1. Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate see (www
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate see ( National Science Foundation

2. Road Map
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Overview
Proposal and Funding Statistics
Various Funding Opportunities
Engagement and Community Involvement

3. National Science Foundation
Office of
Inspector General
Board
Administrative Offices
Office of the Director
Directorate for Biological
Sciences
Directorate for Mathematical
& Physical Sciences
Directorate for Computer &
Information Science & Engineering
Directorate for Social, Behavioral
& Economic Sciences
Directorate for Education
& Human Resources
Office Cyberinfrastructure
Office of International Science
& Engineering
Directorate for Engineering
Directorate for Geosciences
Office of Polar Programs

4. FY 2007 Proposal Statistics NSF and CISE
No. of Proposal Actions
44,593
5,745
No. of Reviews
280,000
24,182
No. of Awards
11,484
1,633
Funding Rate
(Research Only)
26%
(22%)
28%
(24%)

5. ITR
CDI

6. CISE Budget and Budget Outlook
NSF provides 87% of all Federal support for basic research in computer science
FY 2008 Budget = $535M, $8M increase over FY 2007
FY 2009 Budget Request = $639M, a 19% increase over FY 2008
American Competitiveness Initiative calls for NSF funding to double over next 10 years
America Competes Act authorizes additional NSF funding, setting pace for doubling of the NSF Research and Related Activities account over the next 7 years
Obama Effect??

7. CISE Organizational Chart and Core Research Programs
Office of the
Assistant Director
for CISE
CCF
Computing and
Communications
Foundations
CNS
Computer and
Network
Systems
IIS
Information and
Intelligent
Systems
Algorithmic Foundations 
Computer Systems Research 
Human-Centered Computing 
Information Integration and Informatics 
CORE PROGRAMS
Communications and Information Foundations 
Networking Technology and Systems 
Robust Intelligence 
Software and Hardware Foundations 

8. More on CISE Core Programs
Annually, 3 CISE divisions issue coordinated Solicitation for Small, Medium and Large proposals
Issued in Summer for Fall submissions
Most awards and funding come through this process
Despite variety of other programs in which CISE participates
Review and decision happens in core programs also
Intentionally broad (less specified) to allow for creativity.

9. Elements of NSF Strategic Plan
Discovery
Learning
Infrastructure

10. CISE Contributions (1) Discovery: Advance the Frontiers of Computing
Core CISE programs
Cross NSF Programs that serve specific goals or communities - CISE participates
CAREER (for new faculty) – deadline in July, may be submitted to any core CISE research program
Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) (for faculty at undergraduate institutions) - may be submitted to any CISE core research program
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) – may be submitted to any CISE core research program
CI: Atkins report; cybersecurity: congressional mandate
I’ll touch upon all of these, especially CI and organizational; computing research
CI: research and support for shared facilities
BP: our EWF theme
Organizational effectiveness: to serve the computing community

11. Discovery: Advance the Frontiers of Computing
Multidisciplinary program solicitations issued by CISE
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) – began in FY’08
Collaborative Research for Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS)
Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT)
Center-like programs (funding of several $M/year/project for 5-10 years)
Science and Technology Centers
Expeditions in Computing
CI: Atkins report; cybersecurity: congressional mandate
I’ll touch upon all of these, especially CI and organizational; computing research
CI: research and support for shared facilities
BP: our EWF theme
Organizational effectiveness: to serve the computing community

12. Discovery: Expeditions (Large Centers)
New in FY08
Pursue ambitious, fundamental research that promises to define the future of computing
Investigators collaborate across disciplinary and institutional boundaries Catalyze far-reaching research explorations motivated by deep scientific questions
Inspire current and future generations of Americans, especially those from under-represented groups
Stimulate significant research and education outcomes that promise scientific, economic and/or other societal benefits
Full Proposal Deadline: January 10, 2009
Expect 3-4 awards in FY09
FY07-08 Awards
Understand, Cope with, and Benefit From Intractability
Computational Sustainability: Computational Methods for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society
Open Programmable Mobile Internet 2020
Molecular Programming

13. Discovery: Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
New in FY 2008
Involves all NSF Directorates
Create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking.
Seek ambitious, transformative, multidisciplinary research proposals within or across the following thematic areas:
From Data to Knowledge
Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems
Building Virtual Organizations

14. CISE and Engineering collaboration - Cyber Physical Systems
Conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources. Anticipating improvements in adaptability, autonomy, efficiency, functionality, reliability, safety, and usability. Systems that respond more quickly, are more precise, work in dangerous or inaccessible environments, provide large-scale, distributed coordination, are highly efficient, augment human capabilities, and enhance societal wellbeing
Joint call for proposals
Solicitation NSF
Due February 27, 2009
Awards up to &1M/year for 5 years
New in FY 2009

15. Discovery: CISE Cross-cutting research programs
New in FY09
New solicitation that covers areas that cut across the CISE divisions and that could benefit from intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of fields or sub-fields
Invites small (<$500K), medium (<$1.2M) and large (<$3M) projects
Eligibility – no more than 2 proposals per senior personnel
Focus Areas
Data-Intensive Computing
Network Research and Engineering
Trustworthy Computing
CI: Atkins report; cybersecurity: congressional mandate
I’ll touch upon all of these, especially CI and organizational; computing research
CI: research and support for shared facilities
BP: our EWF theme
Organizational effectiveness: to serve the computing community

16. Advance: Data-Intensive Computing
Rethinking how we store, retrieve, explore, analyze, and communicate enormous digital datasets
Computation is data-intensive
Demands a fundamentally different set of principles, e.g., based on parallelism
Requires real-time responsiveness and high degrees of fault-tolerance
Questions:
How can we best program data-intensive computing platforms to exploit massive parallelism
What new programming abstractions can exploit these capabilities?
How can new designs support appropriate power consumption, human maintainability, and economic feasibility?
How must this computing paradigm evolve to best support new data-intensive applications?

17. Advance: Network Science and Engineering (NetSE)
Considers computer networks as complex, global socio-technical infrastructure
Encourages researchers to reason about the dynamics and behavior of current and future large-scale networks and the interdependence among the physical, informational and communications technologies
Promotes research in radical design in network architectures by building on the predecessor FIND Program
Seeks to improve or enable existing or new classes of applications, such as multi-player games, virtual worlds, augmented reality and tele-presence.

18. Advance: Trustworthy Computing
Builds on its predecessor program – Cyber Trust
Supports research and education activities that explore novel frameworks, theories, and approaches toward realizing a trustworthy computing future
Seeks new knowledge about scientific foundations of trustworthiness – reliability, security, privacy and usability -- to inform trustworthy technologies
Encourages researchers to explore the integration of hardware, networking protocols, systems software and applications through new security architectures.
Seeks to explore trade-offs between security and privacy
Encourages proposals in the area of usability

19. NSF Strategy - CISE Contributions (2)
Learning: Build a highly competent and diversified computing workforce for the 21st century
CISE-specific
CISE PATHways (CPATH) to Revitalized Education in Computing
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
NSF-wide programs
Research Experiences for Undergrads (REU) Sites and Supplements
Integrative Graduate Education & Training (IGERT)
Graduate Research Fellowships
Scholarships for Service
CI: Atkins report; cybersecurity: congressional mandate
I’ll touch upon all of these, especially CI and organizational; computing research
CI: research and support for shared facilities
BP: our EWF theme
Organizational effectiveness: to serve the computing community

20. NSF Strategy - CISE Contributions (3)
Research Infrastructure: Support development and acquisition of research instruments that enable high-quality computing research
CISE-specific
Computing Research Infrastructure (Core program)
NSF-wide program
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
CI: Atkins report; cybersecurity: congressional mandate
I’ll touch upon all of these, especially CI and organizational; computing research
CI: research and support for shared facilities
BP: our EWF theme
Organizational effectiveness: to serve the computing community

21. Other new CISE Initiatives and Partnerships (see www.cise.nsf.gov)
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education (CPATH)
Cluster Exploratory (CluE)
CreativeIT
Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics (FODAVA)
High-End Computing University Research Activity (HECURA)
Mathematical Sciences: Innovations at the Interface with Computer Sciences (MSPA-MCS)
Multicore Chip Design and Architecture: (MCDA)
NSF-NRI Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Supplements to NSF Centers in Nanoelectronics (NSF )
Software for Real-World Systems (SRS)

22. Back to Basics CISE is about advancing the computing frontier
Supporting outstanding ideas submitted by creative people in a broad range of academic institutions and organizations.
Focus on high-risk projects with high-impact potential.
Impact may be far in the future and/or long-lasting.
Impact leads to new knowledge, maybe across multiple domains and sectors.
Impact can create new economies and change societal behavior - not difficult to find examples.

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25. Get Involved Send your best ideas to NSF
Volunteer to be a reviewer and panelist
Get to know your Program Directors - visit us in Arlington VA
Keep us informed of your accomplishments
Work within your institutions to support collaborative, interdisciplinary research
Call our attention to things that need improvement
Participate in NSF-funded events, workshops, etc.
Consider serving as a Program Director (“rotator”) or Division Director
Consider participating in the Computing Community Consortium:

26. Thank You