Project Grant 2612493
- 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 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...
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $200,000 to North Carolina State University to develop a novel AI-surrogate enhanced cyberinfrastructure for accelerating large-scale power grid simulations. The project aims to address the growing need for more efficient computational models to support real-time decision-making for power grid systems. Key innovations include...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $397,000.00 to North Carolina State University (NC State) aims to develop an Artificial Intelligence Engineering System Analysis Assistant (AIESAA) to automate the creation of integrated transmission-distribution grid models. Key objectives include: Leveraging advanced machine learning techniques to streamline three crucial modeling tasks: scenario classification, reduced-order model selection and...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $1.2 million on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to investigate power-related vulnerabilities in AI data centers and their interactions with power grids. The project characterizes vulnerabilities arising from high-density accelerators and energy-intensive computing in AI facilities, focusing on...
- This federal Project Grant award for $300,000, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), will support the "AI Horizon: Forecasting Cybersecurity Workforce Evolution and Adaptive Skill Development" initiative. This initiative aims to develop a data-driven forecasting framework to predict how AI will transform cybersecurity tasks, enabling educators to rapidly adapt curricula. The project...
- 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...
- This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University aims to train a diverse research workforce to develop and use fair, ethical, and unbiased AI-based cybersecurity solutions for cloud computing infrastructure. The project will develop and integrate seven advanced experiential learning modules, referred to as AI4SecureCI, into...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded $599,943 to The University Corporation (California State University, Northridge) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to develop advanced security and resilience solutions for cyber-physical power systems. Spanning from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, this project delivers a three-pronged technical framework...
- This federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports the development of a novel AI-surrogate enhanced cyberinfrastructure to accelerate large-scale power grid simulations. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: Program-behavior analysis to identify optimal code regions for AI surrogate replacement Semi-automatic AI surrogate construction that...
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 engineering with advanced cyberinfrastructure, scalable computing, data-driven modeling, and trustworthy artificial intelligence. Deliverables include hands-on training, reusable instructional materials, and open-source computational environments delivered through a train-the-trainer model and research-ready training pathways. The program aims to accelerate curriculum adoption across the power engineering community, broaden access to advanced computational training, and strengthen the national cyberinfrastructure workforce to support the design and operation of cleaner, more reliable, and more resilient electric grids. Work is performed in Raleigh, North Carolina through December 31, 2029. The award is classified as a project grant with no subawards identified.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $300.0k | 7/28/26 |