Project Grant R44AG062014

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program aims to democratize interactive robot learning to enable care partners (e.g., spouses, children, nurses) to intuitively program and personalize robot behavior to assist individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with activities of daily living. The $424,828 award to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, acting through its Office of Sponsored Programs,...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $499,996 Project Grant under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866) to Beaver Health, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business, to develop a prototype of the COMPASS conversational AI assistant. COMPASS is designed to provide personalized, culturally responsive support and coordination for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) caregivers in real-time. The 12-month project aims to develop and test the initial...

This federal Project Grant award of $3,645,585 from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) aims to develop an "Intelligent Social Risk Management Platform" (ISMART) to improve care and quality of life for people living with dementia (PLWD), particularly those from racial-ethnic minority groups and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: 1) Building a real-world data cohort of...

This National Institute on Aging (NIA) Project Grant award (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $864,674 to Lifebio Inc., a small disadvantaged woman-owned business, to develop a tablet-based platform called LifeBioTalk. The LifeBioTalk system uses a human-like avatar to provide engaging audiovisual content and simulated conversation for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The goal is to reduce challenging behaviors and caregiver burden through this interactive...

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) aims to foster the ethical adoption of artificial intelligence-enabled assistive robots (AIAR) in dementia care. The $179,449 award, granted on September 17, 2024, will fund a two-stage study to: 1) describe the experiences, ethical complexities, and decision-making processes associated with AIAR usage by people living with dementia, their care...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is for the development of an AI-driven platform that personalizes language learning activities for young children with communication delays. The project aims to create an innovative, adaptive solution that combines speech recognition algorithms and machine learning to track and respond to each child's progress, bridging the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $802,180 to the University of Tennessee to develop and evaluate the Robot Interaction Scale of Engagement (RISE) system. The RISE system leverages artificial intelligence and a social robot named Pepper to provide Alzheimer's disease caregivers with information on effective care strategies, self-care, and stress management techniques. The goal is to enhance caregivers' ability to provide care...

This $274,878 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging under its Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) will fund the development and pilot testing of a chatbot-based training platform to enhance healthcare professionals' skills in conducting sensitive conversations with patients diagnosed with serious illnesses. The project aims to optimize and assess the feasibility and acceptability of a digital "Serious Illness Conversation Coach" chatbot that can augment existing...

This $543,539 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research at Indiana University from May 2022 to April 2027 to investigate conversational user interfaces that support older adults' social well-being. The grantee will employ participatory design methods involving senior organizations and older adults to generate an empirical understanding...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1 million to Itherapy, LLC of Martinez, California to develop an evaluative artificial speech intelligence and autism screener system called EASI-AS. The system aims to improve treatment for children with communication impairments by providing specialists and parents with accurate, efficient reports on speech and language evaluations along with...