Project Grant 2553684
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop recommendations for effective climate impact reporting at scientific research computing centers. The project will analyze existing proposals and practices for reporting on the environmental damage caused by large-scale research computing, exploring methodologies to assess carbon footprint (embodied, operational, and...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, CFDA #47.070, provides $600,000 to Duke University to develop a hardware/software co-design framework for sustainable computing systems. The framework aims to generate optimal hardware and algorithm designs that meet constraints of functionality, performance, sustainability, and other requirements. It will guide future sustainable hardware design and establish a holistic...
- This $100,001 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), supports the University of South Carolina in developing a methodology for software-driven sustainability. Over the one-year period from September 2022 to August 2023, the University will conduct an empirical study of sustainability challenges in emerging software domains like cyber-physical systems...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $522,995 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the University of Pittsburgh to develop novel lifespan-aware strategies for reducing carbon emissions from distributed computing infrastructures. The project aims to design a "lifetime management system" that incorporates principles of "safe computing" to maintain the longevity of computing systems while minimizing their...
- This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research at the Rochester Institute of Technology towards developing a methodology for designing sustainable software systems. Over the one-year period from September 2022 to August 2023, the researchers will conduct an empirical study of software applications in sustainability-relevant...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $600,000 to Arizona State University (ASU) to develop new strategies for designing computer chips that power artificial intelligence (AI) applications in data centers. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year project, with a start date of August 1, 2025, include: New models, tools, and metrics to quantify...
- This National Science Foundation award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) provides $300,000 to Cornell University from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025 to develop shared community infrastructure and tools for quantifying the carbon footprint of computing platforms across their entire lifecycles. The project aims to create models and simulators that can assess the environmental impact of hardware manufacturing, operational power/energy usage, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $587,749 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) to improve the sustainability of edge data centers used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing. The project aims to mitigate the environmental impact and boost the efficiency of data processing in edge data centers through multi-layered optimizations, including harnessing renewable...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), provides $325,965 to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for research on managing electrical and thermal energy in sustainable computing systems from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Specifically, the award funds fundamental research to develop methods for understanding, modeling, and...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $539,439 to Texas Tech University System to conduct research on sustainability-centric optimization of computing systems. The 3-year project aims to improve models of sustainable computing systems, quantify the impact of different sustainability metrics on optimization, and develop a novel framework for dynamic system optimization to drive...
This $243,614 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports a research initiative by the University of Arizona to develop a framework for sustainable computing infrastructure during industry expansion. The key objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from smart computing devices, such as Industrial Internet of Things, by optimizing their lifecycle and minimizing the need for frequent production and disposal. The research will introduce lifecycle sustainability principles into computing system design and maintenance, leveraging computing capabilities and wireless connectivity to enable real-time data analytics, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance. Additionally, the project aims to improve scientific training of undergraduates and students in environmental science, engineering, and computational optimization. The award period is from September 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $243.6k | 9/22/25 |