In May of 2013, we reported that the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), facilitating a partnership on research in networking technology and systems enabling future Internet/new-generation networks.  The first round of awards through the Japan-U.S. Network Opportunity (JUNO) program have been announced. From the Press Release: The seven awards aim to explore fundamental aspects of next-generation computer networks, investigating how to scale these networks to support trillions of network-connected devices and objects. 2014 JUNO Awards Virtual Mobile Cloud Network for Realizing Scalable, Real-Time Cyber Physical Systems Principal Investigator: Dipankar Raychaudhuri; Co-Principal Investigator: Ivan Seskar, Yanyong […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) is pleased to announce a Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 12:00 pm (EST) titled Designing Embedded Phenomena:Technologies for Making Believe and Building Understanding.  This lecture is sponsored by the Cyberlearning: Transforming Education Working Group as part of the new Distinguished Lecture Series titled Designing Disruptive Learning Technologies, which will showcase cyberlearning projects funded across NSF’s programs that focus on imaginative ways that technology can be used to change the way we help people learn.. Professor Tom Moher of the University of Illinois at Chicago, will showcase his designs for using “embedded phenomena” to bring the field into […]

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) announced that it will hold a one-day CAREER proposal writing workshop March 31, 2014 in Arlington, VA. The goal of this workshop is to enable junior CAREER-eligible faculty to prepare competitive proposals for the NSF CAREER program.  Faculty members will have the opportunity to improve their skills in proposal writing, experience mock panel reviews, and interact with NSF program directors from the CISE divisions (ACI, CCF, CNS, and IIS), as well as with recent NSF CAREER awardees. The workshop is being hosted by the Computer Science Department at George Mason University.  For more information about the workshop and to register, please […]

It is a long-standing issue the computing community struggles with that is attracting national attention. A recent study showed just how alarming the diversity statistics are for girls in computer science. Barbara Ericson, director of computer outreach at Georgia Tech, was recently on HLN Weekend Express to break down the numbers and explain reasons for the gap and what can be done to start improving gender diversity in computing. Here are few statistics on high school AP Computer Science classes: Boys out number girls four to one In three states no high school girls took the AP Computer Science test (Mississippi, Montana, Wyoming) The highest percentage of girls taking the […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on “Preparing Applications to Participate in Phase I Ideas Labs on Undergraduate STEM Education”.  The opportunity to participate in one of three Ideas Labs to address grand challenges related to workforce development in the biological sciences, the geological sciences, and engineering was first announced in the “Improving Undergraduate STEM Education” (IUSE) program description.  The DCL provides additional guidance on the specific themes of the three Ideas Labs and the process for applying to participate.  Given the interdisciplinary themes involved and the innovative nature of the Ideas Lab process, NSF anticipates interest from a diverse range of communities, both in terms […]

All you have to do is create the PERFECT March Madness bracket.  If you manage to do so, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway will pay you $1,000,000,000, as reported by ESPN!  While the idea is certainly appealing, creating a perfect bracket is near impossible (the chances of winning are 1 in 4,294,967,296). Don’t despair, there is a consolation prize from Quicken Loans: $100,000 to the 20 most accurate brackets.  So, not only will 20 people definitely walk away with $100,000 in early April, but you can use computer science research to better your chances! Computer Science Professor Sheldon Jacobson and his team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have […]