the it 2 initiative and nsf
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The IT 2 Initiative and NSF. Stephen Elbert program director NSF/CISE/ACIR/PACI. Senior Management Team. Reports directly to the President's Advisor for Science and Technology Director of the National Science Foundation, Director of the National Institutes of Health - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The IT2 Initiativeand NSF
Stephen Elbert
program director
NSF/CISE/ACIR/PACI
DOE 2000, March 8, 1999
Reports directly to the President's Advisor for Science and TechnologyDirector of the National Science Foundation, Director of the National Institutes of HealthUnder Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and
Technology).Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
and AtmosphereAdministrator of NASAUnder Secretary of Energy
Senior Management Team
includes senior officials from OMB and the National Economic Council
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Working Group
Chaired by the Assistant Director of the NSF for Computer and Information Science and EngineeringRuzena Bajcsy
Members appointed by each of the six principal agencies
Charged withpreparing research plans and budgetspreparing annual reportsfacilitating coordination (NCO to assist)
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IT2 initiative to support 3 activities
Long-term information technology research
Advanced computing for science, engineering, and the Nation
Research on the economic and social implications of the Information Revolution
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Proposed FY 2000 Budget
Agency
FundamentalInformationTechnologyResearch
AdvancedComputing forScience,Engineeringand the Nation
Ethical, Legaland SocialImplicationsand WorkforcePrograms
Total
DOD $100M -- -- $100MDOE $ 6M $ 62M $ 2M $ 70MNASA $ 18M $ 19M $ 1M $ 38MNIH $ 2M $ 2M $ 2M $ 6MNOAA $ 2M $ 4M -- $ 6MNSF $100M $ 36M $10M $146M
Total $228M $123M $15M $336M
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NSF Guiding Principles
investment in long-term, high-risk activities
an interdisciplinary approach to complex information-based issues and problems
a recognition that future programs must evolve rapidly to take advantage of promising new windows of opportunity
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NSF’s Investment
$100M to CISE for research inbasic IT systems (software, high confidence sys.)human-computer interaction and IM large scale networking & scaleable infrastructurehigh-end computing
$10M for research inEthical, Legal, and Social Implications and Workforce
Programs
$36M for development of Terascale computing systems
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Basic IT Systems Research
Software development processlanguages and tools
Theoretical foundations of algorithm design High-performance processor architecture Communications systems and signal processing Billion-transistor chip design methodologies Digital Government High capacity data storage systems
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Basic Research Goals
Scalable, “no-surprise”, performance-engineered softwarefunctionality, predictability, security
Co-design of hardware/softwarevertically integrated electronic systems
Building high-confidence systemspredictability, reliability, security
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Human-Computer Interaction and Information Management
Knowledge repositories Multimodal interfaces Visualization, virtual reality, 3-D tools Collaboratories
knowledge sharing, group decision making, instrument control
Cognitive and perceptual impact Multilingual, speech and audio tools Sensor based databases and systems
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HCI & IM Goals
Multiplying individual physical and mental capabilities
Meeting, working and collaborating in cyberspace
Building a ubiquitous content infrastructure
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LSN and Scalable Infrastructure
Collaborative development of national and international networks
Network access and control research Wireless access Image and video compression Monitoring of complex networks Network design, architecture, and
management Database access and mining
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LSN and SI Goals
Broadband tetherless communications Understanding, modeling and
predicting networks Creating adaptive networks Integrating end-to-end performance
components
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High-End Computing
Terascale Opportunities for Promoting Science (TOPS)a multidisciplinary program to accelerate
advances in simulation and modeling
Large Scientific and Software Data Set Visualization
Information storage on persistent media Algorithms for models of physical
phenomena
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HEC Goals
Solve computer science-related problems to accelerate the effective use of parallel and distributed systems
Empower computational discovery across science and engineering
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Basic Research Execution Plan
Single Investigator Grants - $30M$150,000 standard grants
Team Awards - $40M$1M/year for 3-5 years to 3-5 senior PI’s
Center Awards - $30M$3M/year for 5 years as cooperative
agreements, possible extensionlocal and virtual distributed centers
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Basic Research Milestones
March – May Work with other Agencies
July Issue unified announcement
July – September Issue joint announcements
Nov. – January 2000 Proposals due
Jan. – March Review proposals
April Review Center Proposals
May - September Make awards; NSB approval ofCenters in August
March - July Determine FY01 structure
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Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications and Workforce Programs
Increase pool of workers New course and curriculum development Collaborative research opportunities for
undergraduates PACI - Education, Outreach & Training
(EOT) Learning and intelligent systems
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic SciencesDirectorate for Education and Human Resources
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Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications and Workforce Programs Goals
Expanding understanding of the impact of social, ethical, economic, political, and legal factors
Developing a more skilled American workforce
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Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications and Workforce Programs Milestones
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Terascale System
Deploy 5 Teraop system in FY2000 Allocations will be fully merit-based
and competitive Solicitation is being developed in
coordination with DOE
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Terascale System Milestones
March – Sept. Solicitation developmentOctober Issue solicitationJanuary 2000 Proposals dueJan. – March Proposal evaluationMarch NSB review, approvalJune Begin deliveryJuly Friendly user modeSeptember Competitive use