NSF Research: Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning
This funding opportunity supports U.S. colleges and nonprofit organizations in advancing research that combines artificial intelligence with formal methods and mathematical reasoning to improve automated knowledge discovery and verification processes.
Description
The NSF’s funding opportunity 24-554, titled "Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning," seeks to fund research that advances the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), formal methods, and mathematical reasoning. This program, known as AIMing, focuses on enhancing machine-assisted mathematical reasoning to support automated knowledge discovery. It emphasizes innovations in conjecture, proof, and verification, leveraging tools like formal methods and interactive theorem provers alongside AI techniques. These developments hold the potential to influence AI research broadly and to contribute significantly to the fields of mathematics and computational sciences.
Eligible applicants are U.S.-based institutions of higher education (two- and four-year colleges) and certain non-academic nonprofit organizations associated with research or education, such as independent museums, observatories, and professional societies. The principal investigator must have a full-time research or teaching position at an eligible U.S.-based institution. Proposals submitted by individuals in for-profit organizations or by U.S. institutions' overseas campuses are not eligible for this program. With an estimated total funding of $6 million, the program expects to issue around ten awards, with funding for each project potentially reaching up to $1.2 million. The deadline for submission is February 5, 2025.