Timothy 6:10: For the love of Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: money is the root of all evil:

which while some coveted after, which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, they have erred from the faith,

and pierced themselves through and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.with many sorrows.

CISE and ToNCCISE and ToNC

Michael FosterMichael Foster

Division DirectorDivision Director

Computing and Computing and Communication Communication

FoundationsFoundations

OutlineOutline• What CISE wants from ToNCWhat CISE wants from ToNC• ContextContext

– Mission, organization & strategic Mission, organization & strategic objectivesobjectives

– CISE OrganizationCISE Organization– Divisions, Clusters, ProgramsDivisions, Clusters, Programs

• GENI InitiativeGENI Initiative• FY06 budgetsFY06 budgets• FY07 budgetsFY07 budgets• The Want AdsThe Want Ads

What CISE wants from What CISE wants from ToNCToNC

• You tell us, pleaseYou tell us, please

• From this workshop we would like From this workshop we would like to learnto learn

–Some research areasSome research areas

–Priority of those areasPriority of those areas

• This workshop should alsoThis workshop should also

–Help form a community of ideasHelp form a community of ideas

–Inform you about context and next Inform you about context and next stepssteps

National Science National Science FoundationFoundation

National Science National Science FoundationFoundation

• Basic scientific research & research Basic scientific research & research fundamental to the engineering fundamental to the engineering process;process;

• Programs to strengthen scientific and Programs to strengthen scientific and engineering research potential; engineering research potential;

• Science and engineering education Science and engineering education programs at all levels and in all fields programs at all levels and in all fields of science and engineering; and,of science and engineering; and,

• A knowledge base for science and A knowledge base for science and engineering appropriate for engineering appropriate for development of national and development of national and international policyinternational policy

NSF Strategic MissionNSF Strategic Mission• People: People:

to develop a diverse, internationally competitive to develop a diverse, internationally competitive and globally-engaged workforce of scientists, and globally-engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and well-prepared citizensengineers, and well-prepared citizens

• Ideas: Ideas: to provide a deep and broad fundamental to provide a deep and broad fundamental science and engineering knowledge basescience and engineering knowledge base

• Tools: Tools: to provide widely accessible, state-of-the-art to provide widely accessible, state-of-the-art science and engineering infrastructurescience and engineering infrastructure

• Organization Excellence: Organization Excellence: to develop an agile, innovative organization to develop an agile, innovative organization that fulfills its mission through leadership in that fulfills its mission through leadership in state-of the-art business practicesstate-of the-art business practices

CISE MissionCISE Mission

• CISE has three goals:CISE has three goals:– to enable the United States to remain competitive in to enable the United States to remain competitive in

computing, communications, and information computing, communications, and information science and engineering;science and engineering;

– to promote understanding of the principles and uses to promote understanding of the principles and uses of advanced computing, communications, and of advanced computing, communications, and information systems in service to society; andinformation systems in service to society; and

– to contribute to universal, transparent, and to contribute to universal, transparent, and affordable participation in an information-based affordable participation in an information-based society.society.

CISE provides CISE provides 86%86% of of allall Federal support for Federal support for

computer science researchcomputer science research

Current CISE Current CISE OrganizationOrganization

Crosscutting EmphasisCrosscutting Emphasis AreasAreas

Computing andCommunication

Foundations(CCF)

Computer andNetworkSystems

(CNS)

Information andIntelligentSystems

(IIS)

Officeof the

AssistantDirector

CISE (and related) CISE (and related) BudgetBudget

FY05 Actual FY05 Actual ($M)($M)CISE - DivisionsCISE - Divisions FY 2005 FY 2005

CCF CCF $91.29$91.29

CNSCNS $132.17$132.17

IISIIS $92.31$92.31

ITR ITR (not a division; (not a division;

cross-CISE)cross-CISE) $174.43$174.43

CISE Total CISE Total ResearchResearch $490.20$490.20

OCIOCI $123.40$123.40Major Research Equipment Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction and Facilities Construction (MREFC)(MREFC)

$165.60$165.60

Funding OutlookFunding Outlook

• NSF funds available to support NSF funds available to support computing have nearly doubled in the computing have nearly doubled in the past five yearspast five years

• However, proposals have almost tripledHowever, proposals have almost tripled• From less than one per year per CS From less than one per year per CS

faculty member to more than one per faculty member to more than one per yearyear

• Greatly expanded scope of researchGreatly expanded scope of research• President’s 2006 State of the Union is President’s 2006 State of the Union is

encouraging, but the chickens are not encouraging, but the chickens are not hatched.hatched.

Computing andComputing andCommunication Communication

Foundations Division Foundations Division (CCF)(CCF)

• Theoretical FoundationsTheoretical Foundations – Computer science theory; numerical computing; Computer science theory; numerical computing;

computational algebra and geometry; signal computational algebra and geometry; signal processing and communicationprocessing and communication

• Foundations of Computing Processes and Foundations of Computing Processes and ArtifactsArtifacts– Software engineering; software tools for HPC; Software engineering; software tools for HPC;

programming languages; compilers; computer programming languages; compilers; computer architecture; graphics and visualizationarchitecture; graphics and visualization

• Emerging Models and Technologies for Emerging Models and Technologies for ComputationComputation– Computational biology; quantum computing; nano-Computational biology; quantum computing; nano-

scale computing; biologically inspired computingscale computing; biologically inspired computing

Why Foundations?Why Foundations?

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Foundations Foundations EverywhereEverywhere

Infrastructure

Systems

Computer and Network Computer and Network Systems Division (CNS)Systems Division (CNS)

• Computer SystemsComputer Systems– Distributed systems; embedded and hybrid systems; Distributed systems; embedded and hybrid systems;

next-generation software; parallel systemsnext-generation software; parallel systems

• Network SystemsNetwork Systems– Networking research broadly defined plus Networking research broadly defined plus

focus areas focus areas • Computing Research InfrastructureComputing Research Infrastructure

– Equipment and infrastructure to advance Equipment and infrastructure to advance computing researchcomputing research

• Education and WorkforceEducation and Workforce– IT workforce; special projects; cross-IT workforce; special projects; cross-

directorate activities (e.g., REU sites, directorate activities (e.g., REU sites, IGERT, ADVANCE) IGERT, ADVANCE)

Information and Information and Intelligent Systems Intelligent Systems

Division (IIS)Division (IIS)• Systems in ContextSystems in Context

– Human computer interaction; Human computer interaction; educational technology; robotics; educational technology; robotics; computer-supported cooperative work; computer-supported cooperative work; digital governmentdigital government

• Data, Inference & UnderstandingData, Inference & Understanding– Databases; artificial intelligence; text, Databases; artificial intelligence; text,

image, speech, and video analysis; image, speech, and video analysis; information retrieval; knowledge information retrieval; knowledge systemssystems

• Science & Engineering InformaticsScience & Engineering Informatics– Bioinformatics; geoinformatics; cognitive Bioinformatics; geoinformatics; cognitive

neuroscience; …neuroscience; …

Global Environment for Global Environment for Networking Innovations (GENI)Networking Innovations (GENI)

GoalsGoalsResearch and education using a shared facility Research and education using a shared facility

that allows that allows • Embedding within itself a broad range of Embedding within itself a broad range of

experimental networks and distributed experimental networks and distributed servicesservices

• Interconnection among these experimental Interconnection among these experimental networks and with the Internetnetworks and with the Internet

• Users and applications to “opt-in” Users and applications to “opt-in”

• Observation, measurement, and recording of Observation, measurement, and recording of the resulting experimental outcomesthe resulting experimental outcomes

GENI ComponentsGENI Components

• A research programA research program– Go beyond packets and datagramsGo beyond packets and datagrams– Design in security, availability, variabilityDesign in security, availability, variability– Deploy and validate new architecturesDeploy and validate new architectures– Develop new network architecture theoryDevelop new network architecture theory

• A facilityA facility– Meeting the high-level goals of Meeting the high-level goals of

modularity, opt-in, connectedness, and modularity, opt-in, connectedness, and measurabilitymeasurability

– Suitable for support through MREFCSuitable for support through MREFC

GENI FacilityGENI Facility

Internet

backbone wavelength

backbone switch

Sensor Network

Edge Site

Wireless Subnet

Customizable Router

Internet

backbone wavelength

backbone switch

Sensor Network

Edge Site

Wireless Subnet

Customizable Router

GENI OutreachGENI Outreach

• CISE has supported numerous community CISE has supported numerous community workshops in support of GENI. See www.geni.networkshops in support of GENI. See www.geni.net

• CISE is supporting on-going planning efforts, CISE is supporting on-going planning efforts, including needs assessment and requirements including needs assessment and requirements for the GENI Facility.for the GENI Facility.

• CISE will hold town meetings and continue to CISE will hold town meetings and continue to support future workshops to broaden community support future workshops to broaden community participation. See www.nsf.gov/cise/geniparticipation. See www.nsf.gov/cise/geni

• CISE will work with industry, other US agencies, CISE will work with industry, other US agencies, and international groups to broaden and international groups to broaden participation in GENI beyond NSF and the US participation in GENI beyond NSF and the US government.government.

Geni Facility PlanningGeni Facility Planning

• Planning website at www.geni.netPlanning website at www.geni.net• Planning Group: About 10 Planning Group: About 10

networking researchersnetworking researchers• Working GroupsWorking Groups

– Backbone NetworkBackbone Network– Distributed ServicesDistributed Services– Wireless SubnetsWireless Subnets

• NSF/CISE will probably sponsor NSF/CISE will probably sponsor further planning; watch our further planning; watch our website.website.

Who Can Participate in Who Can Participate in GENIGENI

• Baseline GENI facility providersBaseline GENI facility providers

– Provide baseline GENI with appropriate capabilities and hooksProvide baseline GENI with appropriate capabilities and hooks

• Network architects and distributed services: Network architects and distributed services: research teamsresearch teams

– Deploy new networks and services on the baseline facilityDeploy new networks and services on the baseline facility

• Application providers: Application providers: research teamsresearch teams

– Build and deploy example applicationsBuild and deploy example applications

• End usersEnd users

– Use applications for their benefit and in the process testUse applications for their benefit and in the process test

FY06 BudgetsFY06 Budgets

• Appropriation bill has passedAppropriation bill has passed• NSF current plan has not yet NSF current plan has not yet

received Congressional approvalreceived Congressional approval• If approvedIf approved

– CISE up a littleCISE up a little– Divisions up a lotDivisions up a lot– Details in President’s FY07 Budget Details in President’s FY07 Budget

RequestRequest

• Conclusion: we’re waiting hopefullyConclusion: we’re waiting hopefully

Foundations of Foundations of ConnectivityConnectivity

• Part of President’s 2006 Budget Request Part of President’s 2006 Budget Request to Congress (written in December 2004)to Congress (written in December 2004)

• Partially justifies FY06 funding for Partially justifies FY06 funding for Theoretical Foundations in CCFTheoretical Foundations in CCF

• Calls for algorithms, protocols, lower Calls for algorithms, protocols, lower bounds due to massive numbers of mobile bounds due to massive numbers of mobile sensors, processors, devicessensors, processors, devices

• Applications include environmental Applications include environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, monitoring, precision agriculture, homeland securityhomeland security

• Full text available at Full text available at http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2006/http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2006/

Examining Networked Examining Networked SystemsSystems

• Part of President’s 2006 Budget Request to Part of President’s 2006 Budget Request to Congress (written in December 2004)Congress (written in December 2004)

• Partially justifies FY06 funding for Partially justifies FY06 funding for Networking Technology and Systems in CNSNetworking Technology and Systems in CNS

• Notes that network models are from 1970-Notes that network models are from 1970-19901990

• Calls for architectures based on technology Calls for architectures based on technology advances and new requirementsadvances and new requirements

• Method is systematic redesign of current Method is systematic redesign of current network systemsnetwork systems

• Full text available at Full text available at http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2006/http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2006/

ToNC Proposals This ToNC Proposals This YearYear

• Are WelcomeAre Welcome– Watch for TF Cluster Watch for TF Cluster

announcement very soonannouncement very soon– See Network Systems cluster See Network Systems cluster

announcement, due March 2.announcement, due March 2.

• Should address modern network Should address modern network issues: mobility, scalability, etc.issues: mobility, scalability, etc.

• Dr. Sirin Tekinay will say more.Dr. Sirin Tekinay will say more.

ToNC $ in 2006?ToNC $ in 2006?

• NSF spending plan awaits NSF spending plan awaits Congressional approvalCongressional approval

• $ on ToNC will depend on $ on ToNC will depend on quality of ToNC proposals to quality of ToNC proposals to both CCF and CNSboth CCF and CNS

• Some 2006 proposals may be Some 2006 proposals may be funded in FY07funded in FY07

FY07 BudgetsFY07 Budgets

• The FY07 Request is public informationThe FY07 Request is public information– http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2007/http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2007/

• CCF: “application of theory to the CCF: “application of theory to the foundations of connectivity and foundations of connectivity and interoperability in wired and wireless interoperability in wired and wireless networks”networks”

• CNS: “expand our understanding of CNS: “expand our understanding of large, complex, heterogeneous large, complex, heterogeneous networks”networks”

• IIS: “collaborations that can self-IIS: “collaborations that can self-organize for optimal concerted action”organize for optimal concerted action”

Future ToNCFuture ToNC

• Year 1: These planning workshops, Year 1: These planning workshops, some individual proposals.some individual proposals.

• Year 2: Identify and convince Year 2: Identify and convince funding sources for larger proposals.funding sources for larger proposals.– Coalesce with other initiativesCoalesce with other initiatives– Gain visibilityGain visibility– Convince the US public that research is Convince the US public that research is

worth paying forworth paying for– Don’t play zero-sum gamesDon’t play zero-sum games

• Years 3-n: Repeat year 2.Years 3-n: Repeat year 2.

SummarySummary

• We’re here to hear what ToNC We’re here to hear what ToNC is, not to say what it is.is, not to say what it is.

• Individual proposals are Individual proposals are welcome nowwelcome now

• You must decide whether to You must decide whether to push on to a larger effortpush on to a larger effort– The GENI organization is an The GENI organization is an

exampleexample

The Want AdsThe Want Ads

NuggetsNuggets

• Convince the US public that Convince the US public that research is worth paying forresearch is worth paying for

• Succinct, interesting vignettesSuccinct, interesting vignettes– Show a result, not an expenseShow a result, not an expense– Layman’s languageLayman’s language– Graphics if possibleGraphics if possible

• NSF Uses the best onesNSF Uses the best ones– Budget requestsBudget requests– Performance reportsPerformance reports– Public relationsPublic relations

Help from the Help from the CommunityCommunity

• Send your best ideas to NSFSend your best ideas to NSF– Consistent with focus & goals of the Consistent with focus & goals of the

programprogram– We want high risk / high reward We want high risk / high reward

proposalsproposals

• Suggest and encourage good Suggest and encourage good panelists who can do justice to the panelists who can do justice to the proposals and our focusproposals and our focus

• Volunteer to be a reviewer and Volunteer to be a reviewer and panelistpanelist

Program Directors Program Directors SoughtSought

• Emerging Models and Emerging Models and TechnologiesTechnologies

• Numerical Computing and Numerical Computing and OptimizationOptimization

• Interdisciplinary capabilityInterdisciplinary capability– Across cluster, division, NSF, and Across cluster, division, NSF, and

globallyglobally

ContactContact

Dr. Michael FosterDr. Michael FosterDivision Director, Computing and Division Director, Computing and

Communication FoundationsCommunication FoundationsNational Science FoundationNational Science Foundation4201 Wilson Boulevard4201 Wilson BoulevardSuite 1115Suite 1115Arlington, VA 22230Arlington, VA 22230703-292-8910703-292-8910mfoster@nsf.govmfoster@nsf.gov