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Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements
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About This Grant
This project will study policies for interactive dialogue systems to help programmers with non-functional requirements. Interactive dialogue systems are Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based software systems, today largely built on large language models, which communicate with programmers to help them do software engineering tasks. Dialogue policies are the rules, user simulations, and human feedback mechanisms needed to train interactive dialogue systems to handle specific types of conversations. In the context of this project, non-functional requirements capture qualities about software related to legal regulations, contractual obligations, or other characteristics of software that are difficult to describe and yet necessary to implement. The project focuses on privacy and related legal needs. The vision for this project is to achieve a breakthrough in making AI-based dialogue systems capable of helping programmers find and implement non-functional requirements, specifically related to privacy and other legal needs. The basic plan for the proposed work is to: (1) design and conduct experiments about how software engineers interact with dialogue systems to implement non-functional requirements; (2) design models to represent these interactions in terms of dialogue policies; and (3) apply these policies to improve large language models and other AI-based interactive dialogue systems through fine-tuning and modifying training procedures such as custom loss functions. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Grant Summary
Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements is a NSF grant providing up to $310K for university, nonprofit, small business. Applications are due 2028-09-30 (open). Check eligibility and apply with FindGrants.
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How to Apply
Up to $310K
2028-09-30
- 1Confirm your organization is eligible for Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements from NSF, checking organization type, location, and any population or project requirements.
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Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements?
Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements is offered by NSF and is generally open to university, nonprofit, small business. It is open to organizations nationwide unless the funder specifies otherwise. Review the specific eligibility terms before applying, since funders set their own requirements around organization type, location, and the population or project being served.
How much funding does the Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements provide?
Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements provides up to $310K per award from NSF. Actual award sizes depend on the scope of your project, available program funds, and the number of applicants, so build a budget that reflects realistic, allowable costs rather than the maximum figure.
When is the Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements deadline?
Applications for Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements are due 2028-09-30 (open). Because deadlines can change, verify the date with the funder, NSF, and give yourself enough time to prepare a complete, competitive application before the close date.
How do you apply for the Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements?
To apply for Collaborative Research: SHF: Small: Enabling Dialogue Systems for Non-Functional Requirements, confirm your eligibility, gather the required documents, and prepare a narrative and budget that address the funder's priorities. FindGrants guides you step by step and can draft each section, then exports a submission-ready application pack for this grant from NSF.