Spin off spins up:  CoCoPIE, a start-up firm co-founded by William & Mary computer scientist Bin Ren, received a $250,000 SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation. The partners are offering software-enhanced artificial intelligence for end-user devices.   by Joseph McClain |  August 20, 2021 A tech startup co-founded by a William & Mary computer scientist has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The NSF grant is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to CoCoPIE, LLC. Bin Ren, assistant professor in William & Mary’s Department of Computer Science, is a co-founder of the company, … Read more