The following is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) by Director Dr. France A. Córdova. October 16, 2014 Dear Colleague, In light of the recent emergence of the lethal Ebola virus in the US, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting proposals to conduct non-medical, non-clinical care research that can be used immediately to better understand how to model and understand the spread of Ebola, educate about prophylactic behaviors, and encourage the development of products, processes, and learning that can address this global challenge. I invite researchers to use the Rapid Response Research (RAPID) funding mechanism, which allows NSF to receive and review proposals having a severe […]
Computing Community Consortium Blog
The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
DCL From NSF Director Dr. France Córdova
October 17th, 2014 / in Announcements, NSF / by Helen WrightTowards Big Data Computing at Extreme-Scales
October 15th, 2014 / in CCC, CIFellows / by Helen WrightPeriodically the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) will highlight former CI Fellows to showcase their current research. The following was submitted by Dr. Ioan Raicu. Former Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Computing Innovation Fellow (CI Fellow), Dr. Ioan Raicu, now an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and a research faculty member in the Math and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, focuses on the relatively new distributed systems paradigm called Many-Task Computing (MTC). MTC aims to bridge the gap between two predominant paradigms, namely High-Throughput Computing (HTC) and High-Performance Computing (HPC). His work has focused on defining and exploring both the theory and practical aspects of realizing […]
NIH invests $32 million for Biomedical Big Data
October 14th, 2014 / in Announcements, pipeline, policy, research horizons, Research News / by Helen WrightThe National Institute of Health (NIH) has announced an initial investment of nearly $32 million for NIH’s Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative which is projected to have a total investment of nearly $656 million through 2020. The BD2K initiative, launched in 2013, is a trans-NIH program that will develop new strategies to analyze and leverage the explosion of increasingly complex biomedical data sets, referred to as Big Data. Currently, biomedical data generation is exceeding researchers’ ability to capitalize on all the available data. The BD2K awards will support the development of new approaches, software, tools, and training programs to improve access to these data and the ability to make new […]
Computing from Virtual to Physical (and Back Again)
October 10th, 2014 / in CCC, Research News / by Ann DrobnisThe following is a special contribution to this blog from CCC Chair Gregory Hager (Johns Hopkins University). These days, there are daily prognostications about the world-changing implications of devices, computing, data, and networking interacting with the physical world – the internet of things, cyber-physical systems, robotics, agile manufacturing, smart infrastructure and a host of other sexy-tech terms. There will be countless opportunities in this space, from home to factory floor to transportation and cities, and beyond. A vibrant entrepreneurial community has already formed around apps that connect and control home devices. GE has talked about how the Industrial Internet of Things will influence the factory floor, and they have more recently […]
National Coordination Office for NITRD Seeks Director
October 8th, 2014 / in Announcements / by Ann DrobnisThe National Coordination Office (NCO) for the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program seeks a Director. The NCO Director oversees all aspects of the NCO, providing executive and technical leadership, management, and oversight of the NCO staff in order to meet the NCO mission. The Director also leads communication and coordination on NITRD issues among and between federal agencies and external stakeholders, and serves as a national spokesperson for the NITRD. As a member of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) staff, the NCO Director provides advice to senior OSTP staff on issues relating to NIT R&D. Individuals interested in serving in this […]
Arizona Computing Postdoc Academy Introductory Conference October 17-18, 2014
October 8th, 2014 / in Announcements, Research News / by Helen WrightYou are invited to the Postdoc Best Practices Arizona introductory conference bringing together postdoctoral scholars from Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona. Featured Speakers will include: Dr. Stephen Kobourov, University of Arizona Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Arizona State University Frank Stein, IBM Drs. Ramona Mellot and Meribeth Watwood, Northern Arizona University Dr. Michael Simeone, Arizona State University For each speaker’s abstract, please click here. Friday, October 17, 2014 8:15am-6:00pm Artisan Court at the Brickyard (BYAC) 30 E. 7th Street, Tempe Saturday, October 18, 2014 Morning Social Outing Possible: Breakfast and Hike You can see the event program here. Please RSVP here by October 13. Arizona Computing Postdoc […]
