Project Grant 2609585
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation $248,043 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a self-organizing manufacturing systems integration framework for personalized and dynamic production. The award funds research into autonomous manufacturing agents capable of collectively performing dynamic scheduling, resource allocation, and process control under...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Arizona State University $249,999 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop computational methods integrating semantic technologies and generative artificial intelligence for autonomous composition of resilient and explainable service-oriented supply chains. The research addresses vulnerability in globally distributed manufacturing networks by creating mechanisms...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $300,001 Project Grant to the University of Southern California (USC) for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PROCESS-INFORMED LATENT SPACE REPRESENTATION, LEARNING, AND MONITORING FOR SMART PERSONALIZED MANUFACTURING." This 3-year award, effective June 1, 2024, will develop novel methodologies to enable process monitoring and geometric quality control for personalized manufacturing of one-of-a-kind...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded North Carolina State University $250,000 for research on generative artificial intelligence methods for autonomous composition of resilient and explainable service-oriented manufacturing supply chains, with an award date of October 1, 2026. The project develops a computational framework integrating semantic technologies and generative AI to enable autonomous configuration of supply chain...
- This $525,009 CAREER grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation will support research by the University of Southern California (USC) to develop and analyze stochastic models of service interactions in the service sector. The project aims to capture micro-level details of customer-service provider interactions that were previously overlooked, in order to address operational problems, improve decision-making, and open new...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $354,392 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of California for collaborative research on learning and distributional feedback control for fabrication of advanced materials. The three-year award running from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024 is funded through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to improve innovation, creativity and excellence in engineering research and education....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded The Regents of the University of California at Riverside $249,957 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop computational frameworks for self-learning digital twins in robotic remanufacturing. The research establishes scientific foundations for digital twins that model, predict, and adjust to uncertain manufacturing conditions in real time. The work addresses...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Southern California $394,901 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for collaborative research on focused ultrasound actuation of liquid crystal elastomers. The project investigates remote control of soft polymers using focused ultrasound to trigger large, reversible shape changes in liquid crystal elastomers without direct heating, light, or embedded...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of South Carolina $200,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop scalable nanofabrication methods for nano-architected mechanical metamaterials using liquid crystal disclination as a design template. The research pursues a bottom-up manufacturing strategy that exploits spontaneously forming 3D defect networks in chiral blue phase liquid crystals...
- The University of Southern California was awarded a three-year, $144,541 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will fund research to develop a general approximation framework for coordinating offline resource allocation decisions and real-time operational policies across industries, with a focus on applications in online retail. The framework will use surrogate...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Southern California $250,000 on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop self-organizing manufacturing systems capable of distributed decision-making and dynamic adaptation to changing production conditions. The project, titled "SMARTSOM: Self-Organizing Manufacturing with Task Constraints and Social-Organizational Learning," investigates autonomous manufacturing agents that collectively perform dynamic scheduling, resource allocation, and process control under rapidly changing production conditions. The research integrates three complementary mechanisms, including task constraints that prune infeasible actions to reduce learning complexity and focus agent decisions on effective options. The work addresses manufacturing complexity driven by personalized production trends, enabling systems to maintain efficiency, quality, and reliability while coordinating through distributed decision-making rather than centralized control. Outcomes include a next-generation self-organizing manufacturing systems integration framework designed to enhance manufacturing resilience and competitiveness while supporting workforce development through graduate and undergraduate student engagement. The project will disseminate educational materials, simulation tools, and research findings to support learning and future innovation in intelligent manufacturing. Performance occurs in Los Angeles, California, with an obligation amount of $250,000 and a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 7/29/26 |