White paper submissions sought for NSF Building the Prototype Open Knowledge Network Program
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Â鶹¹ÙÍø is soliciting white papers for the National Science Foundation’s Building the Prototype Open Knowledge Network (Proto-OKN) Program.
The primary goals of the NSF program are to support the creation of a prototype Open Knowledge Network — an interconnected network of knowledge graphs supporting a very broad range of application domains. Open access to shared information is essential for the development and evolution of artificial intelligence and AI-powered solutions needed to address the complex challenges facing the nation and the world. Knowledge graphs, which represent relationships among real-world entities, provide a powerful approach for organizing, representing, integrating, reusing, and accessing data from multiple structured and unstructured sources using ontologies and ontology alignment. Currently, private-sector investments in knowledge graphs power numerous consumer applications including web search, e-commerce, banking, drug discovery, advertising, etc. Undertaking a similar but inclusive, open, and community-driven effort and making use of publicly available data holds the potential to create a platform that would empower government and non-government users — fueling evidence-based policymaking, continued strong economic growth, game-changing scientific breakthroughs, while addressing complex societal challenges from climate change to social equity.
Projects funded by this program will provide an essential public-data infrastructure to power the next information revolution similar to the Internet — transforming our ability to unlock actionable insights from data by semantically linking information about related entities.
Anticipated Funding Amount:
Estimated number of awards for Theme 1 is 8 to 10 awards at $1.5 million for three
years, for Theme 2 is 1 to 2 awards at $1.5 million for 2 years, and for Theme 3 is
1 award at $1.5 million for three years 3. Theme 2 projects can be potentially renewed
for an additional two years for a budget up to $2 million. The number of awards is
dependent upon available funding, quality of proposals received, and the degree to
which proposals meet the solicitation goals, NSF merit review criteria, and solicitation-specific
review criteria.
More information about the . Submissions are due by April 14, 2023.