic conditions using standard silicon fabrication processes. The technical approach employs a spiking neuromorphic architecture called NEUROSA, in which neuron firing thresholds are adapted according to Fowler-Nordheim quantum mechanical tunneling physics to model single-electron transport phenomena. Beyond core research deliverables, the award encompasses workforce development components and knowledge dissemination activities. The project provides training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in artificial intelligence, neuromorphic engineering, and quantum engineering. The awardee will organize a Neuromorphic Stochastic Thermodynamics (NEST) Workshop that convenes stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to explore emerging directions at the intersection of neuromorphic engineering and stochastic thermodynamics. Research results will be showcased and disseminated at the annual Telluride Neuromorphic Workshop, facilitating broader impact and technology transfer across the neuromorphic computing research community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $679.3k | 6/30/26 |