Project Grant 2551718
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded North Carolina State University $350,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to design network infrastructures for reliable wide-area control of power systems serving large electronic loads such as AI data centers, crypto mining centers, and high-performance computing centers. The research will develop a massively deployable cyber-physical architecture called the FRELCO...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $350,000 on August 15, 2026, for collaborative research on wide-area control architectures for electric power systems serving large electronic loads including AI data centers, crypto mining centers, and high-performance computing facilities. The project develops optimal control algorithms, termed FRELCO (fast, resilient, load-aware, and cost-optimal), to dampen...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Arizona State University two hundred thousand dollars on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop unified modeling, analysis, and control frameworks for understanding interactions between data center power-electronic systems and the electric grid. The research establishes reduced-order models characterizing how internal power converters, control loops, and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Washington $300,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a unified modeling, analysis, and control framework for understanding interactions between data centers and electric power systems. The project develops reduced-order models of data-center power-electronic systems to characterize how internal converters, control loops, and energy-storage...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Lehigh University $518,881 on July 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a multi-timescale modeling and control framework for large-scale power grids containing hyperscale artificial intelligence data centers and high penetrations of inverter-based resources. The project addresses cyber-physical risks and grid stability as hyperscale data centers supporting cloud...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded the University of South Carolina $200,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to deliver PowerCyber, a national training and community-building program for artificial intelligence-enabled power grid research. PowerCyber scales a successful pilot into a workforce development initiative that prepares faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Denver $314,144 on August 15, 2026, for physics-grounded deep reinforcement learning research aimed at adaptive out-of-step protection in low-inertia power grids under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project develops an artificial intelligence framework that enables protective relays to continuously adapt their behavior based on real-time grid conditions rather than...
- This National Science Foundation award of $102,289 provides funding for a one-year project grant to The University of New Mexico titled "MRI: Acquisition of a Network Emulator for Cyber Security Research of Electric Power Grids." The goal is to purchase a co-simulation tool to model cyber-physical systems and conduct cybersecurity research on critical infrastructure like power grids. This tool will enable researchers to study cyberattacks in a digital twin platform without risking an...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded North Carolina State University $300,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and deliver workforce training in artificial intelligence-enabled power grid research. The project, titled POWERCYBER: Scalable Workforce Development for AI-Enabled Power Grids, prepares faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students to integrate power...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded San Diego State University Foundation $550,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop distributed intelligence systems for assessing and enforcing electromagnetic transient stability in electric power networks with heterogeneous energy resources. The project will deliver two distributed intelligence types: DI-1, a power-electronic interface that enforces stability...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Southern California $300,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to design network infrastructures for reliable wide-area control of power systems serving large electronic loads such as AI data centers, crypto mining centers, and high-performance computing centers. The award funds development of FRELCO (Fast, Resilient, Load-Aware, Cost-Optimal) grid controllers—a suite of optimal control algorithms for damping oscillations in power flows and voltages, implemented on cyber-secure computing infrastructure connected by high-speed wide-area networks dynamically programmable in tandem with AI workloads. The research integrates wide-area measurement system technology with large load models and inverter-based resources, addressing open questions on scheduling and financial contracting of data centers and stability concerns. Experimental demonstrations will use the SPHERE testbed developed at a partner institution through the NSF MIDSCALE Research Infrastructure Program. The award supports curriculum development in cyber-physical systems, power systems, controls, and power electronics; joint publications; special conference sessions; and industry collaborations. Work is performed in Marina Del Rey, California, with a period of performance through July 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 8/10/26 |