Office of Research
Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Science
The DOE program in Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) hereby announces its interest in basic computer science and applied mathematics research in the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for science. Specifically, advancements in this area are sought that can enable the development of:
Foundation models for computational science;
Automated scientific workflows and laboratories;
Scientific programming and scientific-knowledge-management systems;
Federated and privacy-preserving training for foundation and other AI models for science; and
Energy-efficient AI algorithms and hardware for science.
The development of new AI techniques applicable to multiple scientific domains can accelerate progress, increase transparency, and open new areas of exploration across the scientific enterprise.
Each pre-application and application, as described in Section IV.B.2 and Section IV.D.2 respectively, must identify one primary research area.
Research Area 1: Extreme-Scale Foundation Models for Computational Science
Research Area 2: AI Innovations for Scientific Knowledge Synthesis and Software Development
Research Area 3: AI Innovations for Computational Decision Support of Complex Systems
Research Area 4: Federated and Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning and Synthetic Data Creation
Research Area 5: The Co-Design of Energy-Efficient AI Algorithms and Hardware Architectures
Application Instructions
- A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
- If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
- CV (not biosketch) of the PI including past grant funding.
to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, March 6, 2024. If given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee, a required LOI is due to the funder by 3/19/2024. A full application is due 5/21/2024 with the OSP deadline of 5/10/2024.
Inquiries and Contact Information
Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.