Weikuan Yu appointed National Science Foundation program director

Weikuan Yu, a professor of computer science at Florida State University, has been appointed as a program director within the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure. His term is set to begin in Fall 2026 and will last for at least one year.

In this capacity, Yu will help manage NSF programs and oversee federal research investments in fields including artificial intelligence, advanced computing systems, large-scale data management, and computing infrastructure. His work focuses on improving the efficiency of AI systems, notably through the development of AURORA, a software framework designed to enhance AI speed, memory efficiency, and energy consumption.