1. technology and computing

Welcome,
a Brief NSF CISE Overview,
and a Few Words of Advice
Jim Kurose
Computer & Information Science & Engineering
NSF CISE Career Workshop
March 2015
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Welcome!
… we’re very glad you’re here!
… thank you for coming!
CISE’s Economic and Societal Context
!  CISE is at the center of an ongoing, long-term
societal transformation
!  Advances in computing, communications,
information technologies, cyberinfrastructure:
•  underpin economic prosperity, national security
•  drive U.S. competiveness and sustainable
economic growth
•  accelerate the pace of discovery and innovation
•  are crucial to achieving national and societal
priorities, including education and workforce
development
Computing Frontiers, National Priorities
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From
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fundamental
computing
research
…to multibillion dollar
industries
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Communications
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Texas Instruments
nVidia
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HP
Symantec
Apple
Dell
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Computing
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IBM
VMware
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Microsoft
Cisco
Amazon
Google
Internet
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Cloud
Computing
HP
Electronic Arts
Adobe Autodesk
Nuance
XBox
Oracle
nVidia Pixar
iPod
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Intuitive Surgical
Enterprise
Systems
Entertainment
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Technologies
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It is an
exciting, impactful and important time
to be in
computer and information science and
engineering!!
CISE Organization
CISE Directorate
Jim Kurose, AD
Suzi Iacono, DAD
Advanced
Cyberinfrastructure
(ACI)
Computing and
Communications
Foundations (CCF)
Computer and
Network Systems
(CNS)
Information and
Intelligent Systems
(IIS)
Irene Qualters, DD
Rao Kosaraju, DD
Keith Marzullo, DD
Lynne Parker, DD
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CISE FY 2014 Activities … Reaching People
CISE
Budget
$893M
Number of Proposals
7,436
Number of Awards
1,682
Success Rate
~23%
Average Annualized
Award
$199K
Number of Panels
Held
302
Number of People
Supported
16,774
CISE
Senior Researchers
6,663
Other Professionals
1,123
Postdoctoral Associates
491
Graduate Students
6,064
Undergraduate
Students
2,433
NSF Support for CISE Research:
Critically Important
CISE FY 2014 PI and Co-PI Departments
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CISE’s Commitment to the Core
CISE continues to cast a wide net and to let the best
ideas surface, rather than pursuing a prescriptive
research agenda. It engages the research community in
developing new fundamental ideas, which are then
evaluated by the best researchers through the merit
review process.
This process, which supports the vast majority of
unclassified computing research in the United States,
has led to innovative and transformative scientific results
with enormous economic impact and societal benefits.
A bit of advice
!  Think big, and bold - do
great science, something
that will change the world!
ADV
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!  Give yourself (enough) time
•  Ideas, and narrative writing need time to percolate
!  Writing: an integral part of the research process
•  Learn to write well … know your narrative
•  Get colleagues to review
It takes a community
!  Get mentored:
•  Locally
•  CRA mentoring workshop
ADV
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cra.org/events/career-mentoring/
•  CRA-W
!  Be a mentor
•  Get to know the NSF, your program directors
•  Be a reviewer, panelist
Thank you!
… to you
… to our organizers: Mitra Basu (NSF), Erwin
Gianchandani (NSF), Howie Huang (GWU),
Thyaga Nandagopal (NSF) and staff
… to our speakers:
Tanya Berger-Wolf (U. Illinois Chicago)
Shantenu Jha (Rutgers)
Debbie Lockhart (NSF)
Keith Marzullo (NSF)
Jacob Sorber (Clemson)
Lalitha Sankar (Arizona State)
… to our NSF Program Directors
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