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1 Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Exploring the frontiers of computing March 2012!

2 NSF Support of Academic Basic Research in Selected Fields FY 2009 (as a percentage of total t federal support)!"#$%&"#'() "*+,-&./#%0 1('%*(% "#$%&' 1-('"2 1('%*(%) #($))' 5'6% 1('%*(%)7 #*$#"' 3*4'0-*&%*#"2 1('%*(%) #*$+&' 9$:)'("2 1('%*(%) %)$#%' 3*8'*%%0'*8 (&$!!' ;22 1('%*(% "*+ 3*8'*%%0'*8 <'%2+),%$*)' *Excludes the National Institutes of Health Source: NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development

3 Overview of CISE Support CISE Supports Investigator-initiated research in all areas of computer and information science and engineering g Cutting-edge national computing and information infrastructure for research and education Education and training of the next generation of computer scientists and engineers

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6 CISE Organization and Core Research Programs,?13 =66'(% -6 #$% ;))')#"*# >'0%(#-0 Computing and Communications Foundations (CCF) Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Q=5R;872 LOE875E T7E732B0 >;534 Q=5R;814H Q=55;41B381=4 L=C8?327 V78?=2W14H X7B04=<=HO LOE875E G4C=25381=4 G487H2381=4 G4C=25381BE T=U;E8 G487<<1H74B7 QGLP Q2=EE Q;8814H N2=H235E

7 Computing J,-&&/*'("#'-* <-/*+"#'-*) K,,<L p g Supports research and education projects that explore the foundations of computing and communication devices and their usage. Algorithmic Foundations (AF): Innovative research characterized by algorithmic thinking and algorithm design, accompanied by rigorous mathematical analysis. Communications and Information Foundations (CIF): Transformative research addressing the theoretical underpinnings and current and future enabling technologies for information acquisition, transmission, and processing in communication and information networks. Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF): Foundational research essential to advance the capability of computing systems, including software and hardware components, systems, and other artifacts.

8 CCF s Program Directors Algorithmic Foundations (AF) Mitra Basu, Bala Kalyanasundaram(Georgetown), Dmitry Maslov Computer and Information Foundations (CIF) John Cozzens, Phil Regalia (Catholic Univ.) Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF) Nina Amla, Almadena Chtchelkanova, Sol Greenspan, John Reppy (U of Chicago) Sankar Basu, Ahmed Louri (U of Arizona)

9 Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Supports research and education activities that invent new computing and networking technologies and that explore new ways to make use of existing technologies. Computer Systems Research (CSR): Transformative research on fundamental scientific and technological advances leading to the development of future generation computer systems; includes multi-core architectures; t distributed, ib t d real-time, mobile, embedded d devices; pervasive, ubiquitous and mobile computing; cloud computing; file and storage systems; operating systems; reliable, fault-tolerant and secure hard/middle/software. Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS): Transformative research on fundamental scientific and technological advances leading to the understanding, development, engineering, and management of future generation computer networks.

10 Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Supports research and education activities that study the inter-related roles of people, computers, and information. Human Centered Computing (HCC): Research that explores creative ideas, novel theories, and innovative technologies that advance our understanding of the complex and increasingly coupled relationships between people and computing. Information Integration and Informatics (III): Information technology research on the processes and technologies involved in creating, managing, visualizing, and understanding diverse digital content in circumstances ranging from individuals through groups, organizations, and societies, and from individual devices to globally-distributed systems, and that can transform all stages of the knowledge life cycle. Robust Intelligence (RI): Research that encompasses all aspects of the computational understanding and modeling of intelligence in complex, realistic contexts to advance and integrate the traditions of artificial intelligence, computer vision, human language research, robotics, machine learning, computational neuroscience, cognitive science, and related areas.

11 Applying to Core Programs Program Solicitations: CCF: NSF CNS: NSF IIS: NSF L=<1B18381=4E Project Types: Large: $1,200,001 to $3,000,000; up to 5 years, collaborative teams Medium: $500, to $1,200,000; 000 up to 4 years, multi-investigator i t teams Small: up to $500,000; up to 3 years, one or two investigator projects CISE-wide Submission Windows: Large: November 1-28, annually Medium: September 15-30, annually Small: December 1 19, annually PI Limit: Participate in no more than 2 core proposals/year.=2 3 B=5R27074E1I7 <1E8=C QGLPC;4@14H =RR=28;41817E I1E18Y.=2 3 B=5R27074E1I7 <1E8 =C QGLP C;4@14H =RR=28;41817ES I1E18Y 088RYZZ???$4EC$H=IZC;4@14HZRH5[<1E8$\ER]=2H^QGLP

12 CISE proposals and funding 7,000 50% 6,000 5, ,000 3, ,000 1,000 Proposa als and Awar rds 40% 30% 20% 10% Funding Rate Proposals Awards Funding Rate Fiscal Year 0%

13 Snapshot of FY 2011 Activities CISE Research Budget ($M) $636M Number of Proposals 5,998 Number of Awards 1,378 Success Rate* ~20% Average Award Size $164K Number of Panels Held 247 Number of People Supported E;RR<75748E 14,488 CISE Senior Researchers 6,812 Other Professionals 605 Postdoctoral Associates 371 Graduate Students 4,882 Undergraduates 1,818

14 G0"*# 90-.-)"2 G/'+% KG9GL G/'+% Provides guidance for preparation and submission of proposals to NSF Describes process and criteria by which proposals will be reviewed Outlines reasons why a proposal may be returned without review Describes process for withdrawals, returns & declinations

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16 90-.-)"2 I%4'%B,0'#%0'" Throughout the review process, proposals are evaluated against: National Science Board approved merit review criteria: What is the intellectual meritof the proposed p activity? What are the broader impactsof the proposed activity? Program specific criteria (stated in the program solicitation).!#

17 ?*#%22%(#/"2!%0'#,-*)'+%0"#'-*) How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields? How well-qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the project? (If appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality of prior work.) To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative, original or potentially transformative concepts? How well-conceived and organized is the proposed p activity? Is there sufficient access to resources?!"

18 H0-"+%0?&."(#),-*)'+%0"#'-*) How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding di while promoting teaching, training, i and learning? How well does the activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic)? To what extent will the activity enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks, and partnerships? Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific and technological understanding? What may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?!)

19 90-.-)"2) 8%# >%(2'*%+ F%("/)% M The proposal was not considered to be competitive based on the merit review criteria and the program office concurred. The proposal had flaws or issues identified by the program office. The program funds were not adequate to fund all competitive proposals.!&

20 I%4')'-*) "*+ I%)/F&'))'-*) I%)/F&'))'-*) Points to consider Do the reviewers and the NSF Program Officer identify significant strengths in your proposal? Can you address the weaknesses that reviewers and the Program Officer identified? Are there other ways you or your colleagues think you can strengthen a resubmission? If you have questions, contact the cognizant Program Officer!,*

21 Sample of CISE Cross-Cutting Programs Cross-Division.=2 3 B=5R27074E1I7 <1E8 =C QGLP C;4@14H =RR=28;41817ES I1E18Y C RYZZ???$4EC$H=IZC;4@14HZRH5[<1E8$\ER]=2H^QGLP Expeditions in Computing Explore new frontiers in computing and information science. Cross-Directorate Computing Education for the 21 st Century (CE21) Engage larger number and diversity of students and educators in computing education and learning. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Integration ti of computation, ti communication, and control into physical systems. Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Address cybersecurity from one or more of three perspectives: Trustworthy Computing Systems; Social, Behavioral and Economics; and Transition to Practice. Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) Transform healthcare knowledge, delivery, and quality of life through IT. Cross-Agency National Robotics Initiative (NRI) Development and use of robots that work alongside, or cooperatively with, people.

22 Expeditions-in-Computing Exploring scientific frontiers that promise profound innovations in computing Provides the CISE community an opportunity to pursue ambitious, fundamental research agendas that t promise to define the future of computing and information. Successful projects bring together teams of investigators with diverse expertise within or across departments or institutions to identify compelling, transformative research agendas that seek disruptive innovations in CISE.!"#$%#&' ;R 8= `,S***S*** R72 O732 C=2 C1I7 O732E (%)%*'! PaR7@181=4E N2=R=E3< R72 G4I7E81H38=2 G53H7 Q27@18Y!"#$"#% &'($)#*(+, +,-$.%#,/' N27<151432O N2=R=E3< b27c;127@dy L7R875U72!*S,*!( N2=R=E3<.;<< N2=R=E3< Y JR21<!*S,*!%

23 Expeditions-in-Computing 10 awards made so far H%:-*+!--0%N) 5"B Variability-aware Software for Efficient Computing with Nanoscale Devices, UCSD, UCLA, UIUC, Stanford, Michigan, 2010 Customizable Domain-Specific Computing, UCLA, UCSB, Rice, Ohio State, 2009 The Molecular Programming Project, CalTech, U Washington, 2008,-&.2%P'#: Q$%-0:R S/"*#/&,-&./#'*8R J,0:.#-80".$: Understanding, Coping with, and Benefiting from Intractability Princeton, Rutgers, NYU, Institute for Advanced Study, 2008 E%"2#$("0% J O%22F%'*8 Computational Behavioral Science: Modeling, Analysis, and Visualization of Social and Communicative Behavior, Georgia Tech, MIT, Boston U, UIUC, USC, Carnegie Mellon, 2010 Next-Generation Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation with a Focus on Embedded Control and Systems Biology, Carnegie Mellon, Stony Brook, NYU, UMD, Pitt, Lehman College, JPL, /)#"'*"F'2'#: J 3*4'0-*&%*# Understanding Climate Change: A Data Driven Approach Minnesota, Northwestern, NC State, NC A&T State, 2010 Computational Sustainability: Computational Methods for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society Cornell, Oregon State, Bowdoin, 2008 I-F-#'() RoboBees: A Convergence of Body, Brain and Colony Harvard, Northeastern, 2009 O'0%2%)) J?*#%0*%# Open Programmable Mobile Internet 2020, Stanford, 2008 G53H7 Q27@18Y!"#$"#% &'($)#*(+,

24 Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Securing our Nation s cyberspace Aims to support fundamental scientific advances and technologies to protect cyber-systems (including host machines, the Internet and other cyber-infrastructure) from malicious behavior, while preserving privacy and promoting usability. Proposals must address cybersecurity from one or more of three perspectives: e Trustworthy Computing Systems e Social, Behavioral and Economics e Transition to Practice G53H7 Q27@18Y -.('/0+12/ 1230,4* 567,/' 1&"22 ;R 8= `+**S*** =I72 ( O732E!%+'/& ;R 8= `!S,**S*** =I72 % O732E <0-*#'%0 ;R 8= `!*S***S*** =I72 + O732E Q2=EE -127B8=2387 L=<1B18381=4Y QGLPS 9NLS FQGS 34@ LKP

25 Smart Health & Wellbeing (SHB) Fundamental technical and scientific issues to support the transformation of healthcare from reactive and hospital-centered to preventive, proactive, evidence-based, person-centered and focused on wellbeing rather than disease. Must relate to a key health problem and must make a fundamental contribution to ENG, CISE, or SBE domains. 1230,4* 567,/' Q:.%?@ 3P.2-0"#-0: `,**S*** 8= `#**S*** =I72,, ( O732E Q:.%??@?*#%80"#'4% `#**S**! 8= `,S***S*** =I72 % + O732E I%)%"0($ Q$0/)#) >'8'#"2 E%"2#$ '# 2#$?*6-0&"#'-*?*60")#0/(#/0% 3'41#5"+(2* "'% 3'4#"*+#62+6#) >"#" #- T*-B2%+8% #- >%(')'-* 7)"*1'('8 6'%)# 6'2)#+"('+, 3&.-B%0%+?*+'4'+/"2) 9')#8(:)%; )'"<=)%; )%62"+)% 1%*)-0)R >%4'(%)R "*+ I-F-#'() 0)'*1# <"*)% "2+6"+(1' Q2=EE -127B8=2387 L=<1B18381=4Y QGLPS PVDS 34@ LKP

26 National Robotics Initiative (NRI) Developing the next generation of collaborative robots to enhance personal safety, health, and productivity A nationally concerted cross-agency program to provide U.S. leadership in science and engineering research and education aimed at the development and use of cooperative robots that work alongside people across many sectors. I%)%"0($ Q$0/)#) Q27@18Y >#(*+1= 71<1+(2*?"< f </*+"&%*#"2 0%)%"0($ '* 0-F-#'() )('%*(% J %*8'*%%0'*8 f U*+%0)#"*+'*8 #$% 2-*8 #%0& )-('"2R F%$"4'-0"2R "*+ %(-*-&'( '&.2'("#'-*) "(0-)) "22 "0%") -6 $/&"* "(#'4'#: '# f U)% -6 0-F-#'() #- 6"('2'#"#% "*+ &-#'4"#% 1Q3! 2%"0*'*8 "(0-)) #$% T VW (-*#'*//& Q2=EE -127B8=2387 L=<1B18381=4Y QGLPS P>TS PVDS 34@ LKP QGLP P>T PVD 34@ LKP 9;<81 3H74BO Q= Y VL.S VJLJS VG>S gl-j

27 Computing Education for the 21 st Century (CE21) Enhancing computational competencies QF9NgXGVD P-gQJXGFV TPLPJTQ> FV XPJQ>GVD M hpjtvgvd KTFJ-PVGVD NJTXGQGNJXGFV,3XV G-"2)@ G4B273E7 4;5U72 =C 6!% E8;@748E 34@ 873B072E?0= 34@ R23B81B7 B=5R;8381=43< B=5R7874B17E$ G4B273E7 4;5U72 =C R=E8E7B=4@32O 4;5U72 E8;@748E?0= 03I7 U3BWH2=;4@ 47B7EE32O 8= 14 B=5R;814H 34@ B=5R;8381=43<<O R 14874E1I7 C17<@E$ Q2=EE -127B8=2387 L=<1B18381=4Y QGLPS P>TS FQG

28 NSF-wide Opportunities for the CISE Community Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) Program Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Conferences, Summer Schools, and Workshops.=2 3 B=5R27074E1I7 <1E8 =C VL. C;4@14H =RR=28;41817ES I1E18Y 088RYZZ???$4EC$H=IZC;4@14HZ

29 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program The National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacherscholars through: outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. 89:; 8<=;;= 12373/-. >2%*%#& NJY 932B0 (*S,*!, N0=741aS JiY 93O!)S,*!,

30 Support for Graduate and Undergraduate Students Graduate Research Fellowship Program Foundation-wide programs Deadlines in mid-nov Research Experiences for Undergraduates d (REU) REU Sites Typically in summer, but not strictly necessary 8-10 students in a cohort environment Deadline in August REU Supplements Support for 1-2 students to work on existing project Best to submit request by March but no strict deadline

31 Stay informed and get involved! Subscribe to get NSF updates by at Subscribe to receive special CISE announcements: Send a message to: join-cise-announce@lists.nsf.gov with no text in the subject or message body. Visit the CISE website often: Talk to Program Directors: D78 VL. gr@387e UO P531<

32 Opportunities for Community Engagement! g Volunteer to be a reviewer. Write to program directors running programs you are interested in Visit NSF, get to know your program(s) and program director(s). Participate in NSF-funded and hosted activities (e.g., workshops). Send us your accomplishments; advertise your research to other citizens through local radio or TV, blogs, newspaper articles, etc.

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