The National Science Foundation and Amazon partnered to fund the latest batch of research projects as part of a program that seeks to promote the development of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and help mitigate bias in AI platforms, Nextgov reported Thursday.
Read More »NSF Makes 11 Research Project Grants Under Amazon-Backed Fairness in AI Program
The National Science Foundation has awarded grants to nine universities to fund 11 research projects under the Program on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence, which was launched in partnership with Amazon to help ensure AI systems are accountable, beneficial to all, fair, inclusive and transparent.
Read More »HPE to Build Supercomputer for Nat’l Center for Atmospheric Research’s Weather, Geoscience Studies
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has received a $35 million contract to construct a supercomputer designed to support the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s geoscience and meteorology studies including weather prediction activities.
Read More »Google Cloud to Host Rubin Observatory’s Interim Astronomical Data Repository; Mike Daniels Quoted
A National Science Foundation-managed observatory has chosen Google to provide an interim cloud environment that will host astronomical data ahead of the telescope’s scheduled commencement of operations in 2023.
Read More »COVID-19 HPC Consortium to Identify Near-Term Therapies for Patients Under Phase 2
The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium has entered into the second phase of operation to focus on research projects that seek to identify near-term treatments to help improve patient outcomes within the next six months.
Read More »Accenture’s Kristen Vaughan, Britaini Carroll: Agencies Should Upskill Federal Workers for Human-AI Collaboration
Kristen Vaughan and Britaini Carroll of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a Nextgov article published Wednesday that the federal government should prioritize reskilling the workforce to prepare them to work in tandem with artificial intelligence-based platforms.
Read More »ASTRA Builds Info System for NSF-Funded Grid Resiliency Project
Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates has built an information system as part of a National Science Foundation-backed project that aims to increase the resiliency of power grid infrastructure to the effects of space weather.
Read More »Members Offer Updates on COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium’s Work
A consortium launched in March to advance research into the novel coronavirus using supercomputers has approved 78 COVID-19 research proposals and has been running 68 projects as of July 1, Nextgov reported Wednesday.
Read More »Intel, NSF Award Funds for Machine Learning-Based Wireless Network Research
The National Science Foundation and Intel have selected five research teams to receive funding for studies focused on utilizing machine learning for next-generation wireless network capabilities.
Read More »White House Adds Key Members to COVID-19 R&D Consortium; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Trump administration has partnered with NVIDIA, semiconductor manufacturer AMD and the National Science Foundation-sponsored National Center for Atmospheric Research Wyoming Supercomputer Center in an effort to leverage high-performance computing to aid COVID-19 research.
Read More »Orbit Fab Lands NSF Seed Fund Grant to Develop In-Space Refuelling Tech
Space engineering startup Orbit Fab has received a $250K grant from the National Science Foundation to demonstrate a docking system for refueling satellites in space, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
Read More »Public-Private Consortium Aims to Hasten COVID-19 Response With Supercomputing Tech; Michael Kratsios, Teresa Carlson Quoted
Several U.S. government, commercial and academic organizations have vowed to provide high-performance computing resources to support COVID-19 research and development efforts worldwide through a newly formed public-private consortium.
Read More »Artel, SES GS, Leidos Deliver Satcom Service to Support Antarctica-Based Research Facility
Leidos, network technology firm Artel and SES Government Solutions have partnered to address data transmission needs of an Antarctica-based research station.
Read More »Capstone Awarded Order for McMurdo Station Microturbine
Capstone Turbine has received an order for a microturbine to provide additional energy for McMurdo Station, a National Science Foundation research facility in Antarctica.
Read More »Red Hat to Help Academia Develop National Cloud Testbed
Red Hat will be collaborating with Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Boston University to develop a testbed for new cloud computing technologies.
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