Discovery Park to host information session on upcoming Department of Energy funding opportunities

Discovery Park will host an information session for Purdue faculty and staff that will provide information on upcoming Department of Energy funding opportunities and research directions in the fields of math, computer science, and high-performance computing.

The information session will be held 2-3 p.m. Wednesday (April 10) in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 129. Leland Cogliani of Lewis-Burke and Associates in Washington, D.C., will be available via WebEx to provide guidance and answer questions regarding fiscal year 2019 funding availability that will advance the infrastructure and research priorities of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program.

The ASCR plans to release four announcements regarding funding in the following areas:

• Quantum algorithms -- Basic research proposals that exploit advances in quantum simulation and machine learning algorithms that focus on topics such as quantum simulation of quantum field theories, hybrid and multiscale simulations, simulation of non-equilibrium dynamics and thermodynamics, and quantum machine learning algorithms that combine methods from quantum information science and machine learning.
• Quantum networking -- Developing scalable and adaptable quantum network infrastructures, focusing on novel quantum network architectures.
• Scientific machine learning and uncertainty quantification -- Developing methods that take into account reliability and usability of data that are noisy and uncertain and often incomplete, sparse, and only partly informative.
• Co-design center for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics -- Partnerships with national laboratories that develop hardware, software, and algorithm solutions to help solve specific scientific problems.

Also to be presented are FY 2020 research priorities:

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning addressing basic research need in scientific machine learning and extremely heterogeneous systems, focusing on foundational research in applied mathematics for scientific machine learning and a co-design center for a distributed computing ecosystem.
• Quantum information systems, concentrating on quantum networking and a quantum science and technology center — a five-year, multidisciplinary center focusing on addressing scientific grand challenges related to advancing quantum applications in quantum computing, sensing, networking, and communications.

Seating is limited. RSVP to reserve a spot via Qualtrics here.

For more information, contact Cliff Wojtalewicz, assistant director of Discovery Park, at cliffw@purdue.edu or 765-496-3961.

About Discovery Park
Discovery Park is a place where Purdue researchers move beyond traditional boundaries, collaborating across disciplines and with policymakers and business leaders to create solutions for a better world. Grand challenges of global health, global conflict and security, and those that lie at the nexus of sustainable energy, world food supply, water and the environment are the focus of researchers in Discovery Park. The translation of discovery to impact is integrated into the fabric of Discovery Park through entrepreneurship programs and partnerships.