Video
Secure SaaS Supply Chains
SBOM Analyzer with NLP Query System
Tool that analyzes software dependencies and vulnerabilities using real-time knowledge graph data
5 builders · Apr 2025
Partner
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF): challenges, solutions and the builders behind them
11 projects from challenges with NSF built by 25 people across 6 challenges between Jun 2024 and Jun 2026. Teams worked with Knowledge Graphs, Natural Language Processing and Cybersecurity.
- Solutions
- 11
- Builders
- 25
- Challenges
- 6
- Open or upcoming
- 0
Solutions from NSF challenges
11 projects. Winners first, then the most complete ones.
Video
DREAM-KG Homelessness Support
Knowledge Graphs for Homelessness Resource Connection
Knowledge graphs and user interface connecting homeless individuals with real-time support resources
1 builder · Apr 2026
Video
SCALES
NER for Court Cases
Named entity recognition to classify government and person entities in U.S. criminal court records
2 builders · Jun 2024
Open Science & Research
Knowledge Graphs · Ontology Mapping · Data Quality Management
NSF Gaps-to-Graphs (FABRIC)
FABRIC Knowledge Graph Integration Strategy
Prioritization and consistency framework for mapping entities across knowledge graph resources
4 builders · May 2026
Housing & Homelessness
Knowledge Graphs · AI · Python
DREAM-KG Homelessness Support
Interactive Use Case Explorer for DREAM-KG
Documents 18 queries for the DREAM-KG homelessness support knowledge graph and identifies data gaps
4 builders · Apr 2026
Open Science & Research
Knowledge Graphs
NSF Gaps-to-Graphs
AI-Powered Knowledge Graph Enhancement for Research Transition
Co-piloting data enhancement solutions to help Proto-OKN projects transition AI research to industry
2 builders · Jan 2026
Public Safety & Justice
Rule-Based Classification · Named Entity Recognition · Natural Language Processing
SCALES
Criminal Justice Entity Classifier
Tagging government and person entities in criminal justice text to improve classification accuracy
1 builder · Jun 2024
Cybersecurity
Knowledge Graphs
Secure SaaS Supply Chains
SaaS Supply Chains Library Security Tool
Software library security tool covering over 1000 libraries and 7000 versions for Purdue University
4 builders · Jun 2024
Secure SaaS Supply Chains
SAAS SECURE TEAM 17
A solution for secure SaaS supply chains
4 builders · Apr 2025
Video
Open Science & Research
KnowHax: FRINK
FRINK, Search and Find for Proto-OKN Data
De-silo search and find features for data in proto-OKN for RENCI at North Carolina University
2 builders · Jun 2024
Who built for NSF
Students, researchers and professionals who shipped these solutions.
In the news
From the GenHax blog and press room.
- Sep 25, 2026
Seven Teams, One Room: What Happened When GenHax Stopped Citing NSF Research and Started Running It
On January 16, 2026, GenHax's own team facilitated an NSF session connecting seven federally-funded Proto-OKN research teams to industry. Nine months later, one of those teams shipped a research paper, two colleges started piloting the same challenge, and the week closed with a global argument over how young is too young to teach a kid to use any of it.
- Mar 12, 2026
Why AI Skills Vanish (And How to Make Them Stick)
The OECD says AI-assisted learning gains disappear when AI is removed. NSF's Proto-OKN program proves there's a better way.
- Oct 23, 2026
From Idea to Evidence: The Week Everyone Asked Students to Show Their Work
A national student challenge asking for evidence of milestones. A fifth of Dutch master's theses flagged as chatbot-written. A student team defending the AI tutor it built. NSF putting $66 million into prizes instead of grants. One week, one shift: from describing what you can do to showing it.
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Questions
How many real-world projects with NSF are on GenHax?
11 solutions so far, from 6 challenges: NSF Gaps-to-Graphs (FABRIC), SCALES, Secure SaaS Supply Chains and DREAM-KG Homelessness Support and more. 4 include a video demo.
What skills and technologies do these teams use?
The most common are Knowledge Graphs, Natural Language Processing, Cybersecurity, Python and Rule-Based Classification.
Are there upcoming challenges with NSF?
Not right now. New challenges open regularly on GenHax; browse the open ones or create an account to hear about the next one.
What has NSF done with GenHax?
Teams worked on challenges connected to NSF, including NSF Gaps-to-Graphs (FABRIC), SCALES, Secure SaaS Supply Chains. The solutions above came out of them.
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