Project Grant 2613408
- 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 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 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 Computer and Network Systems awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $449,812 on August 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop AI-enabled modeling, sensing, digital twins, and autonomous control systems for large-area additive manufacturing using laser wire directed energy deposition. The project establishes a cyber-physical systems framework for real-time prediction...
- 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 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Georgia TECH Research Corp $386,963 on July 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to conduct research treating artificial intelligence data center infrastructure as a cyber-physical system that responds to hardware thermal and power constraints during distributed training. The project addresses a fundamental gap in AI training systems: current software...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $199,996 and provided by 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 power grid simulations. The key innovations being delivered under this 3-year project (5/1/2025 - 4/30/2028) include: (1) program-behavior analysis to identify optimal code regions for AI surrogate replacement, (2) semi-automatic AI...
- This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems aims to revolutionize the design of learning-enabled, safety-critical systems, with a focus on power systems. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SLES: SAFETY UNDER DISTRIBUTIONAL SHIFT IN LEARNING-ENABLED POWER SYSTEMS", will develop proactive, antifragile systems that can anticipate and adapt to changes, utilize multi-agent systems for...
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 adversarial, accidental, and cascading failures that compromise reliability, availability, and security at the intersection of data center and power grid infrastructure. The research team will conduct comprehensive power risk assessment, develop defensive mechanisms, create prototypes, and perform experimental evaluation in real scenarios. Work will synthesize findings into actionable intelligence for enhancing resilience of both AI computing infrastructure and underlying power grid systems. Performance occurs in Blacksburg, Virginia, with a period of performance through September 30, 2029. The award is classified as a Project Grant, an assistance type supporting investigator-initiated research in computing and information science and engineering.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 7/20/26 |