1. 1 The National Science Foundation CISE –ANIR

2. Internet 2 March 20012 Outline 4 100,000 ft - NSF 4 50,000 ft – CISE 4 10,000 ft – ANIR –Recent History –Staffing status 4 Ground zero – the Programs –ANR –ANI

3. Internet 2 March 20013 What is NSF? 4 Is an Independent Agency of the Federal Government 4 Was established in 1950 to promote and advance scientific progress in the United States by sponsoring scientific research and by supporting selected activities in science and engineering (Vannevar Bush, 1945) 4 Does not conduct research itself

4. Internet 2 March 20014 The President of the United States Office of Management and Budget AgricultureHealth & Human Services Interior National Science Foundation National Aeronautic & Space Administration Environmental Protection Agency Smithsonian Institution Nuclear Regulatory Commission Other Agencies TransportationDefenseEnergyCommerce Science Advisor Office of Science & Technology Policy Other Boards, Councils, Etc. Independent Agencies Major Departments US Agencies

5. Internet 2 March 20015 National Science Foundation

6. Internet 2 March 20016 * * Includes 128 IPA staff (IPA=Intergovernmental Personnel Act) Science Management Agency

7. Internet 2 March 20017 NSF Modes of Support 4 Individual projects 4 Instrumentation 4 Large-scale facilities 4 Fellowships, traineeships, research assistantships, post- doctoral funding 4 Centers –Research –Science and engineering education 4 Small Business Innovation 4 Workshops

8. Internet 2 March 20018 NSF Key Proposal Review Criteria 4 What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? 4 What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?

9. Internet 2 March 20019 What is CISE? CISE DIVISIONS –ACIR advanced computational infrastructure & research –ANIR advanced networking infrastructure & research –C-CR computer-communications research –EIA experimental & integrative activities –IIS information and intelligent systems

10. Internet 2 March 200110 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CISE

11. Internet 2 March 200111 Computation People & Training Instrumentation (large and/or many small) Large Databases Digital Libraries Broadband Network Connectivity Partnership THE VISION –Cyber Infrastructure

12. Internet 2 March 200112 What is ANIR? CISE DIVISIONS –ACIR -ANIR advanced networking infrastructure & research –C-CR –EIA –IIS ANIR Division Director Aubrey Bush Greg Monaco Chip Cox Alan Blatecky Research Programs Ty Znati Infrastructure Programs Tom Greene

13. Internet 2 March 200113 FY 2001 NSF REQUEST 4 NSF = $ 4,600M 4 CISE = $529 M 4 ANIR =$68.7 M I= $45.4M R = $23.3M (http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/fy2001/program_2.htm)

14. Internet 2 March 200114 The ANIR process 4 Goal = Fund proposals! 4 Solicit proposals through program announcements 4 IDEAL --Fund Most? They are thoughtfully and carefully prepared and most should be funded 4 REAL –limited funds –use a peer review process – choose some ______________ MORE FUNDS => FUND MORE PROPOSALS

15. 15 New Directions for ANIR

16. Internet 2 March 200116 PLANS – Oct 15,2000 4 A. Define new programs 4 B. Find new Staff 4 C. Retire old programs– complete all outstanding proposal processing

17. Internet 2 March 200117 Status – A, B, C 4 A. --2 new program announcements released, (1 in process) 4 B. --3 new people (still need three more) 4 C. -- Catch up on proposals- in process

18. Internet 2 March 200118 Participate in the process 4 Proposals needed 4 Ad-hoc reviewers needed 4 Panel member reviewers needed 4 Fresh ideas –Workshops –Publications –White papers –Committees

19. Internet 2 March 200119 ANR Programs– 4 (NSF 98-164) –Networking Research http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98164/nsf98164.htm http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98164/nsf98164.htm 4 (NSF 98-120) – Special Projects http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98120/nsf98120.htm http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98120/nsf98120.htm 4 (NSF 00-126) – Information Technology Research http://www.itr.nsf.gov

20. Internet 2 March 200120 New Directions in NR 4 Extend the reach of networking through pervasive and ubiquitous networking of heterogeneous devices 4 Build the scientific basis for future developments in networking 4 Maintain our leadership capability in networking

21. Internet 2 March 200121 Extending the Reach 4 Scalability: by researching networking architectures to support very large environments 4 Security and Privacy in the Information Infrastructure: future applications in the medical, social and commercial fields 4 Tools for Networked Collaboration: remote collaborations of the future

22. Internet 2 March 200122 Special Projects 4 Support research in areas of networking, emphasizing their importance in the emerging convergence of communications and computing –Large or multidisciplinary projects –Specialized infrastructure for networking systems research –Mechanisms for developing research agendas and enhancing community development

23. Internet 2 March 200123 Information Technology Research  `` 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.’’  `` The Committee shall provide... advice and information on high-performance computing and communications, information technology, and the Next Generation Internet. ’’

24. Internet 2 March 200124 PITAC Findings 4 Finding: Federal information technology R&D investment is inadequate –In constant dollars, support has been flat or declining for ten years 4 Finding: Federal information technology R&D is too heavily focused on near-term problems –Priority has been given to short-term, mission- oriented goals, over long term research

25. Internet 2 March 200125 PITAC Recommendations 4 Create a strategic initiative in long-term information technology –Increase funding base by $1.37 billion per year by FY 2004. –Encourage research that is visionary and high- risk –Diversify modes of research support and increase the duration of projects

26. Internet 2 March 200126 The Bottom Line CISE ITR budget 4 Fiscal Year 2000 –$36M for Terascale Computer System –$90M for Information Technology Research 4 Fiscal Year 2001 –$45M for Terascale Computer System –$190M for Information Technology Research

27. Internet 2 March 200127 ITR 2001 Research Areas 4 1.System Design and Implementation 4 2. People and Social Groups Interacting with Computers and Infrastructure 4 3.Information Management 4 4. Applications in Science and Engineering 4 5. Scalable Information Infrastructure for Pervasive Computing and Access

28. Internet 2 March 200128 ITR Modes of Funding 4 Three sizes of grants –30% for small projects (up to $500K total) –35% medium/groups (up to 5 million and up to 1 million/year) –35% large projects (up to 15 million and up to three million/year) Some flexibility between medium and large

29. Internet 2 March 200129 New Directions in NI  Infrastructure is a Tool for Enabling Research and Education 4 Stimulate and contribute to and make available to the research and education community the very latest in high performance networking capability

30. Internet 2 March 200130 ANI Programs– 4 NSF 01-63 –MWIR - Centerpiece program for Infrastructure & Research: –Network Centric MIDDLEWARE Services –[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0163/nsf0163.htm] 4 NSF 01-73 - HPNC - A new connections program - focus is next tier institutions [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0173/nsf0173.htm] 4 NSF 98-104 - Internet Techs -rewrite in process

31. Internet 2 March 200131 Extending the Reach 4 Networked Applications 4 Networking for New Participants 4 Network and Middleware Service Capabilities 4 Enabling Research / Education

32. Internet 2 March 200132 When NR and NI Meet 4 Integrate network research and network infrastructure activities in network and middleware services development and foster partnerships between discipline- specific researchers, networkers,... –Development of a stable infrastructure, for the efficient utilization of the service capabilities available in backbones –seamless high end-to-End performance, extending beyond the edge of the backbone –identify new high performance network needs of the scientific disciplines and enable the network community to meet these needs

33. Internet 2 March 200133 ANI Programs– 4 NSF 01-63 –MWIR - Centerpiece program for Infrastructure & Research: –Network Centric MIDDLEWARE Services –[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0163/nsf0163.htm] 4 NSF 01-73 - HPNC - A new connections program - focus is next tier institutions [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0173/nsf0173.htm] 4 NSF 98-104 - Internet Techs -rewrite in process

34. Internet 2 March 200134 Thank You!

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36. Internet 2 March 200136 Web Links 4 www.apan.net www.apan.net 4 www.transpac.org www.transpac.org 4 www.nlanr.net www.nlanr.net 4 www.internet2.edu www.internet2.edu 4 www.abilene.iu.edu www.abilene.iu.edu 4 www.vbns.net www.vbns.net 4 www.ngi.gov www.ngi.gov 4 www.ccic.gov/jet www.ccic.gov/jet 4 www.startap.net www.startap.net 4 www.ampath.fiu.edu www.ampath.fiu.edu 4 www.nlanr.net www.nlanr.net 4 arena.internet2.edu arena.internet2.edu 4 www.internet2.edu/html/working- groups.html www.internet2.edu/html/working- groups.html 4 www- iepm.slac.stanford.edu/about/networks www- iepm.slac.stanford.edu/about/networks