Twice a year we put a call for research proposals on a variety of computer science-related topics. This latest round saw close to 600 proposals from 46 different countries. After expert reviews and committee discussions, we funded 102 projects, including two from Australia.
Steve Blackburn, Australian National University, whose project Building a Compelling Infrastructure for Managed Language Research and Development, aims to dramatically improve the efficiency of software that runs on phones, in browsers and in the cloud, and;
Vijay Sivaraman and Tim Moors, University of New South Wales, Virtualising the Access Network using Software Defined Networking, aims to give web service providers more flexibility and control of their networks to deliver faster services and a better user experience.
Our grants will cover costs such as tuition and travel for a graduate student to work on each project, as well as providing faculty and students the opportunity to work directly with Google scientists and engineers.
Sally-Ann Williams, Engineering Program Manager, Google Australia
