Project Grant N629092412015

This $818,396 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will develop a multi-agent AI system of three bio-inspired underwater vessels and a control buoy. The goal is to enhance understanding of hydrodynamics and control of multi-swimmer systems, advance the theory and practice of programmable underwater networks, and enable effective survey of coastal zones. Key deliverables include: (A) three bio-inspired robotic fish...

This $599,707 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of a direct bidirectional brain-to-brain interface (B2BI) using non-invasive technologies. The project aims to create a B2BI system that combines an electroencephalography-based motor-imagery brain-computer interface (BCI) with transcranial focused ultrasound (TFUS) for brain stimulation. The research will...

This federal Project Grant award of $225,000.00, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to develop a "bio-symbiotic system for advanced computation" by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with brain organoids through 3D neuron-soft bioelectronics. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: (A) create neuron-soft bioelectronics with over 1,000 electrodes for seamless 3D integration with brain...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant Award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $225,000 to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to develop closed-loop hybrid intelligence (HI) systems that integrate optogenetic neuromodulation and neuromorphic hardware. The key products of this 3-year project (6/15/2025 - 5/31/2028) include: Optogenetic cell interfaces composed of light-emitting diodes and microelectrodes co-designed with...

This four-year, $1.96 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will develop improved brain-machine interface algorithms to restore movement and speech abilities. The University of California, San Diego will apply advances in understanding biological motor control to design decoding strategies enabling robust prosthetic control across contexts. Existing feedforward...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund a collaborative research effort to create functional, modular biological robots (biobots) with variable morphology. The $206,954 grant will enable researchers at Northwestern University to develop biobot capabilities that allow them to split apart or join together on command, using different colors of light to control their behavior. The project will use biophysical simulations and machine...

This $200,348 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports the development of modular biological robots with variable morphology. The project aims to create functional modules controlled by different colors of light to enable new capabilities for "biobots" - robots fabricated from biological cells. Key goals include designing biobots that can split apart or join together on...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award of $275,000 to North Carolina State University (NC State) aims to study the feasibility of using sound waves to remotely control and propel microrobots through blood vessels. The goal is to develop microrobots capable of delivering drugs and providing wireless electrical stimulation to the nervous system, without requiring invasive surgery. The research plan includes three key objectives: Investigating acoustic mechanisms to enable...

This $337,422 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a novel "neuron-to-neuron interface" that can transmit signals between individual neurons in the brains of two zebrafish larvae. The researchers at the University of Illinois seek to create a system that allows synchronized behavioral outputs in both a "sender" and "receiver" fish by transmitting neural signals optically between their...

This $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Engineering program will fund research into magnetoelectric nanoparticles as multi-field controlled devices for wireless brain stimulation. Led by researchers at the University of Miami, the three-year project aims to experimentally study the feasibility of using magnetoelectric nanoparticles to achieve wireless deep brain stimulation with sub-millimeter spatial resolution in...