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National Science Foundation nsf

National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov. Maria Zemankova, Ph.D. mzemanko@nsf.gov Program Director Information & Knowledge Management Information & Intelligent Systems Division Computer & Information Science & Engineering Directorate http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iis 703-292-8930.

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National Science Foundation nsf

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  1. National Science Foundationhttp://www.nsf.gov Maria Zemankova, Ph.D.mzemanko@nsf.gov Program Director Information & Knowledge Management Information & Intelligent Systems Division Computer & Information Science & Engineering Directorate http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iis 703-292-8930

  2. NSF IN A NUTSHELL Independent Agency Supports basic research & education Uses grant mechanism Low overhead; effective use of IT Discipline-based structure Cross-disciplinary mechanisms Use of Rotators/IPAs National Science Board

  3. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Director Deputy Director (OD) National Science Board (NSB) Inspector General (OIG) Staff Offices Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) Computer & Information Science & Eng (CISE) Biological Sciences (BIO) Engineering (ENG) Geosciences (GEO) Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) Budget, Finance & Award Management (BFA) Information Resource Management (IRM) Education & Human Resources (EHR)

  4. OTHER NSF OFFICES EPSCoR Integrative Affairs International S&E Polar Programs SBIR/STTR New: Office of Cyber Infrastructure • Legislative & Public Affairs (OLPA) • General Counsel • Equal Opportunity • Overseas (Paris/Tokyo)

  5. NSF PROPOSALSUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY* U.S. Universities and Colleges U.S. Nonprofit, Nonacademic Organizations U.S. For-Profit Organizations State/Local Educational Organizations Unaffiliated U.S. Scientists, Engineers, Educators, & Citizens NSF Rarely Supports Foreign Organizations or Other Federal Agencies * Program Solicitations may establish more restrictive eligibility

  6. NSF STRATEGIC INVESTMENT GOALS People - Developing “a diverse, internationally competitive and globally engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and well-prepared citizens.” Ideas - Enabling “discoveries across the frontier of science and engineering, connected to learning, innovation, and service to society.” Tools - Providing “broadly accessible, state-of-the-art shared research and education tools.” => Nuggets! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Organizational Excellence – Operating an agile, innovative organization with leadership and sound business practices

  7. APPROPRIATIONS FOR NFS FY 1998 - 2007 ? 7.9% Flat 9.4%

  8. NSF PROPOSAL STATISTICS(FY 2005) 41,751 proposal actions ~254,000 reviews ~58,000 reviewers 9,784 awards 23.0% funding rate NSF-9

  9. COMPARISON OF NSF BUDGET, STAFF, ANDCOMPETITIVE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION 250% 200% 150% 100% 50% 0% -50% Percentage Change 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003

  10. NSF SHARE OF TOTAL FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR BASIC RESEARCHAT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS Computer sciences Mathematics Social sciences Environmental sciences Engineering Physical sciences Biological sciences (non-medical) Psychology Medical sciences

  11. Where is Knowledge Mapping at NSF? • Everywhere!!! • Or nowhere? • Use • OLPA: S & E Visualization Challenge http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/ • Science and Engineering Statistics S&E Indicators 2006 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/ • Potential use across NSF • Funding Opportunities • CISE, ENG, EHR, OCI, SBE, BIO, GEO, MPS • IGERT, CAREER, GOALI, SBIR, … • SGERs, workshops, REUs, RETs, …

  12. Potential Use • Help to understand and balance the portfolio of funded research • See the changes of supported areas over time • Formation of new areas • Impacts of initiatives • See the impact of funded research • Numbers and impact of publications (citations) • Numbers of patents • Formation of new research communities • Planning: discover relationships and areas of promising research • Help program directors better manage proposal review and award recommendations

  13. Funding Opportunities:EverywhereHow to Find Them?

  14. CISE Mission • CISE has three goals: • Promoteunderstanding of the principles and uses of advanced computing, communications, and information systems in service to society; • Contribute to universal, transparent, and affordable participation in an information-based society; and • Enable the United States to remain competitive in computing, communications, and information science and engineering.

  15. Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE): Current Organization Office of the Assistant Director Computing and Information and Computer and Communication Intelligent Network Foundations Systems Systems (CCF) (IIS) (CNS) Crosscutting EmphasisAreas: Cyber Trust, Science of Design,Broadening Participation

  16. Computing andCommunication Foundations Division (CCF) • Theoretical Foundations • Computer science theory; numerical computing; computational algebra and geometry; signal processing and communication • Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts • Software engineering; software tools for HPC; programming languages; compilers; computer architecture; graphics and visualization • Emerging Models and Technologies for Computation • Computational biology; quantum computing; nano-scale computing; biologically inspired computing

  17. Computer and Network Systems Division (CNS) • Computer Systems • Distributed systems; embedded and hybrid systems; next-generation software; parallel systems • Network Systems • Networking research broadly defined plus focus areas • Computing Research Infrastructure • Equipment and infrastructure to advance computing research • Education and Workforce • IT workforce; special projects; cross-directorate activities (e.g., REU sites, IGERT, ADVANCE)

  18. Information and Intelligent Systems Division (IIS): New Clusters • Informatics and Information Integration • BioInformatics, GeoInformatics … • Databases, Information & Knowledge Management • Digital Gov’t • Digital Libraries • Robust Intelligence • Artificial intelligence • Machine vision • Robotics • Speech and language (using computers) • Human Centered Computing • Human computer interaction • Educational technology • Computer-supported cooperative work • Impact of IT on business, governance, social environment

  19. GENI Initiative: Global Environment for Networking Investigations • The GENI Initiative envisions the creation of new networking and distributed system architectures, e.g.: • Build in security and robustness; • Enable the vision of pervasive computing and bridge the gap between the physical and virtual worlds by including mobile, wireless and sensor networks; • Enable control and management of other critical infrastructures; • Include ease of operation and usability; and • Enable new classes of societal-level services and applications. See: www.nsf.gov/cise/geni

  20. Office of Cyberinfrastructure: Vision • “Atkins report” - Blue-ribbon panel, chaired by Daniel E. Atkins • Called for a national-level, integrated system of hardware, software, & data resources and services • New infrastructure to enable new paradigms of science & engineering research and education with increased efficiency www. nsf.gov/od/oci/reports/toc.jsp

  21. “Borromean Ring*” teams needed for Cyberinfrastructure Success Computer & Information, Science& Engineering Social & Behavioral Sciences Disciplinary, multi-disciplinary research communities People & Society Iterative, participatory design; collateral learning. *Three symmetric, interlocking rings, no two of which are interlinked. Removing one destroys the synergy. Atkins- Symposium on KES: Past, Present and Future

  22. NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Vision (FY 2006 – 2010) • Ch. 1 : Call to Action Visions for: • Ch. 2 : High Performance Computing • Ch. 3 : Data, Data Analysis & Visualizaton • Ch. 4 : Collaboratories, Observatories and Virtual Organizations • Ch. 5 : Learning and Workforce Development http://www.nsf.gov/od/oci/ci_v5.pdf To Be Completed in Summer 2006

  23. New CI-TEAM Solicitation Due June 5, 2006 • Aims to prepare science and engineering workforce with knowledge and skills needed to create, advance and use cyberinfrastructure for discovery, learning and innovation across and within all areas of science and engineering. • Exploits the power of Cyberinfrastructure to cross digital, disciplinary, institutional, and geographic divides and fosters inclusion of diverse groups of people and organizations, with particular emphasis on traditionally underrepresented groups. • Focus on workforce development activities; <50% tool development. • FY06 program funds ~ $10 M for two types of awards: • Demonstration Projects ≤ $250,000 • Implementation Projects ≤ $1,000,000 (expected to deliver sustainable learning and workforce development activities that complement ongoing NSF investment in cyberinfrastructure).

  24. CISE & ENG/Nanotechnology: Co-Funding IIS-0311628 Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizonahttp://ai.eller.arizona.edu SGER: Intelligent Patent Analysis and Visualization Z. Huang, H. Chen, Z.-K. Chen and M. C. Roco, "International Nanotechnology Development in 2003: Country, Institution, and Technology Field Analysis Based on USPTO Patent Database“, Journal of Nanoparticale Research (JNR), 6(4), 325-354, (2004): http://uaeller.eller.arizona.edu/%7Ezhuang/Zan/papers/international.jnr.pdf

  25. Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona SGER: Intelligent Patent Analysis and Visualization NSE Grant/Patent Topic Association Grant-patent topic linkages patterns Pattern I (circled): A grant topic followed by several associated patent topics in later time periods. It may indicate that new research interest invokes industry efforts.

  26. SBE & NSF: Human & Social Dynamics(Fourth Year) Fiscal Year 2006 areas of emphasis: Agents of change – focusing on large-scale changes in humanity and society in areas such as industrial globalization and disease epidemics, and how we influence technological change Dynamics of human behavior – applying state-of-the-art methods and cross-disciplinary approaches to better understand the dynamics that influence human behavior and action Decision-making and risk – improving decision-making in an uncertain world by studying risk perception and response to stimuli such as hazards and extreme events and the role of educational systems in that response

  27. SBE • Geography and Regional Studies • Collaboration with IIS/IKM and SEIII • Cognitive Science • Antropology, …

  28. Education and Human Resources (EHR)Some Example Projects (selected from 50+) Data Visualization: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Reducing the Cognitive Load when Extracting Meaning from Large Data Sets (Undergraduate) Development of Quantitative Geography Curriculum Based on Numeric Visualization (Undergraduate) Visualization in Science and Education (workshop) Windows on Earth (Informal Science) Seeing and Understanding: Gordon Conference, Workshops, and Mini-Grants to Guide Visualization Research in Science and Education (Research on Learning) Visualizing Statistical Relationships (Research on Learning) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advanced Learning Technologies (ATL): deadline 05/04/06

  29. International Polar Year Marks the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (1957-58) Fiscal 2007 areas of emphasis: Study of Environmental Arctic Change Polar Ice Sheet Dynamics and Stability Life in the Cold and Dark

  30. Keeping Aware: Resources at your Disposal NSF Web Site: http://www.nsf.gov Funding Opportunities Calendar at NSF Guide to Programs/Browsing of Funding Opportunities Funding Search Engine by keywords (can the results be visualized???) Upcoming Due dates Custom e-mail for your interests: http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/ Awards: Search award abstracts for keywords and find where at NSF the topic is funded and who is doing the research (can the results be visualized???)

  31. Additional Pointers • From: Kostoff, Ronald (Office of Naval Research) Sent: 3/26/2005 8:03 AM SUBJECT: ACCELERATING RADICAL DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION New of approaches for systematically identifying and accelerating potentially radical discovery and innovation in science and technology. This systematic capability is applicable to all phases of the science and technology development cycle (planning, investment/ selection, execution, review, publication/ dissemination, transition). It should be of interest to research managers, performers, administrators, investors, and journal editors who might benefit strongly from using such a systematic discovery and innovation approach in their work. http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/special/354/technowatch/textmine.asp • DOE Information Vizualization • NIH/NSF Information Vizualization: Future Challenges

  32. Post Script

  33. "Worldwide Scientific Publishing Activity“ "Worldwide Scientific Publishing Activity“ CAROLINA PEREZ-IRATXETA 1,2 MIGUEL A. ANDRADE 1,2 1 European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany 2 Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Berlin, Germany Science, 26 July 2002, p. 519 Analysis of MEDLINE articles as an indicator of world's wealth. Assumption: publishing activity in peer-reviewed journals is correlated to scientific activity => amount of papers published by individuals of a nation (divided by its total population) can be taken as an indicator of that nation's wealth

  34. 10,000 1,000 100 10 1 No data • Approximate amount of publications for the years 1996–2001 per million inhabitants by country

  35. (B) Ratio of the number of publications for 1996–2001 to the number of publications for 1989–95 Stable trend Positive trend Negative trend No data

  36. Mental Diseases Prevalence Least Most

  37. Knowledge Mapping:validation? • Understandability • Conclusions • …

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