Building the Collaborative Infrastructure November 16, 2000

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Building the Collaborative Infrastructure-
November 16, 2000

• Dan VanBelleghem
• Alliance - EPSCoR Liaison Office
• 703-248-0121
• dvanbell_at_ncsa.uiuc.edu

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PITAC Report (February 1999) http//www.ccic.gov/a
c/report/
Information technology will be one of the key
factors driving progress in the 21st century - it
will transform the way we live, learn, work, and
play. Advances in computing and communications
technology will create a new infrastructure for
business, scientific research, and social
interaction.
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PITAC VisionIT Transforming our Society

• Transforming the Way We Communicate
• Transforming the Way We Deal With Information
• Transforming the Way We Learn
• Transforming the Practice of Health Care
• Transforming the Nature of Commerce
• Transforming the Nature of Work
• Transforming How We Design and Build Things
• Transforming How We Conduct Research
• Transforming Our Understanding of the Environment
• Transforming Government

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Transformations which affect the way we Perform
Research
Challenge Research problems have become more
complex and interdisciplinary innovative ways to
collaborate are needed. Vision Research is
conducted in virtual laboratories in which
scientists and engineers can routinely perform
their work without regard to physical location -
interacting with colleagues, accessing
instrumentation, sharing data and computational
resources, and accessing information in digital
libraries. All scientific and technical
journals are available on line, allowing readers
to download equations and databases and
manipulate variables to interactively explore the
published research.
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ITR in NSF Organization
Office of the Director
OIA
Polar Programs
Directorate for Biological Sciences
Directorate for Geosciences
Directorate for Computer and Information Science
s and Engineering
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical
Sciences
ITR Manager
Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Directorate for Social, Behavioral And Economic
Sciences
Directorate for Engineering
ITR Coordinating Group
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Outcomes of ITR 2000

• 90M Program in FY2000 (1st year of ITR)
• Proposals Under 500K
• 1800 letters of intent
• 1154 proposals received
• 156 awards for 148 projects to 81 institutions
• Proposals Over 500K
• 1350 letters of intent
• 980 pre-proposals received
• 133 proposals encouraged for submission
• 263 proposals received
• 75 awards for 62 projects to 41 institutions

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NSF 2001 Budget Request

• Terascale Computer System
• 45M proposed budget
• Similar to last year, single site 5 TFLOP/s
• Information Technology Research
• 100M increase proposed for CISE, 90M
  distributed across other NSF Directorates
• Much expanded technically
• Program announcement - NSF 00-126

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ITR 2001Research Areas

• 1. System Design and Implementation
• 2. People and Social Groups Interacting with
  Computers and Infrastructure
• 3. Information Management
• 4. Applications in Science and Engineering
• 5. Scalable Information Infrastructure for
  Pervasive Computing and Access

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1. System Design and Implementation

• Software
• Human-Computer Interface
• Revolutionary Computing
• Fundamental IT Models

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2. People and Social Groups Interacting with
Computers and Infrastructure

• IT Workforce
• Social and Economic Implications of IT
• Universal Access
• IT in Social and Behavioral Science
• Community Expanding Infrastructure
• IT in Education Research

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3. Information Management

• Content and Access Research
• Data Analysis
• Environmental Informatics
• Geoscience Modeling and Representation
• Biological Informatics
• Informatics in Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• Information Research, Repositories and Testbeds
• Content Resources

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4. Applications in Science and Engineering

• Computer Simulation and Data Models
• Scientific Algorithms, Data Analysis and
  Visualization
• Advanced Computation in Biological Sciences
• Advanced Computation in Engineering
• Advanced Computation in Geosciences
• Advanced Computation in Mathematical and Physical
  Sciences
• Advanced Computation in Social and Behavioral
  Sciences

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5. Scalable Information Infrastructure for
Pervasive Computing and Access

• Network Scalability
• Security, Privacy and Integrity of Information
  Infrastructure
• Sensors and Sensor Networks
• Tetherfree Communication and Networking
• Remote Access and Control of Experimental
  Facilities
• Teleimmersion

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GIS in ITR

• Information Management
• Environmental Informatics
• Research on new information systems and
  technology that support in-situ data collection
  and integration of data collected at different
  spatial and temporal scales
• Geoscience Modeling and Representation
• Studies that enable better use of online data
  about the earth, in particular the modeling and
  integration of large scale datasets in the
  geosciences and about the Earth system.

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GIS in ITR

• Applications in Science Engineering
• Data Models
• New kinds of data models that represent
  uncertainty and ambiguity inherent in real-world
  systems.
• Scientific Data Analysis
• Improved hardware, software, and methods useful
  for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing data.

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GIS in ITR
Visualization Research on visualizing large data
sets. Advanced Computation in Geosciences Researc
h that enhances computational models and
capacity in the geosciences community.
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GIS in ITR

• Scalable Information Infrastructure
• Sensors Sensor Networks
• Methods for organizing and summarizing sensor
  data, multi-layer approaches to the integration
  and coordination of large numbers of networked
  sensors.
• Tetherfree Communication Networking
• Includes supporting technologies as a component
  of broadly based wireless / tetherfree systems.

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Evolution of GIS
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GIT Requirements

• Massively distributed data and processing
• Data and systems fully interoperable
• Component-based, scalable, extensible
• Dynamic, predictive modeling capability
• Full 4-dimensional capability
• Tetherless broadband communications
• Complex, but intuitive, user-friendly
• Ubiquitous and universal access.

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GIS Challenges Data

• Data Management
• Seismic Data (3 Tb/yr)
• Satellite Weather Data (30 Tb/yr)
• Satellite Imagery (300 Tb/yr)
• Data Distribution/Discovery
• Widely distributed, often unindexed
• Intellectual property rights
• Data interoperability
• Type (numerical, text, images, sound, etc.)
• Format (vector/raster, HDF, NetCDF, etc.)

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GIS Challenges Models

• Dimensionality
• Fully 4-D, process models
• Time as continuous, independent variable
• Other variables?
• Complexity
• Finite-element, statistical-mechanical
• Computationally intensive
• Scale
• Space molecular to global
• Time microseconds to millions of years

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NSF 2001 ITR Target Dates

• Small Projects (under 500K)
• Full Proposal - January 22, 2001
• Group Projects (up to 5M)b
• Pre-proposals - November 27, 2000
• Full Proposals - April 9, 2001
• Large Projects (up to 15M)
• Pre-proposals - December 4, 2000
• Full Proposals - April 23, 2001
• More info -see the FAQs at the ITR web site
• http//www.itr.nsf.gov/

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NEW DIRECTIONS FOR ANIR The Division includes
two lines of effort Networking Research at a
point of explosive growth, new definition under
the Information Technology Initiative Networking
Infrastructure at a point of major redefinition
and refocus
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New Directions in Networking Research Fundamental
research in networking will deal with ways of
extending the reach of networking through
pervasive and ubiquitous networking of
heterogeneous devices performing a variety of
services in office, industry, and home
environments. Build the scientific basis for
future developments in networking Maintain our
leadership capability in networking
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Scalability Extending the reach by researching
networking architectures that can support very
large increases in the number of people and the
number and variety of devices connected to
them. Security and Privacy in the Information
Infrastructure Extending the reach to
applications such as medicine and commerce that
must have security and privacy. Tools for
Networked Collaboration Extending the reach to
remote collaborations of the future
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Tetherfree Communications Extending the reach to
unwired locations and moving users. Social
Economic Implications of Information Technology
Extending the reach to novel applications that
arise as IT stimulates the transformation of
society
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Directions in New Network Infrastructure Infrastr
ucture is a Tool for Enabling Research and
Education Stimulate and contribute to the
research and education community the very latest
in high performance networking capability. The
line between research and infrastructure is much
less sharp today. Considered a positive
feature of the Division activities.
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• EXTENDING THE REACH
• of High Performance Networking
• through
• Networked Applications
• Networking for New Participants
• Network and Middleware Service Capabilities
• Enabling Research / Education

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• Networked Applications
• Distance Living and Learning
• Scientific Data Observation, Analysis and
  Visualization
• Scientific Databases
• Tools for Telecollaboration
• Interdisciplinary from the initial planning
  stages
• Teams of researchers

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Networking for New Participants insuring that
institutions not now taking advantage of high
performance networking have the opportunity to do
so technical assistance management
awareness appropriate partnering for
technical strength for funding resources
appropriate applications for
collaborative applications in education and
research
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Network and Middleware Service Capabilities -Devel
opment of middleware network service capabilities
to provide for ready and stable user service
required for the efficient utilization of the
capabilities now becoming available in
backbones End-to-End performance, extending
beyond the edge of the backbone seamless high
performance network and middleware services
across different backbones -Identify new high
performance network needs of the scientific
disciplines and enable the network community to
meet these needs -Integrate network research and
network infrastructure activities in network and
middleware services development -Build
partnerships between discipline-specific
researchers and networkers
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Network Access Technologies Access Networks
Wireless Satellite Fiber in the Office
or Campus Middleware Mobility Serv
ices Broadband Last Mile Technologies
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Network Access Technologies Access Networks
Wireless Satellite Fiber in the Office
or Campus Middleware Mobility Serv
ices Broadband Last Mile Technologies
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Conclusion

• ITR funding may augment both research and
  infrastructure activities in ANIR.
• Six new program officers in ANIR
• Revised/New Program Announcements
• Networking Research Program
• Special Projects in Networking
• Internet Technologies Program
• Networking for New Participants (Connections)
• New Program - Middleware - Multi-agency

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Partnerships for InnovationKey Underlying Tenets

• Innovation happens locally - partnerships with
  state, regional and local governments and
  industry are key to success and
• Innovation is critically dependent upon new
  knowledge and the availability of a knowledge
  workforce - therefore partnerships with academic
  institutions of all types are key to success.

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Partnerships for Innovationhttp//www.nsf.gov/cgi
-bin/getpub?nsf0082

• This competition will support the planning and
  early implementation of new activities designed
  to support and sustain innovation in the
  long-term activities undertaken by promising
  partnerships among academe, government, and the
  private sector.

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Partnerships for InnovationProgram Features

• Cost Sharing 10
• Proposal Limitation per Institution
• Dean or Higher must be PI or Co-PI
• Non-binding Notice of Intent June 1, 2000
• Proposal Deadline July 6, 2000
• Award Amount 300K-600K
• Award Duration 2 or 3 years

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National SMET Education Digital Library (NSDL)
Program

• A managed environment of multimedia materials in
  digital form, designed for the benefit of its
  user population, structured to facilitate access
  to its contents, and equipped with aids to
  navigate the global network ... with users and
  holdings totally distributed, but managed as a
  coherent whole. (Mel Collier, ISDL 97)

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NSDL Program Tracks(3 funding cycles FY 2000,
2001, 2002)

• Core Integration System (first 2 cycles only)
• Collections (all three cycles)
• Services (all three cycles)
• Targeted Research (all three cycles)
• FY 2000 deadline April 14, 2000
• Anticipated deadlines April 2001, 2002

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Anticipated Award AmountsFY 2000

• Core Integration System 3-5 awards, up to 1M
  each, up to 24 months
• Collections 3-5 awards, up to 1M each, up to 24
  months
• Services 6-8 awards, up to 500K each, up to 24
  months
• Targeted Research 4-6 awards, up to 250K each,
  up to 24 months

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CADRE Division of Experimental and Integrative
Programs

• CISE Advanced Distributed Resources for
  Experiments (CADRE)
• Experimental Activities Program

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CADRE

• Deadline January 15 each year
• Infrastructure that can be shared nationally,
  using the Internet for distributed access to
  experimental resources.
• CADRE activities are primarily resources in
  support of research and education, rather than
  self-contained research projects.

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NIH - IDeA

• Institutional Development Award Program
• (like NSFs EPSCoR Program)
• Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence
• (CoBRE)
• //www.ncrr.nih.gov/resinfra.htm

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Network News

• EPSCoR Satellite/Wireless Workshop
• Phase 1 - July 20-22, 2000 - SDSC
• Phase 2 - December 7, 2000 - UNLV
• http//www.nevada.edu/epscor/conference.html
• Reduce the performance gap - connected
  universities and rural areas and scientists in
  the field.
• How to achieve network ubiquity and best service
  through hybrid networks.
• Invite Rick Summerhill and GPN for proposal
  writing

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