NEST Environments
WASP supports several multidisciplinary world-leading research environments and networks within AI, Autonomous Systems, and Software, characterized by Novelty, Excellence, Synergy, and Team – NEST.
The NEST initiative is a major investment in multidisciplinary research environments and networks. The underpinning idea is to address hard, challenging research questions that require multidisciplinary efforts. Thus, they have strong principal investigators to join forces and form teams that are equipped to address these problems, which have potentially very high academic, industrial and societal impact.
The NESTs 2021
In response to the first call for NESTs in early 2021, 35 applications were submitted involving more than 100 individual researchers. After undergoing international peer-review, nine proposals were awarded grants for five years. Each NEST involves four to six established researchers, including several WASP recruited faculty members. All WASP partner universities are represented in the NESTs, as well as several companies. The purpose of these nine new research environments is to strengthen Sweden’s competitiveness.
Cyber-NESTs 2023
These NESTs were announced in 2023. The focus for this call was Cyber Security.
WASP-DDLS NESTs
The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), and the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) launched a call for joint NEST projects in the fall 2024. Three projects were approved up to 30 MSEK each for five years. The projects are expected to run from 2025-2030.
WASP-WISE NESTs
WISE and WASP launched a call for joint NEST projects in the fall 2024. Five projects were approved. The total funding for this call reached 100 MSEK where 50 MSEK came from WASP and 50 MSEK from WISE.
