NSF and CISE Updates Jeannette M Wing Assistant

NSF and CISE Updates Jeannette M. Wing Assistant Director Computer and Information Science and Engineering National Science Foundation CISE Advisory Committee Meeting May 7, 2010

Not-so A New Administration ^

Science and Research Informs Policy • It talks science and research: We’ll restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders…. [President Obama, Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009] Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been before. And if there was ever a day that reminded us of our shared stake in science and research, it’s today. [President Obama, speech at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), April 27, 2009] • And it talks evidence-based policy: …to ensure that federal policies are based on the best and most unbiased scientific information [President Obama, NAS] CISE AC 3 Jeannette M. Wing

Administration Priorities • Scientific interests →– – → →– →– →– – → Economy: innovation, jobs, prosperity, growth Energy: Obama’s Sputnik Health: biomedical and IT Security Broadband, including spectrum: http: //www. broadband. gov/ STEM Education: K-12 through life-long • Cross-cutting – – – CISE AC High-risk, high-return Multi-disciplinary Young investigators “Open innovation” model Accountability and transparency 4 Jeannette M. Wing

NSF

CISE Overview 6 Jeannette M. Wing

FY 08 -FY 11 NSF/CISE Funding • FY 08 NSF $6. 13 B • CISE Appropriation was $535 million, 1. 5% increase from FY 07 • FY 09 NSF $6. 49 B, 7% over FY 08 • CISE Appropriation was $574 million, 7. 1% over FY 08. – ARRA (“stimulus”) NSF: $3 billion • CISE ARRA: $235 million • FY 10 NSF $6. 93 B, 7. 07% over FY 09 • CISE Appropriation is $618. 83 million, 7. 71% over FY 09 (excl. ARRA). • FY 11 NSF Request $7. 4 B, 8. 5% over FY 09 • CISE Request is $684. 51 million, 10. 6% over FY 10 CISE Overview 7 Jeannette M. Wing

NSF FY 2011 Request to Congress (Dollars in Millions) Request over FY 2010 Estimate Amount $ 53. 27 Percent 7. 5% $ 65. 68 10. 6% $ 64. 65 10. 5% $ 65. 65 7. 4% $ 58. 07 4. 3% $ 13. 54 5. 3% $ 13. 79 6. 4% $551. 89 8. 0% → BIO CISE ENG (Excl SBIR) GEO MPS SBE OCI NSF Total FY 2011 $ 767. 81 $ 684. 51 $ 682. 81 $ 955. 29 $1, 409. 91 $ 268. 79 $ 228. 07 $7, 424. 40

FY 11 NSF-wide New Requests

SEES: Science, Engineering, and Education for a Sustainable Well-Being • Sustainability = energy, environment, climate, economics • $765. 50 M NSF, $29. 36 M CISE • FY 10 Climate Research Initiative FY 11 SEES • CISE Interests – Direct (CCF, CNS): energy-intelligent computing to optimize energycomputational performance in computing & communications systems – Indirect (CNS, IIS): advances in computing to reduce energy consumption in other sectors, e. g. , Smart Grid, Smart Home, Smart Transportation – Foundational (CCF): energy as a third resource, along with time and space, to measure algorithmic complexity and system performance – Systemic (CCF, IIS): algorithms and software for climate modeling, economic and social incentives CISE AC Partial Declare 10 Success! ^ Jeannette M. Wing

CTE: Cyberlearning Transforming Education • CISE + EHR + SBE: $41. 28 M total, $15. 00 M CISE • Advanced learning technologies to enhance learning - Anytime, Anywhere Learning - Personalized Learning - (Cyber)Learning about (Cyber)Learning • It’s a research program: Fundamental knowledge about learning to inform new cyber tools and techniques • Assessment and evaluation is a challenge CISE AC Declare 11 Success! Jeannette M. Wing

FY 10 Updates: NSF-wide Investments

Five Science and Technology Centers → • Science of Information – Szpankowski, Purdue, Bryn Mawr, Howard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Berkeley, UCSD, UIUC – What is Information? – One of our fields “Deep Questions” [Wing, CACM 2008] – Core of CCF/CIF → • BEACON, Goodman, MSU, UT/Austin, UW, NCSU, U of Idaho – Computational Methods to Study Evolution → • Energy Efficient Electronics Science, Yablonovitch, Berkeley+ … – Millivolt electronic switch as successor to transistor → • Integrated Cellular Systems, Kamm, MIT+ … – Engineer clusters of living cells or “biological machines” • Dark Energy Biosphere, Edwards, USC+ … CISE AC 13 Jeannette M. Wing

CDI: Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation Computational Thinking for Science and Engineering • Paradigm shift – Not just computing’s metal tools (transistors and wires) but also our mental tools (abstractions and methods) • It’s about partnerships and transformative research. – To innovate in/innovatively use computational thinking; and – To advance more than one science/engineering discipline. • Investments by all directorates and offices – FY 08: $48 M, 1800 Letters of Intent, 1300 Preliminary Proposals, 200 Full Proposals, 36 Awards – FY 09: $63 M+, 830 Preliminary Proposals, 283 Full Proposals, 53+ Awards – FY 10: 320 Full Proposals, … holding panels now …. – FY 11 President’s Request: > $100 M CISE AC 14 Jeannette M. Wing

CISE

Expeditions • Bold, creative, visionary, high-risk ideas • Whole >> part i i • Solicitation is deliberately underconstrained – Tell us what YOU want to do! – Response to community • Loss of ITR Large, DARPA changes, support for high-risk research, large experimental systems research, etc. • ~ 3 awards, each at $10 M for 5 year – FY 08 122 LOI, 75 prelim, 20 final, 7 reverse site visits, 4 awards – FY 09 48 prelim, 20 final, 7 reverse site visits, 3 awards – FY 10 23 prelim, 16 final, … What does it mean and what should we do about it? Go to 18 -month starting FY 11 and reassess for future. CISE AC 16 Jeannette M. Wing

FY 08 -FY 09 Awards • FY 08 Awards – Computational Sustainability • Gomes, Cornell, Bowdoin College, the Conservation Fund, Howard University, Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Intractability • Arora, Princeton, Rutgers, NYU, Inst for Adv. Studies – Molecular Programming • Winfrey, Cal Tech, UW – Open Programmable Mobile Internet • Mc. Keown, Stanford • FY 09 Awards (funded with ARRA – Customized Computing Technology • Cong, UCLA – Modeling Tools for Disease and Complex Systems →– CISE AC • Clarke, CMU, NYU, Cornell, SUNY Stony Brook, University of Maryland Robotic Bees • Wood, Harvard 17 Jeannette M. Wing

Core and Cross-Cutting Programs CCF CNS IIS Core • Algorithmic F’ns • Communications & Information F’ns • Software & Hardware F’ns • Computer Systems • Network Systems • Infrastructure • Education & Workforce • Human-Centered • Information Integration & Informatics • Robust Intelligence Cross-Cutting • Data-intensive Computing • Network Science and Engineering • Trustworthy Computing Plus many other programs with other NSF directorates and other agencies CISE AC 18 Jeannette M. Wing

Updates of Joint and Cross-Cutting Programs

FY 10 Joint Programs (CISE + X) 0011000010 • Cyber-Physical Systems (CISE + ENG) – – 100100000111111 1110011100 000111100100011 FY 09 527 projects (642 proposals) submitted, 58 awards, 11% success rate. FY 10 366 projects (475 proposals) March 11 Interagency workshop, strong OSTP interest CPS Week (April) in Stockholm had 560 participants • Socially Intelligent Computing (CISE + SBE) – Computer = Networks [Humans + Machines] – FY 10 148 proposals submitted, xx awards, yy success rate. • Computer Science and Economics (CISE + SBE) – Algorithmic game theory, automated mechanism design, new economic models for internet marketplaces, etc. • SI 2: Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation – OCI, BIO, CISE, ENG, GEO, MPS, OISE, SBE – http: //www. nsf. gov/pubs/2010/nsf 10029. jsp? org=OCI – Middleware and application software for science and engineering CISE AC 20 Jeannette M. Wing

Cross-Cutting Programs • Data-intensive Computing – Cloud infrastructure (next slide) • Transition from CISE to OCI Declare Success! – Research funded by CISE rolls into core programs • Network Science and Engineering →– GENI – Future Internet Architectures – National Context: National Broadband Plan Declare Success! • Trustworthy Computing – FY 11 Request $70 M, $55 M from CNCI ($15 M above FY 10) – National Context CISE AC • Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative • Cybersecurity Act of 2010 Draft Legislation in Senate 21 Jeannette M. Wing

Cloud Computing Infrastructure for CISE Community • Google + IBM partnership announced in February 2008 – Access to 1600+ nodes, software and services (Hadoop, Tivoli, etc. ) – Cluster Exploratory (Clu. E) seed program – April 23, 2008: Press release on Clu. E awards to 14 universities • http: //www. nsf. gov/news_summ. jsp? cntn_id=114686&org=NSF&fro m=news – Oct 5 -6, 2009: Clu. E PI meeting, Mountain View, CA • https: //wiki. umiacs. umd. edu/ccc/index. php/CLu. E_PI_Meeting_2009 • HP + Intel + Yahoo! + UIUC cluster announced in July 2008 – 1000+ nodes – Bare machine, not just software (Hadoop) accessible – Hosted at UIUC, available to entire community • Microsoft partnership to provide Windows Azure platform – Announced February 4, 2010 – Supplements, EAGERs, Computing in the Cloud solicitation – Engages BIO, EHR, GEO, MPS, OCI, SBE too. CISE Overview 22 Jeannette M. Wing

Others • Joint with other directorates and offices • Activities with other agencies, e. g. , DARPA, DHS, IARPA, NGA, NIH, NSA, ONC • Partnerships with companies – – – CISE + BIO + SBE + MPS: Computational Neuroscience (with NIH) CISE + ENG: Cyber-Physical Systems, Multi-core (with SRC) CISE + MPS: FODAVA (with DHS), MCS OCI + OCI: HECURA, Data. Net, SI 2 Google+IBM, HP+Intel+Yahoo!, Microsoft: Data-Intensive Computing SRC: Multi-core • Activities with other countries: Germany (CRCNS), China (3 rd summit in June) • Research infrastructure: CRI, MRI … Please see website www. cise. nsf. gov for full list. CISE AC 23 Jeannette M. Wing

Education and Workforce

Education Implications for K-12 Question and Challenge for the Computing Community: What is an effective way of learning (teaching) computational thinking by (to) K-12? - What concepts can students (educators) best learn (teach) when? What is our analogy to numbers in K, algebra in 7, and calculus in 12? - We uniquely also should ask how best to integrate The Computer with teaching the concepts. • Two CSTB Workshops on Computational Thinking for Everyone. • First workshop report: http: //www. nap. edu/catalog. php? record_id=12840 CISE AC 25 Jeannette M. Wing

CISE Education Program Plans • One program building on successes of CPATH and BPC • Pipeline – Lengthen it: Middle school and up – Fatten it: Diversity along multiple dimensions • Theme is “Computing is for Everyone” – Side benefit: Inspiring more at a younger age to enter our field – Supports more centrally: 10 K x 10 K, CS AP course/exam with College Board, “C” in STEM, National Lab Day – Consistent with “Let’s Compute!” CISE Strategic Framework • Stay tuned: Program solicitation to come this summer! CISE AC 26 Jeannette M. Wing

Young Faculty and Graduate Student Support • CAREER program – $54. 57 M in FY 11 – 7. 1% increase over FY 10 • Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) – $2. 55 M in FY 11 – Reflects doubling over past two years – Please encourage your seniors and first-year graduate students to apply! CISE AC 27 Jeannette M. Wing

Computing Innovation Fellows (CIFellows) • Situation: Economic crisis for graduating Ph. D. students • Goal: Keep people in the academic pipeline • CISE awards CRA $15 M for 100 fellows (60 this year, 40 next) • Tremendous response: 526 applicants, over 1300 mentors from 200 institutions • FY 09: Matching to ensure “cross flow” and diversity – 60 from 43 distinct institutions going to 49 distinct institutions, including 6 industrial research labs – 40% women, 13% underrepresented minorities, 77% US or PR • FY 10: Proposal for one-year renewal for 55 current CI Fellows, fund 36 new ones; and extensive evaluation of project • Social experiment for our field – Where will the individuals be in six years? – Will their institutions be different? CISE AC 28 Jeannette M. Wing

Let’s Compute! Computing is for Everyone • Increase IT-savvy in general workforce • Increase interest in students to enter CISE majors • Increase diversity in CISE fields • Comments on draft welcome!

In the Works

Smart Health • It’s more than electronic health records • It’s more than digitizing current data and processes What are the computing research challenges such that we can transform healthcare delivery and wellness management of all individuals? • Modeling, decision making, discovery, visualization, summarization, data availability, smart sensing, telemetry, actuation for patient monitoring, robotics and vision for diagnosis and surgery, deployment (software integration), security and privacy, … • CISE AD co-chairs with ONC NITRD Health IT Planning Group • FDA, NIST, NIH, NLM, NSF, ONC, VA • ARRA Section 13202(b) – NITRD Strategic Plan for Health IT • Working with ENG and SBE within NSF • OSTP support CISE Overview 31 Jeannette M. Wing

CISE Family Updates

Waterman Award • Subhash Khot, NYU • Theoretical computer science – Unique Games Conjecture – Connections between optimization, computer science, mathematics • Given since 1976 – CISE-y winners have been Emanuel Candes (2006, compressed sensing), Vahid Tarokh (2001, wireless communications), Herbert Edelsbrunner (1991, computational geometry), and Terence Tao (2008, mathematics) CISE AC 33 Jeannette M. Wing

Welcome New Staff and Staff Transitions • • • Division Directors (DDs) – Incoming: Keith Marzullo (CNS) and Howard Wactlar (IIS) – Outgoing: Sampath Kannan (CCF), Ty Znati (CNS), and Haym Hirsh (IIS) Deputy Division Directors (DDDs), Acting – Anita La. Salle (CCF) – Suzi Iacono (IIS) Expert Appointment – Richard Hirsh, MRI Program Directors (PDs) – Carl Landwehr, U of MD, Trustworthy Computing, CNS, joined last Nov – Thomas Henderson, U of Utah, Robust Intelligence, IIS, Expert Appt now, IPA starts this summer – Sven Koenig, USC, Robust Intelligence, IIS, starts June 21 Admin staff – Iesha Mc. Ghee, Ne. Ts/Net. SE – Nelka Fernando, Trustworthy Computing – Tiffany Hall, Ne. Ts/Net. SE STEP Student – Daniel Sheehy, CCF CISE AC 34 Jeannette M. Wing

Scientific Staff Searches • CCF Division Director: PLEASE HELP! • PDs ongoing for these areas: – – – – Programming languages, formal methods, software engineering Trustworthy computing Numeric/symbolic computation/optimization Wireless communications SEES: Energy, power management, sustainability CTE: cyberlearning Smart health • High-quality people CISE AC 35 Jeannette M. Wing

Elephants in the Room

How You Can Help NSF

CISE AC Roles • External – Helping get CISE’s and NSF’s messages heard. • Internal – Advise CISE on programs, potential new initiatives, and policies through suggestions and feedback • In between meetings CISE AC 38 Jeannette M. Wing

Your Feedback Wanted • NSF Strategic Plan – Provide feedback through http: //www. surveymonkey. com/s/CDQWMQ 8? c=3399 • NSF Open Government Plan – www. nsf. gov/open • CISE Let’s Compute (noontime discussion) CISE AC 39 Jeannette M. Wing

NSF Needs Good People • Quality of program directors Þ Affects quality of reviewers chosen on panels and ad hoc Þ Affects quality of reviews PIs receive Þ Affects funding decisions Þ Affects the nature and content of our research Þ Affects the frontiers of our discipline! • Collective effort • We are all part of the solution. • We are in this together! • CSTB, CRA, ACM, CCC, … • Government—Academia—Industry ecosystem CISE AC 40 Jeannette M. Wing

What You Can Do for NSF, for Computing In increasing order of comfort: • Service counts: Discuss at your institution how to include service as part of the evaluation, promotion, and tenure process. • Names, names: Have your department head/dean/lab director send Dick Karp and me (1) a list of qualified reviewers, (2) a list of potential program directors, division directors, assistant directors. • Support the field, support your colleagues: Our self-hypercriticalness hurts us when we compete at the foundation level (e. g. , MRI, PECASE, S&TCs, ERCs, IGERT, CDI). • Most importantly: Do great research! • Be creative, innovative, bold, visionary. As senior members of the community, set an example for and mentor the junior members. • Send us your good ideas! CISE AC 41 Jeannette M. Wing

How Hypercritical Are We? DIRECTORATES NSF 2010 Declines. Average of Average Score Total 4. 16 4. 24 4. 49 4. 24 3. 97 4. 25 3. 91 4. 28 4. 23 3. 15 3. 12 3. 35 3. 05 2. 85 3. 48 2. 96 3. 41 2. 98 3. 40 3. 24 3. 16 3. 49 3. 11 2. 96 3. 56 3. 06 3. 48 3. 05 3. 49 NSF 01 O/D 03 MPS 04 SBE 05 CSE 06 GEO 07 ENG 08 BIO 11 EHR 14 OPP → Awards- Average of Average Score Data from 2005 through 2010 are similar CISE AC 42 Jeannette M. Wing

Serve the Nation “We also need to engage the scientific community directly in the work of public policy. ” [President Obama, speech at the National Academy of Sciences, April 27, 2009] CISE AC 43 Jeannette M. Wing

Thanks to CISE! • CISE works as a team. • Special thanks to all the program directors and administrative staff. CISE AC 44 Jeannette M. Wing

Thank You!

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