Cisco Research Grants#
About#
Sustainability#
The goal of this RFP is to solicit proposals that aim to conduct research in information and communications technologies (ICTs) and their application towards more sustainable outcomes. Specific areas of research include but are not limited to the following:
Sustainable data, computing and communications architectures and infrastructures: datacenters, clouds and edge as well as novel network designs
Sustainable and energy-efficient systems: computing, communications, networking, storage, etc.
The application of AI/ML to enable improved sustainability outcomes
Design for sustainability - software design and operations paradigms taking ‘sustainability-first’ approach
Energy and sustainability profiling and monitoring techniques
Novel approaches to enable information exchange for product lifecycle management and circularity
Security considerations for distributed infrastructures and systems such as energy generation and distribution
Business models and information systems for sustainability and circularity
Human factors in design of improved product sustainability
Web 3#
The goal of this RFP is to solicit proposals that aim to conduct research and address research challenges in the technologies and applications in the area of Web 3.0, Blockchain, cryptocurrencies aka virtual-currencies. Specific areas of research include but are not limited to the following:
Blockchain platforms, protocols, cross-chain protocols, consensus, smart contracts, de-centralization
Networking, Compute, Edge, Cloud Infrastructure for Web 3.0:
Blockchain
De-centralized Apps (dApps)
De-centralized Finance (DeFi)
Trust, Security & Privacy:
Security for de-centralized system and applications, privacy-preserving protocols
Trust, Fairness: fairness in DeFi, Consensus
Compliance: Regulatory compliance for blockchain, DeFi, dApps
Applications of Web 3.0: DAO, NFTs
Eligibility Criteria#
University researchers only
Application#
N/A
Deadline#
N/A