1. The document discusses smart and connected communities efforts across the US government and NSF's role in driving research and community impact through its Smart and Connected Communities program.
2. NSF's program focuses on fundamental science and engineering research with emphasis on community engagement and long-term sustainability.
3. Community stakeholders and universities have a key role in enabling smart communities through partnerships with NSF and each other.
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The Future of Smart & Connected Communities: Driving Science and Community Impact - Erwin Gianchandani
1. The Future of Smart & Connected Communities:
Driving Research and Community Impact
Erwin Gianchandani, PhD
Deputy Assistant Director
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
National Science Foundation
June 27, 2017
3. Smart Cities and Communities
Activities across the Federal Government since 2015
Smart Cities and
Communities Task Force
(SCC)
Coordination efforts began in June 2016
7. National Science Foundation’s Mission
“To promote the progress of science; to advance the
national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the
national defense...”
8.
9. Tremendous Economic Impact of Computing Research
Advances in computing, communications,
information technologies, and
cyberinfrastructure:
drive U.S. competiveness
- IT accounts for 25% of economic growth since 1995;
- resulted in many billion-dollar industries: networking,
software, digital communications, computer graphics, AI and
robotics, and more
have profound impacts on our daily lives.
Source: National Research Council. 2012. Continuing Innovation in Information Technology.
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
University
Industry
Product
($B,$10B)
10. Computer Science
Education
Manufacturing, Robotics, &
Smart Systems
Big Data R&D
Image Credit: CCC and SIGACT CATCS
National Strategic Computing
Initiative
Image Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center
Image Credit: Eliza Grinnell/HarvardSEAS
Understanding the Brain
Image Credit: ThinkStock
Image Credit: Calvin Lin, University of Texas, Austin
Smart & Connected
Communities
Image Credit: US Ignite
Cybersecurity
Image Credit: ThinkStock
Computing Research Addresses National Priorities
11. NSF Provides the Foundation of
Knowledge for Smart and
Connected Communities
12. Cyberlearning: $1M
Cyber-physical Systems: $4M
BIGDATA: $1MUS IGNITE: $10M
Smart and Connected Health: $1M
Big Data Hubs & Spokes: $2M
Partnerships for
Innovation: $7M
Global Cities Teams Challenge: $1M
NSF Invested >$35M in Smart and Connected Communities
in FY 2016
Smart and Connected Communities DCL: $8M
Energy &
Environment
Transportation
Health
Networking
Public Safety
Energy
Environment
Health
Learning
Networking
Public Safety
Transportation
Image Credit: iStock
13. Builds Upon, Expands NSF’s Investments in US Ignite
• Launched in June 2012;
celebrating five years this
month
• Supported over two dozen
projects directly pursuing
next-gen application
prototypes, pilots
• Nontraditional approaches:
US Ignite, Inc., and Mozilla
Foundation
NSF Smart & Connected Communities
Scaling up across communities
US Ignite, Inc.:
Smart Gigabit Communities
Mozilla Foundation:
Gigabit Community Fund
Application prototypes, leveraging “gig” islands
NSF grants
Micro-grants,
Challenge prizes
14. Builds Upon, Expands NSF’s Investments in US Ignite
• Launched in June 2012;
celebrating five years this
month
• Supported over two dozen
projects directly pursuing
next-gen application
prototypes, pilots
• Nontraditional approaches:
US Ignite, Inc., and Mozilla
Foundation
• Advanced networks are a
core building block for smart
and connected communities
15. Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)
Platforms enabling at-scale experimentation on advanced wireless technology (e.g., robust new
wireless devices, communication techniques, networks, systems, and services).
PAWR Project Office established (PPO; US Ignite, Inc.; Northeastern University) to lead design,
development, deployment, and initial operations of a set of research platforms.
Platforms will be supported by public and private partners:
• $50M NSF/CISE.
• $50M in-cash & in-kind contributions from Industry Consortium of 24 leading technology companies and
associations.
• First RFP for platforms preliminary proposals were due June 9th, 2017.
16. NSF Support for GCTC Project Team
& DOT Smart City Challenge Researchers
Electric Shuttles for Safe and Reliable First-Mile, Last-Mile Mobility
• Developing scalable and adaptable
architecture and control system for first-mile,
last-mile autonomous shuttle solution, part of
DOT Smart City Challenge winning team
• Partnerships with Easton Town Center, the
proof-of concept demo site; the City of
Columbus to replicate results in other parts of
the city; and Innova UEV, manufacturer of the
electric vehicles
• Partnering to scale and replicate technology
to several U.S. cities
(Guvenc, et al., Ohio State University)
Image Credit: Meghan Murphy
18. Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) Program
Approximately $18.5M cross-agency FY 2017 investment
Community
Impact
Fundamental
Science and
Engineering
• What are the fundamental science and engineering research questions that
must be addressed within and across disciplines, for community impact?
• How do partnerships enable piloting, testing, and future research in
communities to improve community functioning and quality of life?
20. Key Themes for S&CC Research
• Integration of Sectors:
Research and solutions that integrate across sectors (e.g., energy, health,
transportation) and address the interdependencies
• Diversity of Communities:
Inclusivity of all types of geographic communities (e.g., rural, tribal, urban,
suburban), including a range of populations sizes.
21. How do communities get involved?
• Through programs like S&CC, NSF helps to facilitate partnerships
between community stakeholders and researchers to work
collaboratively.
• You can also partner with NSF to initiate new opportunities to address
issues facing your communities and your residents.
22. Summary
1. Agencies across the U.S. government are engaging in and
coordinating Smart Cities and Communities efforts.
2. NSF’s Smart & Connected Communities program is focused on
fundamental science and engineering research, with a strong
emphasis on community engagement and long-term sustainability.
3. Community stakeholder and universities have a key role in enabling
Smart and Connected Communities of the future.
4. You can get involved! Reach out to your local universities, or
contact us: SCCquestions@nsf.gov.
23. It All Starts With You!
1. Agencies across the U.S. government are engaging in and
coordinating Smart Cities and Communities efforts.
2. NSF’s Smart and Connected Communities program is focused on
fundamental science and engineering research, with a strong
emphasis on community engagement and long-term sustainability.
3. Community stakeholder and universities have a key role in
enabling Smart and Connected Communities of the future.
4. You can get involved! Reach out to your local universities, or
contact us: SCCquestions@nsf.gov.
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Credits
25. Partner No.
Solicitations
NSF
investment
Partner
investment
Semiconductor
Research
Corporation (SRC)
5 $32 million $16 million
Intel Labs 4 $12 million $12 million
VMware, Inc. 1 $4 million $2 million
PAWR Industry
Consortium
(comprising 24
companies)
1 $50 million $50 million
Amazon, Google,
and Microsoft
1 $24 million $9 million
Totals 12 $122 million $89 million
Investment Overview: Joint investments
between CISE and industry in FY 2014-2017
26. Key Themes for S&CC Research
• Interdisciplinary Research that Advances Fundamental Science:
Research that integrates and advances social, behavioral, and economic sciences, policy
and implementation, and technical disciplines
• Community Engagement and Iterative Research with Authentic Evaluation:
Research questions inspired by community needs and iterative cycle of conducting
research, and piloting and evaluating solutions in the community
• Capacity Building and Sustainability for Long-term Benefit:
Enabling university-community partnerships, civic engagement, and education and
workforce development to facilitate long-term benefits of innovation
27. Smart and Connected Communities is a priority for CISE, and universities
have a key role, in partnership with community stakeholders, in achieving
the vision of enhanced community functioning and quality of life.
Notes de l'éditeur
8:55 - 9:20
The title of the press release in case you prefer to use that: Connecting Research with Local Communities: Building a Foundation for Smart and Connected Communities
Thank you for the intro. Happy to join you all today.
Bill Wallace precedes you and will be talking about SGC Competition. May be announcing the winning new teams.
Thank you also to Tech Connect, including Matt Laudon and Laura Benolds’s team, and the entire US Ignite team, for putting together wonderful programming, yesterday, today, or tomorrow. There will be several onstage advanced network application demonstrations, but please also be sure to check out another set of exciting demonstrations later today on the Expo floor.
NIST blue prints
DOT community needs and linking mobility to the challenge: in this case to address high infant mortality rates that were revealed as a key need
NSF role includes support for researchers as part of the winning team (Guvenc, GCTC EAGER grant, see slide 25)
Community engagement, teachers and public art (teacher and architect came to event on capital hill)
From the Federal Strategic Plan I would just like to highlight Strategic Priority #1: Accelerate Fundamental R&D for Smart Cities/Communities… which includes:
2.1.1 Facilitate city/community engagement in an iterative research cycle
2.1.2 Support research transition to practice in cities/communities
2.1.3 Accelerate local solutions using community-centric programs
Economic impact
w/ animation: we are all here because we believe that advancing S&CC is a priority.
As part of the Advanced Wireless Research effort, NSF/CISE announced that a new program called Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research, or PAWR (pronounced “power”). These platforms will enable fundamental research, including testing and experimentation, on advanced wireless technology concepts and approaches.
The first stage in the program is the establishment of Project Office that will support the design, development, deployment, and initial operations of a set of research platforms.
NSF/CISE is investing $50 million in this effort over the next 7 years; this investment will be integrated with more than $40 million in cash and in-kind contributions from over 20 leading technology companies and associations – including carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint; device manufacturers like Samsung and Nokia-Bell Labs; and equipment vendors like Juniper and InterDigital.
This effort aims to catalyze academic, industry, and community leaders to work together to prototype, test, and transition to practice innovative wireless approaches that will impact transportation (e.g., vehicle-to-vehicle communication), energy, healthcare, and public safety – and ultimately the smart and connected communities of the future.
EAGER: Unified and Scalable Architecture for Low Speed Automated Shuttle Deployment in a Smart City (1640308)
Let me provide some detail about NSF’s flagship program for Smart and Connected Communites
The solicitation supports research and research capacity-building activities that integrate multiple disciplinary and stakeholder perspectives and undertake meaningful community engagement.
Integrative Research
Encompasses innovation that addresses combined social and technological aspects of smart and connected communities
Research Capacity-Building
Develops interdisciplinary teams and team members that can contribute to research and applications for smart and connected communities through training, collaborations, networks, seminars, or other approaches
This includes efforts to ensure the sustainability of the research outcomes within the community, for example upon completion of the research, or at the conclusion of the grant.
Community Engagement
Interaction with individuals, institutions, and other organizations in public, private, and not-for-profit sectors in target communities to develop and evaluate creative research approaches for mutual benefit
I’m not sure if the second bullet is suggesting cities partner with us or industry partners with us to support S&CC research? Maybe there is a model we haven’t thought of yet for the former and we should…. Like the micro workshops. Anyway, I’ll leave this to you.
Universities, in partnerships with community stakeholders, that means each and everyone of you in this room, have a key role to play in enabling the Smart and Connected Communities vision.
And as a reminder, when looking for future opportunities to build the teams and identify the research challenges for S&CC, NSF has funding available through the Convergence DCL.
Leave it on this to focus their questions on this.
Universities, in partnerships with community stakeholders, that means each and everyone of you in this room, have a key role to play in enabling the Smart and Connected Communities vision.
And as a reminder, when looking for future opportunities to build the teams and identify the research challenges for S&CC, NSF has funding available through the Convergence DCL.
Leave it on this to focus their questions on this.