For years now Kerkez and his team have been working hand-in-hand with a diverse range of stakeholders, from local community groups to municipal water managers, to better understand the pain points and opportunities in this sector. Their efforts have yielded promising open-source technologies that allow for precise measurement of water levels in watersheds, as well as innovative approaches to controlling water flow in real-time.

Abigail Horn and her USC Viterbi team developed MINT, an AI-based model analyzing menus from 600,000 U.S. restaurants to predict nutritional quality. MINT highlights disparities in food access, showing less healthy options in low-income and predominantly…

Fort Hays State University received a $74,446 NSF Civic Innovation Planning Grant to enhance health equity for gender-based violence survivors in rural western Kansas. The project focuses on bridging systemic gaps in services like transportation and…

The report summarizing the discussions and recommendations from the February 2024 S&CC Visioning Workshop is now available. Read the full report here.

Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College, led by Sharon Haar, have secured a $75,000 NSF grant for the “Rehab for America” project, aimed at helping Detroit residents rehabilitate vacant homes. The initiative addresses the housing…

Villanova researchers have been awarded a $750,000 NSF grant, part of a $2 million project, to address the impact of urban flooding on transportation for underserved communities. Led by Dr. Chenfeng Xiong and colleagues, the study focuses on…

The University of Memphis, led by Dr. Sabya Mishra, has received a $75,000 National Science Foundation grant to study transit options for Ford’s Blue Oval City workforce in rural Tennessee. The project will assess fixed-line buses and on-demand…

The National Science Foundation's Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program held a visioning workshop in February 2024 alongside its annual PI meeting. This workshop brought together researchers and practitioners to identify priorities for…

CPS-IoT Week is the premier event on Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet-of-Things. It brings together four top conferences, HSCC, ICCPS, SenSys, and RTAS, multiple workshops, tutorials, and competitions.CPS-IoT Week 2025 will be held at the…

Purdue University’s Center on AI for Digital, Autonomous and Augmented Aviation (AIDA3) recently celebrated the opening of its Smart Operations Center (SOC) at Purdue Airport. As the hub of the new Smart Crossways air corridor—a 200-mile pathway for…