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CISE Programs
and the
Information Technology Research
Program
Greg Monaco
Division of Advanced Networking Infrastructure &
Research
Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Directorate
CISE Organization
Over 45 Programs
CISE
ACIR
Advanced
Computation
Research
ANIR
C-CR
Networking Commun.
Research, Sig. Proc.
Middleware Embed Sys
Dsgn Aut
Architecture
EIA
Cross-cut.
Programs
[Edu, Divrs,
Infra, Expr]
IIS
Dig. Soc.
HCI
Info Mngt
Robotics
Cognitive
CISE Goals
• Enable world leadership in computing,
communications & Information Science;
• Promote understanding of principles and uses
of advanced computing, communiations, and
information systems in service to society;
• Contribute to universal, transparent, and
affordable participation in an informationbased society.
CISE Budget for Awards
($millions)
$600
$500
$400
ITR
Base
$300
$200
$100
$0
1999
2000
2001
2002
Budget is used to
• Support investigator-initiated research in all
areas of computer and information sciences
and engineering;
• Develop and maintain cutting-edge national
computing and information science
infrastructure;
• Contribute to the education and training of the
next generation of computer scientists and
engineers.
CISE Infrastructure
Provides the general scientific community
with
• Access to advanced computing and
advanced networking capabilities
• Extremely powerful computing resources
• National infrastructure
• Distributed research resources and
systems for research and education
CISE Sample Research
Programs
Advanced Networking Research
Advanced Computation Research
Biocomputation
Collaborative Research on Learning Technologies
Digital Society and Technologies
Knowledge and Cognitive Systems
Operating Systems and Compilers
Signal Processing Systems; Communications
Software Engineering and Languages
Theory of Computing
CISE Sample Infrastructure
Programs
PACI (Partnerships in Adv. Comp.
Infrastructure)
High Performance Network Connections
CISE Research Infrastructure
Instrumentation Grants for Research in
CISE
CISE Research Divisions
C-CR
Computer and Communications Research
- Communications
- Computer Systems Architecture
- Design Automation
- Embedded and Hybrid Systems
- Numeric, Symbolic and Geometric Computation
- Operating Systems and Compilers
- Signal processing Systems
- Software Engineering and Languages
- Theory of Computing
- Trusted Computing
CISE Research Divisions
IIS
Information and Intelligent Systems
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Digital Society and Technologies
Human Computer Interaction
Information and Data Management
Knowledge and Cognitive Systems
Robotics and Human Augmentation
Digital Libraries
CISE Infrastructure Divisions
ANIR
Advanced Networking Infrastructure & Research
- Advanced Networking Infrastructure
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High Performance Network Connection for S&E
Experimental Infrastructure Network (EIS)
Networking Research Testbeds (NRT)
Middleware Initiative (NMI)
Special Projects in Networking
Strategic Technologies for the Internet
Research Experience for Teachers
International Networking
CISE Infrastructure Divisions
ACIR
Advanced Computational Infrastructure and
Research
- Advanced Computational Research
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Distributed Terascale Facility
Large Scientific and Software Data Set Visualization
Next Generation Software
Partnerships for Advanced Computational
Infrastructure
- Terascale Computing System
- Research Experience for Teachers
CISE Infrastructure Divisions
EIA
Experimental and Integrative Activities
- Educational Innovation
- Minority Institution Infrastructure
- ADVANCE program for women
- Combined Research-Curriculum Development
- Research Resources and Research Infrastructure
- Major Research Instrumentation
- Science and Technology Centers: Integrative
Partnerships
- Digital Government
Special Programs for
Undergraduate Institutions
Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
limit: average of 10 PhDs per year over the last 2-5
years
RUI Impact Statement
Special Note to Reviewers
Research Opportunity Awards (ROA)
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Supplements to active NSF awards
ITR: Information Technology
Research
Result of the President’s Info Tech Advisory
Committee (PITAC) Report of 1999
Resulted in the “ITR” Program starting in FY00
Budget now over $240M across NSF – more than
the CISE Research budget for base programs
Additional $35M for Terascale Computing
Infrastructure
PITAC
Presidential Information Technology Advisory
Committee (PITAC) points to Software as central
product and problem. PITAC Report in 1999.
Major Recommendation: “Make fundamental
software research an absolute priority”
Four major research priorities:
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Software
Scalable Information Infrastructure
High-End Computing (including software R&D)
Socio-Economic & Workforce Impacts
ITR Funding Picture
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
CISE
$90M $155M $176M $191M
Others
0
$60M
$66M $75M
TOTAL $90M $215M $242M $266M
ITR 2003 Modes of Funding
Three sizes of grants
– 30% funding for single-PI projects (<$500K total)
• Each NSF directorate has its own budget (Dec. 12, 2002)
– 50-60% funding to medium groups (<$1M/yr to 5
years)
• No pre-proposals !!
(Feb. 12, 2003)
• Review centrally coordinated by ITR Committee
– 10-20% funding to large groups (<$3M/yr to 5 years)
• Pre-proposals in November 2002, Full proposals March 24,2003
• Recommendation from NSF is binding
International and for-profit collaborations are encouraged
ITR 2003
Principal Research Areas
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Communication and Networking
Scientific and Engineering Frontiers
Software and Hardware Systems
Information Management
IT Societal and Human Impact
ITR 2003 Research Areas
1. Communication and Networking
- New paradigms for communication
- Large-scale network infrastructure
- Ubiquitous / pervasive computing
- Distributed sensor networks
ITR 2003 Research Areas
2. Scientific and Engineering Frontiers
- Create methodologies and instruments with new
capabilities
- Use computation to explore new science and/or
engineering concepts
- Develop new paradigms for computing (e.g., DNA
or quantum computing)
ITR 2003 Research Areas
3. Software and Hardware Systems
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Balance hardware, software, communication
Building dependable systems
Scaling up
Managing networked embedded systems
Sharing, collaborating, interacting
ITR 2003 Research Areas
4. Information Management
- Database and knowledge modeling
- Human and computer interaction
- Computer vision and robotics
- Embedded intelligent systems
ITR 2003 Research Areas
5. IT Societal and Human Impact
– Human-enabling physical devices and
systems that enhance physical capability
– Better societal use of information
– Multi-lingual systems
– Changes in business, labor & organizational
processes through e-everything
International Research
Fellowship Program
Supports young researchers to work outside
the U.S. for from three to 24 months
• Eligibility: U.S. citizens or Perm. Residents who are
within three years of a Ph.D.
• Annual deadline of the second Tuesday in October
• 20 - 40 awards per year
• Re-entry support available
• Contact: [email protected] for further details
Review Criteria
Standard NSF Criteria:
– Intellectual Merit of Proposed Activity
– Broader Impacts of Proposed Activity
ITR Considerations:
– Integration of Research and Education
– Integration of Diversity
– Innovation in IT
NSF needs reviewers!
– Key to all peer-reviewed programs
Review Criteria
As of Oct. 1, 2002, NSF will RETURN
WITHOUT REVIEW proposals that do not
include in the Project Summary an explicit
statement concerning the Broader Impacts of
the proposed research and a separate
statement addressing the Intellectual Merit of
the proposed research!
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf032/032_3.htm
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf032/bicexamples.pdf
Important URLs
www.itr.nsf.gov
www.cise.nsf.gov
www.nsf.gov
www.itrd.gov
Submitting Proposals
Select the appropriate Program: www.cise.nsf.gov
Contact the Program Director
Check the Submission Deadline
Indicate correct Program and Organization
Be as explicit as possible: Division, Program
NSF may still decide to move prop to another program
Only submit proposal once--NSF can have proposal
considered by multiple programs
Writing Effective Proposals
Reviewers do not yet know how good you are and how
wonderful your ideas are: Educate them!
Tell us:
– What problem(s) does your work address?
– Why is this problem important?
– What will you do to contribute to a solution?
– What unique ideas/approaches do you have? Put in
context
– Why are you the best person to do this work?
– How will you evaluate your results? (How will we know
if you were successful or if you failed?)
– How will you assure that the work has an impact?
Special Considerations
Choosing among opportunities
– CAREER has high prestige, 5 years, 20-25%
success rate
– Standing programs vary widely in size and
success rates
– ITR can give generous grants in many areas—
up to $15M—but with extremely low success
rates 8 - 15%