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New NSF Convergence Accelerator Themes

March 29th, 2021 / in Announcements, awards, NSF, pipeline, policy / by Helen Wright

The NSF Convergence Accelerator issued a new funding opportunity (NSF-21-572) focused on two research track topics; the Networked Blue Economy and Trust & Authenticity in Communication Systems.

Launched in 2019, the NSF Convergence Accelerator brings together multiple disciplines, expertise, and cross-cutting partnerships to develop solutions through a convergence research approach and innovation processes.

The Trust & Authenticity in Communication Systems (Track F) might be particularly interesting for our research community.

“Modern life is dependent on access to communications systems that offer trustworthy and accurate information. Economic growth and opportunity depend on dynamic innovation and transaction networks to connect American families, communities, and businesses to a range of goods and services to improve the quality of life. Yet, these systems face a common threat; communication systems can be manipulated or can have unanticipated negative effects. The overarching track goal is to address the urgent need for tools and techniques to help our nation effectively prevent, mitigate, and adapt to critical threats to communication systems.”

Submitters from academia, industry, non-profit, and other organizations are encouraged to submit proposals. Academia, please refer to this website. Industry, non-profit, and others, please refer to this website. The letter of intent is due May 5, 2021 (required) and the full proposal is due June 14, 2021.

There are two informational webinars coming up as well.

Academic Submitters

April 8, 2021, 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET

April 20, 2021 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET

Industry/Non-Profit/Other Submitters

April 14, 2021 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET

Please register for the webinars here.

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently released white papers that are related to Track F (Computing Research Challenges in Next Generation Wireless Networking and A Research Ecosystem for Secure Computing). Also, the CCC has a task force that is following cybersecurity and cybertrust issues. Please stay tuned to the blog.