NSF Awards $20M to USC and Collaborators to Renew AI Institute

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $20 million to the University of Southern California (USC) and collaborators to renew the AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) for a second phase, with USC leading AI for Optimization research, expanding its interdisciplinary team, and hosting the Seth Bonder summer camp.

With an expanded role in NSF AI4OPT’s second phase, USC will lead AI for Optimization research, bring together a larger interdisciplinary team and host the Seth Bonder summer camp The post NSF Awards $20M to USC and Collaborators to Renew AI Institute https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/09/nsf-awards-20m-to-usc-and-collaborators-to-renew-ai-institute/ appeared first on USC Viterbi | School of Engineering https://viterbischool.usc.edu .