AI Science at Scale

Opportunity for University of California System Researchers and National Laboratory Collaborators to Advance Artificial Intelligence Science at Scale

The University of California (UC) System, in partnership with NNSA laboratories, is seeking proposals from UC researchers for collaborative projects that advance the frontiers of AI and Machine Learning science at scale.

Our central goal is to bring together the intellectual power of the UC system, including 10 leading public research universities and 3 national laboratories, and develop scientific AI projects that benefit from computational scale while also harnessing the power of interdisciplinary AI and science and engineering research and expertise. These efforts – scaled up by a focus on both large AI models and cross-cutting teams – should operate seamlessly across multiple campuses while deeply integrating with national laboratories. 

These efforts must address critical challenges in national security, scientific discovery, and technological innovation – and must do so at scale.

Successful proposals are expected to clearly define an end-to-end solution that drives the proposal while developing and incorporating new AI techniques. In addition, proposals are expected to be synergistic with existing AI programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory and/or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. By building robust, interdisciplinary teams, we aim to leverage novel AI techniques, computational resources, and domain expertise to develop scalable solutions that significantly advance key application areas, including Multiphysics Applications, Biological Systems, and Materials Discovery.

How To Apply

Full program details are available in the University of California Office of President, Request for Proposals (RFP): Artificial Intelligence Science at Scale (pdf).

For additional program information or guidance, please contact universitycollaborations@lanl.gov.

Workshop

The University of California, Riverside, hosted a one-day Information Workshop as part of this call.  At this workshop plenary sessions that presented the objectives of the three key technical focus areas: Biological Systems, Multiphysics Applications, and Materials Discover were held. Links to video footage of these sessions and more information from the workshop can be found in the Request for Proposals.