Project Grant 2602886
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $199,995.00 to Central State University to initiate academic research on inducting autonomous systems into bridge inspection procedures. The goal is to explore optimal arrangements to improve the efficiency, reduce inspection time and costs, and enhance safety for personnel. The project will involve implementing a human-in-the-loop system for unmanned aerial vehicle-assisted bridge...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. $356,782 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop methods for efficient and secure execution of multiple intelligent services on vehicle computing systems. The research addresses resource management and safety challenges in modern autonomous and connected vehicles, which must...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $132,605 project grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants. This grant will fund research to advance the state-of-the-art in connected and automated vehicle (CAV) systems through innovations in networking, sensing, and edge computing. The research team will develop an integrated platform that strategically aggregates wireless communication technologies,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded $255,000 to North Carolina State University on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a semantic communications framework for cooperative perception in connected and autonomous vehicles. The project develops machine perception-guided data processing techniques to compress and fuse sensor data while retaining information essential for...
- This federal Project Grant award of $289,374 from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports research and development for a "Connected Autonomous Driving as a Service" (CADAAS) system. The project, led by the University of Nebraska, aims to enhance autonomous vehicle performance and safety by integrating information from nearby vehicles and roadside infrastructure. Key technical objectives include designing new...
- This $1,499,949 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will fund research to enhance the safety of autonomous vehicle (AV) systems. The key focus areas include: Developing rational machine learning (ML) models that can accurately predict driving decisions based on valid rationales, rather than inappropriate extrapolations from common scenarios. Integrating hardware reliability into the...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded $900,000 to the University of Alabama on July 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop data integrity, provenance, and recovery methods for learning-enabled autonomous vehicles. The project addresses trustworthiness and resilience of AI systems in autonomous vehicles by developing an integrated framework that operates across the sensor-to-decision...
- The Colorado State University was awarded a $295,602 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems to support research titled "EAGER: EXPLORING MULTI-MODAL DEEP LEARNING SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES" from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. This award will fund research under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), which supports investigator-initiated...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Clemson University $300,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop technologies for identifying, monitoring, and verifying information flows among vehicular components in connected and autonomous vehicles. The project will establish a scientific foundation for information flow verification in complex vehicular systems through three...
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Central State University $599,999 on February 1, 2026, under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants program (CFDA 10.216) to enhance sustainable agriculture curricula and build student workforce competencies in agricultural sciences. The project develops experiential learning and research opportunities, institutional and industry partnerships, and new academic programming, including a certificate program for nontraditional learners....
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Central State University $799,947 on October 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to advance scalability of connected and autonomous vehicles through hardware-software co-design. The project develops methods to maintain reliable connected autonomous vehicle systems as vehicle deployments increase, without prohibitive roadside infrastructure costs. The approach combines vehicle-level decision logic for when to offload perception tasks to edge computing with targeted, low-cost hardware deployments at network bottlenecks. Work includes three coordinated technical thrusts executed through a connected-vehicle testbed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with the first thrust designing strategies for vehicles to decide collaboratively when to send perception tasks to edge infrastructure versus processing locally. The project supports student research, curriculum development, and K-12 outreach; data, software, and simulation tools will be made publicly available. Performance runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, at Central State University's location in Wilberforce, Ohio. Central State's Office of Sponsored Programs Division receives the award as a state-controlled, historically Black 1890 land-grant institution.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $799.9k | 8/2/26 |