# AI Systems in Management, Public Safety, and Research

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC) · $215,549

## Abstract

This project researches the translation of surveillance capacities of AI systems into higher education for university management, public safety, and research. It investigates how institutions of higher education are using and adapting AI systems. Results of this study inform the understanding of scholars, stakeholders, decision makers, and the public, and contextualize how universities position themselves with respect to AI developments.

This project uses mixed methods to study surveillance functions of AI systems in learning management, monitoring, productivity, campus safety, health and wellness, and research. The study involves analysis of research documents and interviews with university stakeholders and investigates the societal context of this emerging AI system for higher education.

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.

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2521467
- **Awardee organization:** University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** D3LHU66KBLD5
- **PI:** Torin Monahan
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** SOC STUDIES OF SCI, ENG & TECH, Artificial Intelligence (AI), GRADUATE INVOLVEMENT
- **Estimated total:** $215,549
- **Funds obligated:** $215,549
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 09/01/2025 → 08/31/2027

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2521467

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2521467, AI Systems in Management, Public Safety, and Research. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2521467. Licensed CC0.

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