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Award Abstract # 2417969
SBIR Phase II: Agentic AI Augmenting Qualitative Data Analysis

NSF Org: TI
Translational Impacts
Recipient: VSORTS, INC
Initial Amendment Date: August 28, 2024
Latest Amendment Date: August 28, 2024
Award Number: 2417969
Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager: Lindsay Portnoy
lportnoy@nsf.gov
 (703)292-8848
TI
 Translational Impacts
TIP
 Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Start Date: September 1, 2024
End Date: August 31, 2026 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $874,195.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $874,195.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2024 = $874,195.00
History of Investigator:
  • Dwayne Cormier (Principal Investigator)
    dr_cormier@vsorts.com
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC
43625 MERCHANT MILL TER
LEESBURG
VA  US  20176-8227
(610)808-7067
Sponsor Congressional District: 10
Primary Place of Performance: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC
1 OAK KNOLL DRIVE
WALLINGFORD
PA  US  19086-6315
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
05
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): CSYFRPKASEL9
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): SBIR Phase II
Primary Program Source: 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 1707
Program Element Code(s): 537300
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.084

ABSTRACT

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is a market-ready AI CoPilot for qualitative data collection, analysis, and evaluation in a single Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform with use cases as varied as academic research to human resource management. The research and development of this novel AI CoPilot for qualitative data will improve the accuracy and efficiency of qualitative data analytics while identifying potential biases in data and accelerating the process of analysis and discovery. The project aims to shift how qualitative data is leveraged in research and industry to offer more robust, real-time, and contextually relevant insights from qualitative data. An enhanced approach to analyzing qualitative data may result in more informed decision-making and higher quality outcomes across market sectors with clear societal impacts immediately evidence in educational institutions as well as in the delivery of healthcare informatics and market research providing timely data for wide swaths of society.

The proposed project aims to develop a comprehensive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that integrates a proprietary Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled suite of qualitative data analysis tools with nuanced and contextually relevant analysis of qualitative data. The primary objective is optimization of a novel system which collects, structures, and stores unstructured data for subsequent analysis by both human and AI-enabled raters to increase accountability leading to higher quality outcomes and more informed decision-making. The core enabling technology includes dynamic dashboards, advanced analytics, and customer-relationship management (CRM) tools which integrate across the suite of qualitative analytic tools. The research will focus on refining the platform's architecture for scalability and integrating responsive proprietary AI models. The anticipated technical results include a robust, scalable platform capable of delivering accurate and reliable data analysis, significantly improving the workflow of data analysts in various fields. The methodology involves iterative testing, user feedback integration, and continuous enhancement of AI models to ensure the platform meets high standards of performance and usability

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.

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