Congratulations to the following CSE recipients of the ASPIRE-AI awards.

• Agostinelli (PI) and Fu (Co-I), "Efficient Quantum Algorithm Compilation with Machine Learning and Heuristic Search"
• Hu (PI), "Generative AI for Data-driven Design of Sulfur Cathode Materials for Next-Generation Batteries"
• Srivastava (PI), "SafeGenChat: A Novel and General Approach for Building Risk-Aware Collaborative Assistants for Trust-sensitive Applications "
• Valafar (Co-I), "AI-Powered Modeling of Cytoplasmic Microviscosity as a Function of RNA Composition"
• Zand and Valafar (Co-I's), "Decoding Alzheimer’s Disease and Advancing AI in Biomedical Research"

In addition, one of our students, Vandana Srivastava, who is now affiliated with the University Libraries, has received funding as the PI.