Outline100,000 ft - NSF50,000 ft CISE10,000 ft ANIRRecent History Staffing status 500 ft ANIGround zero the Infrastructure Programs

New to NSFJoined NSF-CISE-ANIR as IPA Oct 2000Career experiences- Formal Study Physics degreesDirector of Admin systems -Director of Academic systemsFaculty member of Physics & Computer Science deptsMIT LCS 14 years (mgr of special projects:Computer resources, Scout NCHPC, W3C

What is NSF?Is an Independent Agency of the Federal GovernmentWas 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 engineeringDoes not conduct research itself

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National Science Foundation

** Includes 128 IPA staff (IPA=Intergovernmental Personnel Act)Science Management Agency

NSF Modes of SupportIndividual projectsInstrumentationLarge-scale facilitiesFellowships, traineeships, research assistantships, post-doctoral fundingCentersResearchScience and engineering educationSmall Business InnovationWorkshops

NSF Key Proposal Review CriteriaWhat is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?

What is CISE?CISE DIVISIONS(ACIR) advanced computational infrastructure & research(ANIR) advanced networking infrastructure & research(C-CR) computer-communications research(EIA) experimental & integrative Activties(IIS) information and intelligent systems

What is ANIR?CISE DIVISIONS(ACIR) (ANIR) advanced networking infrastructure & research(C-CR) (EIA)(IIS)

ANIR -Division director Aubrey BushResearch ProgramsTy Znati+2 1/2Infrastructure ProgramsTom Greene+2 1/2

The ANIR processGoal = Fund proposals!Solicit proposals through program announcementsIDEAL --Fund Most? They are thoughtfully and carefully prepared and most should be fundedREAL limited funds use a peer review process choose some______________MORE FUNDS => FUND MORE PROPOSALS

FY 2001 NSF REQUESTNSF = $ 4,600MCISE = $529 MANIR =$68.7 MI= $45.4M I= $45.4M R = $23.3M

(http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/fy2001/program_2.htm)

Four Networking Infrastructure Communities (Clients of ANI)

THE VISION Cyber InfrastructureComputationPeople & TrainingInstrumentation(large and/ormany small)Large DatabasesDigital LibrariesBroadband NetworkConnectivityPartnership

PLANS Oct 15 ,2000A. Define new programsB. Find new StaffC. Retire old programs complete all outstanding proposal processing

Status A, B, CA. --2 new programs written, (1 in process)B. --3 people signed (21/Feb, 1/Mar, 15/Mar)C. -- Catch up on proposals- in process

ANI Programs(NSF 01-63) MWIR - Centerpiece program for Infrastructure & Research:Network Centric MIDDLEWARE Services (NSF 01-63) [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0163/nsf0163.htm](NSF 01-73) -HPNC - A new connections program focus is next tier institutions [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0173/nsf0173.htm] (NSF 98-104) - Internet Techs - 3 yrs old -rewrite in process. (theme?= End to End ??)

Participate in the processProposals neededAd-hoc reviewers neededPanel member reviewers neededFresh ideasWorkshopsPublicationsWhite papersCommittees

Conclusions Important activity Impossible missionListen!Achieve some measurable resultsDo not get killed while moving quickly!

Thank You!