PROPOSAL PIPELINE

Status: Concept Development / Team Formation

Focus: Transformative computing research integrating artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence, autonomous systems, and human–AI collaboration

• CEPDAM is exploring a large-scale, interdisciplinary research initiative focused on advancing the computing foundations of intelligent, autonomous, and human-centered industrial systems, bringing together expertise across computing, engineering, and human factors.

• Key research directions under consideration include:

  • Embodied AI and intelligent robotic systems

  • Human–AI–robot collaboration and adaptive autonomy

  • Learning, reasoning, and generalization in dynamic physical environments

  • Trustworthy and resilient AI-enabled cyber-physical systems

  • Integrated computational frameworks connecting perception, decision-making, and physical action

• Emphasis on fundamental advances in computing that could transform how humans, intelligent machines, and autonomous systems interact and collaborate in complex real-world environments.

Ideal for: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Human Factors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Autonomous Systems

Funding Program: NSF Expeditions in Computing (NSF 26-525)

• Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) : December 02, 2026
• Full Proposal Deadline(s): July 27, 2027

Status: Concept Development / Faculty Collaboration

Focus: Integrated manufacturing systems, intelligent automation, human–AI interaction, and adaptive cyber-physical systems

• CEPDAM is developing interdisciplinary proposal concepts connecting Advanced Manufacturing, Design, and Operations (AMDO) with Intelligent and Interactive Dynamic Systems (IIDS) to advance the scientific foundations of intelligent and adaptive manufacturing.

• Key research directions include:

  • AI-enabled manufacturing processes and adaptive production systems

  • Digital twins and cyber-physical manufacturing systems

  • Human–AI–robot collaboration in dynamic manufacturing environments

  • Intelligent sensing, monitoring, and feedback control

  • Trustworthy AI and adaptive decision-making under uncertainty

  • Integration of machines, processes, data, and human operators across manufacturing systems

• Emphasis on connecting manufacturing science with intelligent dynamic systems, including fundamental advances in modeling, learning, control, and human–machine interaction.

Ideal for: Advanced Manufacturing, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Robotics, Applied Engineering Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Human Factors, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Funding Program: NSF CMMI – AMDO and IIDS (NSF 26-515)

Status: Research Topic Evaluation / Team Formation

Focus: Multidisciplinary fundamental research addressing Department of War research priorities

• CEPDAM is exploring opportunities to develop multidisciplinary university research teams addressing fundamental scientific and engineering challenges aligned with the FY27 Department of War Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).

• Potential areas of CEPDAM expertise for evaluating alignment with designated MURI topics include:

  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous systems

  • Human–AI teaming and intelligent decision-making

  • Advanced robotics, sensing, and adaptive control

  • Resilient cyber-physical systems

  • Advanced manufacturing and materials-related research

  • Computational modeling and complex systems integration

• Emphasis on identifying designated MURI research topics that align with complementary faculty expertise, establishing interdisciplinary teams, and developing innovative fundamental research concepts with potential long-term defense relevance.

Ideal for: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Robotics, Human Factors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Mathematics

Funding Program: FY27 DoW Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)

• Application Inquiries/Questions Due: November 6, 2026
• White Papers Due: November 20, 2026
• Full Proposals Due: April 9, 2027 (5:00 PM Eastern Time)
• Anticipated Start Date: August 2027