Project Grant 2621700
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Trustees of Dartmouth College $405,886 on January 1, 2027, for collaborative research on scalable cross-layer co-design for stable mixed-precision acceleration under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The project, performed in Hanover, New Hampshire through December 31, 2029, develops a unified high-level synthesis framework that combines numerical precision analysis...
- Grant Award Summary Boston University received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) on June 15, 2025, to develop foundational research and optimization frameworks for flexible artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Under this award, which extends through May 31, 2028, the institution will deliver a comprehensive data center control framework designed to regulate power consumption...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded $244,999 to the Trustees of Boston University on September 1, 2026, for theoretical research on stochastic dynamics of cortical neural networks under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research develops statistical field theoretical frameworks linking neural and synaptic biology to collective network dynamics, using tools from statistical field theory applied to soft-threshold neuron...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Trustees of Boston University a Project Grant of $471,529 beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2028, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). This NSF-BSF collaborative research project delivers research and development services focused on advancing interpretability and control mechanisms for large...
- The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Trustees of Boston University a $388,847 Project Grant (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering program) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports the development of mathematical foundations, algorithms, and control strategies for online optimization of networked critical infrastructures—including power systems, transportation networks, and emerging computing platforms—operating...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Trustees of Boston University $422,683 on May 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a unified analytics software stack for secure computation. The award funds research into software abstractions, intermediate representations, and system architectures that integrate cryptographic techniques (fully homomorphic encryption, secure multiparty computation)...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the Trustees of Boston University $371,191 on September 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a data-efficient pretraining framework for vision foundation models inspired by infant learning. The project runs through August 31, 2031, with performance in Boston, Massachusetts. The award funds research to democratize vision foundation model...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Boston University, as the primary awardee, will develop heterogeneously integrated electronic-photonic AI accelerators (HIEPAA) under this $406,708 Project Grant funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research delivers core technical innovations across device design, integrated circuits, and wafer-scale architecture to advance energy-efficient artificial...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded Northeastern University $599,921 on January 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop hardware-algorithm co-design approaches that enhance the reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of deep neural networks deployed in safety-critical and life-critical applications. The project addresses failures and design bugs observed during AI system...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Boston University received a $299,996 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CFDA 47.070) awarded on June 15, 2025, with completion by May 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative develops novel algorithmic frameworks for distributed processing of massive datasets through advances in Approximate Message Passing (AMP) methodology. The project delivers a comprehensive framework that...
The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the Trustees of Boston University $394,792 on January 1, 2027, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a cross-layer co-design framework for stable mixed-precision acceleration in computing hardware and software. The project addresses numerical precision tradeoffs in high-performance computing workloads including physical artificial intelligence applications such as real-time robot control, large-scale neural network training, power grid management, and quantum physics simulation. The work combines numerical precision analysis with control theory to generate streamlined accelerator hardware designs and optimized code with provable stability guarantees. Boston University will design a unified high-level synthesis framework that uses numerical precision analysis to drive creation of stable mixed-precision custom accelerator hardware with precision-aware resource allocation, along with architecture-aware vectorized code generation for central processing units and graphics processing units. The framework will extend to nondeterministic iterative algorithms that dominate physical AI workloads, enabling development of safe and efficient real-world computing solutions that improve performance and energy efficiency while mitigating catastrophic numerical failure risk. Performance takes place in Boston, Massachusetts. The award runs through December 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $394.8k | 7/30/26 |