Award
National Institutes of Health 4DP2LM014268-02
Towards a Smart Bionic Eye: AI-Powered Artificial Vision for the Treatment of Incurable Blindness
Recipient
University of California, Santa Barbara
Award Amount
$741,386.00
Ceiling
$741,386.00
Awarded
September 19, 2022
Identifier
4DP2LM014268-02
NIH awarded $741,386 to the University of California, Santa Barbara for developing an AI-powered bionic eye to treat incurable blindness, focusing on brain stimulation and visual augmentation.
Description
The project aims to develop an AI-powered visual prosthesis to aid the blind, focusing on understanding brain stimulation and developing visual augmentation strategies. The project is funded by NIH under RFA-RM-21-016 and involves interdisciplinary research at the intersection of neuroscience, computer science, and human-computer interaction.