Grants and Gifts

Support the Future of Computer Science at SJSU

Your support helps fund hands-on experiences, technical projects, senior design and graduate work, and research initiatives that reflect real-world industry challenges. It also creates opportunities for students to engage with the broader tech ecosystem through conferences, networking, and innovation-driven experiences. These opportunities prepare our students to become the next generation of engineers, entrepreneurs, and leaders shaping the future of technology

Give to the CS Department

NSF CRII Grant

NSF CRII grant was awarded to Assistant Prof. Ethel Tshukudu for her research project titled “Understanding Conceptual Transfer from Imperative Rule-Based Programming to AI/ML Data-Driven Computation Approaches.” Funded in the amount of $174,979, Ethel aims to investigate how students transition from traditional programming to data-driven AI/ML paradigms and to develop effective teaching strategies that enhance conceptual understanding and learning outcomes.

WITH-Cyber: Cybersecurity Grant from the State of CA

California State Cybersecurity Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnership Pilot Program Award, (PI Melody Moh, co-PI Xiao Su), in the amount of $1,000,000, for 3 years, for promoting cybersecurity education programs that will result in the development of skilled workforce to address the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the State.

NSF grant awarded for a collaborative research

NSF grant for a collaborative research was awarded to CS Prof. Faranak Abri, working with Dr. Namin and Dr. Jones (both Texas Tech. University) for a collaborative research project title: "SaTC: CORE: Small: Analytical Models for Conversational Social Engineering Attacks." , for 3-years (Oct/2023 - Sept./2026), in the amount of $200,000 (for each PI).

NSF grant for Women in Machine Learning-based Cybersecurity

NSF grant was awarded to Prof. Fabio Di Troia, (with Prof. Younghee Park of CMPE) on Undergraduate Research Experience for Women in Machine Learning-based Cybersecurity (3 years). The grant is over $370,000.

NSF grant awarded to empower low-income students

NSF grant for S-STEM: Empowering Low-Income Students to Succeed in Engineering and Computer Science, was awarded to Prof. William Andreopoulos, with Dr. Jetcheva and Dr. Rojas (both Computer Engineering) as PIs, and Dr. Wiggins (Sociology ) and Dr. Gutmann (Physics) as co-PIs, in the amount of $2,499,411 for 6-years (7/15/2023 - 6/30/2029).