Project Grant 2624440
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $240,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop semantic communication systems that transmit only task-relevant information rather than reproducing all original data. The project establishes an integrated framework for analog, digital, and hybrid digital-analog communication using large pretrained artificial intelligence models as...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Washington State University $220,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop the scientific foundations of communication-aware federated bilevel optimization over wireless networks for edge intelligence systems. The project addresses hierarchical decision-making in resource-constrained wireless environments where distributed devices collaboratively learn and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Texas A&M University $120,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a subspace optimization framework for resource-efficient and private fine-tuning of large language models. The research addresses the challenge of adapting general-purpose large language models to specialized tasks without requiring substantial computing resources or access to sensitive...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Houston $293,442 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop methods enabling distributed edge devices to form ad-hoc computing teams and solve complex tasks without cloud infrastructure dependency. The research addresses reliability of smart devices such as sensors, phones, and small robots when cloud connections fail due...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station five hundred thousand dollars on April 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop AI-enabled autonomous coordination of ultra-large-scale converter-based distributed energy resources in power networks. The project focuses on advancing safe, stable, and economically optimal operation of integrated transmission-distribution power...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $250,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on proactive wireless network control in future broadband systems. The project develops framework and artificial intelligence models for optimal resource management in frequency range 3 (FR3) upper mid-band wireless...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Texas A&M University $514,038 on October 1, 2025, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a federated learning framework that enables Internet-of-Things devices at the wireless network edge to collaboratively train machine-learning models while preserving data privacy and meeting latency requirements for delay-sensitive applications. The project addresses...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded The Research Foundation For The State University of New York $550,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to advance distributed machine-learning tools for next-generation wireless networks through a paradigm called the Internet of Foundation Models (IOFM). The project develops scalable, resource-efficient, and privacy-preserving methods for deploying multi-modal...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $224,375 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin from September 15, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research to develop computationally efficient algorithms for large-scale bilevel optimization problems under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $270,000 to the University of California Santa Cruz on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop analog and digital semantic communication frameworks using pretrained large artificial intelligence models. The project addresses data transmission efficiency in wireless applications including autonomous systems, augmented reality, and collaborative sensing by transmitting...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $220,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop communication-aware federated bilevel optimization methods for wireless networks with resource-constrained edge devices. The project establishes scientific foundations for hierarchical optimization in edge intelligence systems, addressing practical wireless environments characterized by unreliable communications, limited radio resources, constrained device capabilities, and dynamic operating conditions. Deliverables include performance characterization frameworks over noisy fading wireless channels, open-source software implementations, and educational resources for intelligent wireless systems. The research integrates outcomes into undergraduate and graduate courses at Washington State University and the University of Houston, engages undergraduates in research activities, and conducts outreach to broaden participation in STEM. The award supports work performed in Houston, Texas, with a period of performance from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029. The project promotes interdisciplinary collaboration with industrial automation and large-scale scientific facilities to validate developed methods, positioning federated bilevel optimization as an enabling framework for AI-native wireless networks, autonomous systems, smart manufacturing, and personalized healthcare applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $220.0k | 8/5/26 |