The Cornell Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) encourages Cornell researchers to apply for the Amazon Science Spring 2024 call for proposals.

"Awardees will receive unrestricted funds, from $50,000 to $100,000 ($80,000 on average) that can be used for any purpose, including leveraging CAC consulting services to accelerate research discoveries," says Rich Knepper, CAC director. "Up to $40,000 in AWS cloud computing credits and training may be requested as well."

The Spring 2024 call for proposals is focused on merging machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in two strategic areas:

• Sustainability - ML/AI techniques merged with life cycle assessment methodologies to support carbon abatement in manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture.
• Information Security - ML/AI techniques to detect malware, security vulnerabilities, data privacy, etc.

The submission period is currently open and ends May 7, 2024. Decision letters will be sent out August 2024.