Newsletters

September 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our September newsletter includes the following topics:

·         NeTS Team Changes 
·       CISE Core Programs solicitation, Small No Deadlines, Medium Deadline December 22 
·         CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Proposal Deadline Sept 19 
·         NSF Regional Innovation Engines program is recruiting reviewers, October 7 
·         Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE), Proposal Deadline October 21 
·         Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF), Proposal Deadline Feb 15 
·         International Collaboration Supplements in Quantum Information Science and Engineering 
·         Supplements for Access to Semiconductor Fabrication  
·         Cloud Computing for CISE Grantees 
·         NeTS Potential Panelist Survey Reminder 

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NeTS Team Changes 
Departures 
The NeTs program extends its sincere thanks to Alex Sprintson for his four years of service to NSF. His enthusiasm and energy in serving NSF and research community are greatly appreciated. Alex has returned to Texas A&M University, where he is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering department. 
The NeTS Program welcomes 
·         Hussein Abouzeid, who joins NeTS as a Program Director, after serving as an Expert. Hussein is an IPA, joining us from the Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
·         Nicholas Goldsmith, who joins NeTS as an Assistant Program Director after having served as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. 
·         Deep Medhi, who is now a permanent Program Director after having previously served as an IPA from University of Missouri-Kansas City.

CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII, NSF 22-598)
Date: Proposal Deadline Sept 19  
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22598/nsf22598.htm 

NSF Regional Innovation Engines program is recruiting reviewers 
Date: Indicate interest by October 7 
See: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNSF/bulletins/32b03f0 
Interest form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EnginesReviewForm  

Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE, NSF 22-572) 
Date: Phase II Proposals Due October 21 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22572/nsf22572.htm

CISE Core Programs (NSF 22-631) 
Deadline: Small No deadlines (submit anytime), Medium deadline December 22
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22631/nsf22631.htm

Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF, NSF 22-618) 
Date: Proposal Deadline Feb 15 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22618/nsf22618.htm  

International Collaboration Supplements in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (NSF 22-108) 
Date: For consideration in a given fiscal year (running from October 1 to September 30), requests must be received before May 1 of that fiscal year. 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22108/nsf22108.jsp  

Supplements for Access to Semiconductor Fabrication (ASF, NSF 22-113) 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22113/nsf22113.jsp  

Cloud Computing for CISE Grantees (NSF 22-087) 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22087/nsf22087.jsp  
This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) describes opportunities available to CISE awardees to support the use of commercial cloud resources. NSF’s Cloud Access Program has established partnerships with commercial cloud service providers to provide awardees with cost-effective, flexible access to cloud-based resources with benefits such as no indirect cost for cloud computing resources resulting in significant savings, and automated updates on cloud credit use. This DCL aims to provide cloud computing resources to NSF-funded projects just-in-time as opposed to requiring PIs to budget for resources at the time of proposal submission, in the hopes of maximizing on the elasticity of the cloud and providing users with computing cycles when they need them. 

NeTS Potential Panelist Survey
We invite you to complete these surveys, which will be used to assist us in identifying potential panelists and ad hoc reviewers with expertise in wired or wireless networking for proposals submitted to the Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Core program or to other networking-related research solicitations. The information collected in these surveys is for internal NSF use only, and completing the surveys is voluntary. Responses are accepted on a rolling basis, and you may resubmit the survey in order to change or update information. Given the new academic year, we would also like to encourage you to forward these links to others, especially new faculty and faculty from underrepresented groups. 
Wired: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WiredPanelAvailability  
Wireless: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WirelessPanelAvailability  

Best Regards, 

Hussein Abouzeid, Darleen Fisher, Nicholas Goldsmith, Deep Medhi, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen 

NeTS Team 


July 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our June newsletter includes the following topics:

·         RINGS Virtual Organization Solicitation, Webinar July 13
·       CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Webinar July 13, Proposal Deadline Sept 19
·         Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project Execution Plan Development Workshop, Workshops July 13 and July 15
·         DCL: NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research
·         Cloud Computing for CISE Grantees  
·         NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 

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RINGS (Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems) Virtual Organization Solicitation (RINGS VO, NSF 22-590)
Date: Proposal Deadline August 1
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22590/nsf22590.htm
RINGS VO Solicitation Webinar
Date: July 13, 4-5 PM ET
Registration: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_fIKhBC84TCOcym0QpW-PUg

CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII, NSF 22-598)
Date: Proposal Deadline Sept 19
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22598/nsf22598.htm
CRII Webinar
Date: July 13, 2-3 PM ET

See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305360&org=CISE

Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project Execution Plan Development Workshop
Date: Workshops July 13 (basics) and July 15 (advance topics)
See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&cntn_id=305321&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

DCL: NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research (See NSF 22-098)
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22098/nsf22098.jsp

Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): Enabling Quantum Computing Platform Access for National Science Foundation Researchers with Amazon Web Services, IBM, and Microsoft Quantum (NSF 22-092) 
Date: Earlier submission encouraged, Deadline July 8 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22092/nsf22092.pdf  

Cloud Computing for CISE Grantees (NSF 22-087) 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22087/nsf22087.jsp  
This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) describes opportunities available to CISE awardees to support the use of commercial cloud resources. NSF’s Cloud Access Program has established partnerships with commercial cloud service providers to provide awardees with cost-effective, flexible access to cloud-based resources with benefits such as no indirect cost for cloud computing resources resulting in significant savings, and automated updates on cloud credit use. This DCL aims to provide cloud computing resources to NSF-funded projects just-in-time as opposed to requiring PIs to budget for resources at the time of proposal submission, in the hopes of maximizing on the elasticity of the cloud and providing users with computing cycles when they need them. 

NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 
We invite you to complete these surveys, which are used to assist us in identifying potential panelists and ad hoc reviewers with expertise in wired or wireless networking for proposals submitted to the Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Core program or to other networking-related research solicitations. The information collected in these surveys is for internal NSF use only, and completing the surveys is voluntary. Responses are accepted on a rolling basis, and you may resubmit the survey in order to change or update information. 
Wired: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WiredPanelAvailability  
Wireless: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WirelessPanelAvailability  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

June 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our June newsletter includes the following topics:

·         CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Webinar Jun 15, 2022 
·       Enabling Quantum Computing Platform Access for National Science Foundation Researchers, Deadline July 8 
·         Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), Proposal Due July 27 
·         Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems Virtual Organization, Proposal Due August 1  
·         Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education, Proposal Due August 18 
·         CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Proposal Due September 19 
·         Cloud Computing for CISE Grantees  
·         NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 

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CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Webinar 
DateJun 15, 2022 04:00 PM Eastern Time 
Register in advance for this webinar: 
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_mfNC56lgQN24-SZ8dRqYxg  

Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): Enabling Quantum Computing Platform Access for National Science Foundation Researchers with Amazon Web Services, IBM, and Microsoft Quantum (NSF 22-092) 
Date: Earlier submission encouraged, Deadline July 8 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22092/nsf22092.pdf  

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER, NSF 22-586) 
Date: Proposal Due July 27 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22586/nsf22586.htm  

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) Virtual Organization (RINGS-VO, NSF 22-590) 
Date: Proposal Due August 1 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22590/nsf22590.htm  

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE:CUE, NSF 22-588) 
Date: Proposal Due August 18 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22588/nsf22588.htm  

CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII, NSF 22-598)
Date: Proposal Due September 19 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22598/nsf22598.htm  

Cloud Computing for CISE Grantees (NSF 22-087) 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22087/nsf22087.jsp  
This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) describes opportunities available to CISE awardees to support the use of commercial cloud resources. NSF’s Cloud Access Program has established partnerships with commercial cloud service providers to provide awardees with cost-effective, flexible access to cloud-based resources with benefits such as no indirect cost for cloud computing resources resulting in significant savings, and automated updates on cloud credit use. This DCL aims to provide cloud computing resources to NSF-funded projects just-in-time as opposed to requiring PIs to budget for resources at the time of proposal submission, in the hopes of maximizing on the elasticity of the cloud and providing users with computing cycles when they need them. 

NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 
We invite you to complete these surveys, which are used to assist us in identifying potential panelists and ad hoc reviewers with expertise in wired or wireless networking for proposals submitted to the Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Core program or to other networking-related research solicitations. The information collected in these surveys is for internal NSF use only, and completing the surveys is voluntary. Responses are accepted on a rolling basis, and you may resubmit the survey in order to change or update information. 
Wired: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WiredPanelAvailability  
Wireless: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WirelessPanelAvailability  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

Late April 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our April newsletter includes the following topics:

·         NeTS-VO Virtual Coffee Chat, April 29 
·       Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT), Proposal Due May 11 
·         Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), Proposal Due July 27 
·         Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems Virtual Organization, Proposal Due August 1 
·         Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US), Applications Due May 19 
·         Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education, Proposal Due August 18 
·         News: NSF announces investment in multi-sector partnership to accelerate research in next generation networking and computer systems 
·         Beta test LaTeX samples for NSF research.gov submissions 
·         NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 

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NeTS-VO Virtual Coffee Chat 
Date: April 29, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
See: https://nets-vo.org/events/upcoming-workshops/nets-vo-virtual-coffee-chat/  
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8gBHGMFo5HAlQs8jxG08fjsu9rvGMQx1X_O1nI7MXYMy4vw/viewform?usp=sf_link  
Sponsored by the NeTS Virtual Organization 

Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT, NSF 22-571) 
Date: Proposal Due May 11 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22571/nsf22571.htm  

Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions, NSF 20-544) 
Date: Preliminary Proposal Due June 16; InTrans Proposals Accepted Anytime  
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20544/nsf20544.htm
PIs should consider discussing ideas for Expeditions projects with NeTS program directors.

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER, NSF 22-586) 
Date: Proposal Due July 27 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22586/nsf22586.htm  

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) Virtual Organization (RINGS-VO, NSF 22-590) 
Date: Proposal Due August 1 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22590/nsf22590.htm  

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE:CUE, NSF 22-588) 
Date: Proposal Due August 18 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22588/nsf22588.htm  

News: NSF announces investment in multi-sector partnership to accelerate research in next generation networking and computer systems 
See: https://nsf.gov/news/special_reports/announcements/041822.jsp  

Beta test LaTeX samples for NSF research.gov submissions. An NSF working group has created an open source repository for collaboration on samples to use in the Research.gov Proposal Preparation system. The project is still evolving and the first version of the LaTeX samples are now available. Please note that these samples are not NSF-endorsed documents and are not official templates. These samples are not tested or supported by the NSF Research.gov development team. These LaTeX samples were created by a volunteer group of program officers. Output PDF files using dummy data were tested on the Research.gov demo site and uploads successfully. Samples were last tested in November 2021. You are welcome to try these, but it’s important to emphasize that this is not an official NSF release but rather the work by a volunteer group of program officers. To download, https://github.com/nsf-open/nsf-proposal-latex-samples 

NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 
We invite you to complete these surveys, which are used to assist us in identifying potential panelists and ad hoc reviewers with expertise in wired or wireless networking for proposals submitted to the Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Core program or to other networking-related research solicitations. The information collected in these surveys is for internal NSF use only, and completing the surveys is voluntary. Responses are accepted on a rolling basis, and you may resubmit the survey in order to change or update information. 
Wired: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WiredPanelAvailability  
Wireless: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WirelessPanelAvailability  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

April 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our April newsletter includes the following topics:

·         NeTS-VO Virtual Coffee Chat, April 29 
·       The 9th International Workshop on Computer and Networking Experimental Research using Testbeds (CNERT), May 2-5 
·         DCL: Design for Sustainability in Computing; Webinar May 4 
·         Request for Information on Federal Priorities for Information Integrity Research and Development, Comments Due May 15 
·         Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US), Applications Due May 19 
·         Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Radio Dynamic Zones, Proposal Due June 21 
·         CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI), Proposal Due June 23 
·         Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*), Proposal Due June 27 
·         CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service, Proposal Due July 15 
·         Beta test LaTeX samples for NSF research.gov submissions 
·         NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 

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NeTS-VO Virtual Coffee Chat 
Date: April 29, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
See: https://nets-vo.org/events/upcoming-workshops/nets-vo-virtual-coffee-chat/  
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8gBHGMFo5HAlQs8jxG08fjsu9rvGMQx1X_O1nI7MXYMy4vw/viewform?usp=sf_link  
Sponsored by the NeTS Virtual Organization 

The 9th International Workshop on Computer and Networking Experimental Research using Testbeds (CNERT) 
Date: May 2-5
See: https://infocom2022.ieee-infocom.org/9th-international-workshop-computer-and-networking-experimental-research-using-testbeds-cnert  

Dear Colleague Letter: Design for Sustainability in Computing (NSF 22-060) 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22060/nsf22060.jsp  
Webinar 
Date: May 4, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304834&org=NSF  
Registration: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_gaIuuXQMRfySDw1TFZ4Myw 

Request for Information on Federal Priorities for Information Integrity Research and Development 
Date: Comments Due May 15 
See: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/17/2022-05683/request-for-information-on-federal-priorities-for-information-integrity-research-and-development  

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US, NSF 22-061) 
Dates: Applications Due May 19 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22061/nsf22061.jsp  

Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Radio Dynamic Zones (SII-NRDZ, NSF 22-579) 
Date: Proposal Due June 21 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22579/nsf22579.htm  

CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI, NSF 22-509) 
Date: Proposal Due June 23 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22509/nsf22509.htm
Note that NSF 22-509 added the new category, Planning-M, to fund planning activities leading to a Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure submission (I.e., Midscale RI-1 for $6M to $20M and Midscale RI-2 for $20M to $100M) 

Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*, NSF 22-582) 
Date: Proposal Due June 27 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22582/nsf22582.htm

CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS, NSF 21-580) 
Date: Proposal Due July 15 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21580/nsf21580.htm  

Beta test LaTeX samples for NSF research.gov submissions. An NSF working group has created an open source repository for collaboration on samples to use in the Research.gov Proposal Preparation system. The project is still evolving and the first version of the LaTeX samples are now available. Please note that these samples are not NSF-endorsed documents and are not official templates. These samples are not tested or supported by the NSF Research.gov development team. These LaTeX samples were created by a volunteer group of program officers. Output PDF files using dummy data were tested on the Research.gov demo site and uploads successfully. Samples were last tested in November 2021. You are welcome to try these, but it’s important to emphasize that this is not an official NSF release but rather the work by a volunteer group of program officers. To download, https://github.com/nsf-open/nsf-proposal-latex-samples 

NeTS Potential Panelist Survey 
We invite you to complete these surveys, which are used to assist us in identifying potential panelists and ad hoc reviewers with expertise in wired or wireless networking for proposals submitted to the Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Core program or to other networking-related research solicitations. The information collected in these surveys is for internal NSF use only, and completing the surveys is voluntary. Responses are accepted on a rolling basis, and you may resubmit the survey in order to change or update information. 
Wired: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WiredPanelAvailability  
Wireless: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WirelessPanelAvailability  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

March 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our March newsletter includes the following topics:

·         Strengthening American Infrastructure, Webinar March 15 
·         CISE CAREER Workshop, Applications Open; Workshop April 4-5 
·         Research Internships for Graduate Students at Air Force Research Laboratory Supplemental Funding Opportunity, Requests due April 15 
·         Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, Webinar March 23; Phase I Deadline May 12 
·         Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET), Submissions encouraged before May 31 

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Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) 
The SAI Program Description (https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/strengthening-american-infrastructure-sai-1) provides guidance about current funding opportunities. The latest SAI Solicitation (22-564, https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22564/nsf22564.htm) was posted on February 4, 2022, with proposal deadline of May 5, 2022
A webinar is scheduled for Tuesday March 15, 12pm-1pm eastern time. Registration is required (https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7tkM54uuTniBB4uFf7HbCg).
SAI inquiries should be addressed to NSF-SAI@nsf.gov.

CISE CAREER Workshop 
Dates: April 4-5 
See: https://cisecareerworkshop.web.unc.edu/ 
Registration: https://cisecareerworkshop.web.unc.edu/register/ 

Research Internships for Graduate Students at Air Force Research Laboratory Supplemental Funding Opportunity (NSF-AFRL INTERN, NSF 21-029) 
Date: Requests due April 15 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21029/nsf21029.jsp  

Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (PEOSE, NSF 22-572) 
Webinar 
Date: March 23, 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=USNSF_18&cntn_id=304552&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 
Proposals 
Date: Phase I Deadline May 12; Phase II Deadline October 21 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22572/nsf22572.htm  

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (NSF 22-049) 
Date: Submissions encouraged before May 31 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22049/nsf22049.jsp  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

February 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our February newsletter includes the following topics:

·         Internet Measurement Research, Track 2 Due March 8, Track 3 Due March 22 
·         Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT), Deadline May 11 
·         Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I, Various Submission Windows 
·         National Radio Dynamic Zone Research Updates, March 16 & 23 
·         Findable Accessible Interoperable Resuable Open Science Research Coordination Networks, Deadline April 12 
·          Strengthening American Infrastructure, Deadline May 5 
·          Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, Phase I Deadline May 12 

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Internet Measurement Research: Methodologies, Tools, and Infrastructure (IMR, NSF 22-519) 
Date: Track 2 Deadline March 8; Track 3 Deadline March 22 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22519/nsf22519.htm

Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT, NSF 22-571) 
Date: Proposal Deadline May 11 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22571/nsf22571.htm 

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Phase I (NSF 22-551) 
Date: Project Pitch Submission Windows: Jan 11 – Mar 3; Mar 4 – June 30; July 1 – Oct 26 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22551/nsf22551.htm  

National Radio Dynamic Zones Research Updates 
NRDZ Project Updates: NSF published a supplemental funding opportunity in 2020 (Dear Colleague Letter 20-079, https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20079/nsf20079.jsp) to explore the feasibility of National Radio Dynamic Zones. In two webinars, PIs supported under this opportunity will give updates on NRDZ project results to date and on their vision for NRDZ. Advance registration is required. Each webinar includes a series of 40-minute talks.
·         March 16, 2022; 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
Project updates: National Radio Dynamic Zones (NRDZ) advanced wireless investigations 
Register in advance for this webinar: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_706ryJr0TK2zUu5jEVtczA  
·          March 23, 2022   2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
Project updates: National Radio Dynamic Zones (NRDZ) radio astronomy investigations 
Register in advance for this webinar: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_PH6mWbabQCGVufXFK33-HA 

Findable Accessible Interoperable Resuable Open Science Research Coordination Networks (FAIROS RCN, NSF 22-553) 
Date: Proposal Deadline April 12 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22553/nsf22553.htm  

Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI, NSF 22-564) 
Date: Proposal Deadline May 5 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22564/nsf22564.htm  

Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (PEOSE, NSF 22-572) 
Date: Phase I Deadline May 12; Phase II Deadline October 21 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22572/nsf22572.htm  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

January 2022 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our November newsletter includes the following topics:

·         Transcending layers : Crossing the divide between lower and upper layers;  NeTS-VO Seminar, January 25 
·         Convergence Accelerator Track G: Securely Operating Through 5G Infrastructure, Letter of Intent due February 15 (Webinars on Jan 27, Feb 1, Feb 3) 
·         Convergence Accelerator Request for Future Topics, Response due February 28 
·          Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct Experimental Research on the NSF-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR), Deadline March 15
·         Signals in the Soil (SitS), Deadline April 14 
·         NeTS-VO Website and Youtube channel Launched  

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Transcending layers : Crossing the divide between lower and upper layers 
Date: December 16, 4-5 PM ET 
See: https://nets-vo.org/events/upcoming-workshops/transcending-layers-crossing-the-divide-between-lower-and-upper-layers/   
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6qf3U6-bL2ieHuSlBPlU_ygJ349RPKUZDqxMjtYv0q0cAZQ/viewform 
Sponsored by the NeTS Virtual Organization (NeTS-VO) 

Convergence Accelerator Track G: Securely Operating Through 5G Infrastructure (NSF 22-538)   
Date: Letter of Intent due February 15
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22538/nsf22538.htm   
Webinars
Date: January 27, 3:30-5 PM ET 
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-securely-operating-through-5g-infrastructure-funding-opportunity-registration-241293785207?aff=ebdsoporgprofile 
Date: February 1, 1:30-3 PM ET 
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-securely-operating-through-5g-infrastructure-funding-opportunity-registration-241367445527?aff=ebdsoporgprofile 
Date: February 3, 3:30-5 PM ET 
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-securely-operating-through-5g-infrastructure-funding-opportunity-registration-241369922937?aff=ebdsoporgprofile 

Request for Information on Future Topics for the NSF Convergence Accelerator (NSF 22-021) 
Date: Reponses Due February 28 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22021/nsf22021.jsp  

Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct Experimental Research on the NSF-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) (NSF 20-046) 
Date: Deadline March 15 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20046/nsf20046.jsp  

Signals in the Soil (SitS) (NSF 22-550) 
Date: Deadline April 14 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22550/nsf22550.htm  

NeTS Virtual Organization (NeTS-VO) Website and Youtube Launched 
Website: nets-vo.org 
Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCPsm4ZBWuOwzj3yiz9cUJGA  

Best Regards, 


Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

December 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our November newsletter includes the following topics:

·         Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program Webinar, November 16 2-3:30 PM EST
·         CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Webinar, December 16
·         NeTS-VO “Future Directions for Internet Researchers” panel, January 10
·         Request for Information on Future Topics for the NSF Convergence Accelerator
        · Webinars January 20 & 25 
        · Responses due February 28 
·         Mathematical and Scientific Foundations of Deep Learning and Related Areas (MoDL+) 
·         Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under NSF and The Academy of Finland (AoF) Collaborative Research Opportunities 
·         POWDER: end-to-end OpenAirInterface5G profile 

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CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Webinar
Date: December 16, 4-5 PM ET 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304060&org=CISE 
Registration: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Go6KDxcgRpuERy3RClfxrQ  

NeTS-VO “Future Directions for Internet Researchers” Panel 
Date: January 10, 11-12:30 PM ET 
Information and Registration: https://netsvo.wpcomstaging.com/events/upcoming-workshops/future-directions-for-internet-researchers-panel/  

Request for Information on Future Topics for the NSF Convergence Accelerator 
Webinar: January 20 (1-2:30 PM ET) and January 25 (3-4:30 ET), register at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/nsf-convergence-accelerator-32255371071 
Date: Reponses Due February 28 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22021/nsf22021.jsp  

Mathematical and Scientific Foundations of Deep Learning and Related Areas (MoDL+, NSF 22-023) 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22023/nsf22023.jsp  

Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under NSF and The Academy of Finland (AoF) Collaborative Research Opportunities (NSF 21-035) 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21035/nsf21035.jsp  

POWDER: end-to-end OpenAirInterface5G profile
Hello POWDER Community, 
The POWDER team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an end-to-end OpenAirInterface5G profile for use in our recently announced Indoor Over-the-air (OTA) Lab. This profile includes a server-class compute node hosting the container-based OAI 5G Core Network, a single NI X310 SDR paired with another server-class compute node for running the OAI gNodeB soft modem, and 4 Intel NUC compute nodes with Quectel RM500Q 5G modules connected via USB3. It targets a feature branch that is under active development by the OAI community, which allows for the simultaneous connection of all four COTS UE modules. 
You can find the new profile here: 
http://powderwireless.net/p/PowderTeam/oai-indoor-ota 
The associated description and instructions provide further details. 
For further details about the Indoor OTA Lab, please see the general availability announcement here

Best regards, and a great holiday season to you all!


Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

November 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our November newsletter includes the following topics:

·         Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program Webinar, November 16 2-3:30 PM EST
·         Internet Measure Research (IMR)
        ·         Webinar November 22, 1:00-2:30 PM EST
        ·         Track 1 (Methodologies & Methods), Deadline now February 15
·         EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations, Letter of Intent Due December 20
·         CNERT 2022 Workshop Call for Papers, Submission Deadline January 11
·         NeTS-VO Launched

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Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program Webinar
Date: November 16, 2:00-3:30 PM EST

See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303837
Registration: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_6x-NP5yfQOCUZl76KPWDsA

Internet Measurement Research (IMR, NSF 22-519) Webinar
Date: November 22, 1:00-2:30 PM EST
See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303823
Registration: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_iER8N0gaS0C6Bzic0TECTQ

Proposal Deadlines
Date: Track 1 (Methodologies & Methods) now February 15
Track 2 (Internet Measurement Tools) March 8
Track 3 (Internet Measurement-Related Infrastructure Planning Grants) March 22

See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22519/nsf22519.htm

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2
Focused EPSCoR Collaborations
(NSF 22-523)
Date: Letter of Intent Due December 20
Proposal Due January 31

See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22523/nsf22523.htm

CNERT: Computer and Networking Experimental Research using Testbeds (CNERT) 2022 Workshop Call for Papers
Date: Submission Deadline January 11
Workshop May 10

See: https://infocom2021.ieee-infocom.org/workshop-computer-and-networkingexperimental-research-using-testbeds
Externally sponsored

NeTS-VO Launched
See: https://nets-vo.org/
The Networking Technology and Systems Virtual Organization (NeTS-VO) has been launched, with a goal of fostering communication and collaboration, expanding the reach of high-quality resources including datasets, testbeds and workshops, and highlighting advances within the NeTS community. The VO is aiming to be a one-stop-shop for NeTS researchers looking for funding opportunities, news and events, webinars of interest and interaction with others. The VO also want to find ways to encourage researchers within the NeTS community to find collaborators and mentors. Please provide feedback on the VO at this link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUQsNUc78AqmzdkfB_GTozitaLOMrYF7109IJBE62Xa9tz7g/viewform). The team behind NeTS-VO is a dedicated group of Santa Clara University students and you can learn more about them at: https://nets-vo.org/team/ .

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

October 2021 Newsletter

 Dear Colleagues, 

Our October newsletter includes the following topics: 

·         Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science, Proposal Deadline November 16 
·         “Shattering siloed spectrum sharing mechanisms for future NRDZs” Workshop, November 16-17 
·         Future Directions for Communications Engineers, Seminar November 18 @ 2:30pm EST 
·         Enabling Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace CISE-SBE Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Deadline December 10 
·         Japan-US Network Opportunity (JUNO3), Deadline December 13 
·         CISE Core Solicitation, Small No Deadlines & Medium Deadline December 22 
·         CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI), Deadline January 11 
·         National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, Preliminary Proposal Due January 14 
·         CISE Core Large, Deadline January 18 
·         Internet Measurement Research (IMR), Track 1 (Methodologies & Methods) Deadline January 20 
·         Internet Measurement Research (IMR), Track 2 (Measurement Tools) Deadline March 8 
·         Internet Measurement Research (IMR), Track 3 (Infrastructure Planning Grants) Deadline March 22 
·         CISE Minority-Serving Institutions Research Expansion Program (MSI), Deadline February 11 
·         MSI webinar, November 15 @ 1pm EST 
·         Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC), Submission Window Oct 25 to Sept 29 
·         Responses to Request for Information on Computer and Network Systems Research Dataset Needs 

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Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science (RET, NSF 21-606) 
Date: Proposal Deadline November 16 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21606/nsf21606.htm 

“Shattering siloed spectrum sharing mechanisms for future NRDZs” Workshop 
Date: November 16-17 
RSVP: https://forms.gle/MuDVohMzkdY6CRkT6 
More Information: http://www.cs.albany.edu/nrdz-ra/meetings/workshop2/ 
Details: National Radio Dynamic Zones (NRDZ) are being advocated for as a means to advance the state of wireless communications and to support the design of next generation wireless networks with practical, real-world, regional test sites. The utility of the radio spectrum depends on the harmonious coexistence of active communications systems, passive scientific systems, and orbital remote sensing systems. The state in spectrum coexistence mechanisms across these technologies is vastly different: from automated and measurement-driven spectrum allocation for commercial broadband to manual leases across scientific users, and disparate users are generally not aware of each other’s capabilities. 

Future Directions for Communication Engineers 
Date: November 18, 2:30-3:30 PM EST 
Details: https://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/nsf-nets-resource-site/events/future-directions-for-communications-engineers 
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekmVCaMsyV2wnM0sCnvtE79lVk3cpesheHIIfdpZNJTorFaw/viewform 
This seminar is part of the Sally Floyd Channel sponsored by the NeTS-VO 

Enabling Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace CISE-SBE Interdisciplinary Collaborations (NSF 22-122) 
Date: Deadline December 10 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21122/nsf21122.jsp 

Japan-US Network Opportunity (JUNO3, NSF 21-624) 
Date: Proposal Deadline December 13 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21624/nsf21624.htm 

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Core Solicitation (NSF 21-616) 
Date: Small No Deadlines & Medium Deadline December 22 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21616/nsf21616.htm 

CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI, NSF 22-509) 
Date: Deadline January 11 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22509/nsf22509.htm 

National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes (NSF 22-502) 
Date: Preliminary Proposal January 14; Full Proposal May 13 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22502/nsf22502.htm 

CISE Core Large Solicitation (NSF 22-511) 
Date: Deadline January 18 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22511/nsf22511.pdf 

Internet Measurement Research (IMR, NSF 22-519) 
Date: Track 1 (Methodologies & Methods) January 20 
Track 2 (Internet Measurement Tools) March 8 
Track 3 (Internet Measurement-Related Infrastructure Planning Grants) March 22 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22519/nsf22519.htm 

CISE Minority-Serving Institutions Research Expansion Program (CISE-MSI, NSF 22-518) 
Date: Deadline February 11 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22518/nsf22518.htm 
Webinar: November 15, 1-2 pm EST 
Webinar Details: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=USNSF_15&cntn_id=303769&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 

Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC, NSF 22-517) 
Date: Submission Window October 25, 2021 to September 29, 2022 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22517/nsf22517.htm 

Responses to Request for Information on Computer and Network Systems Research Dataset Needs 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/cns/research_datasets/rfi_responses.jsp 

Mid-September 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our special Mid-September newsletter includes the following topics:
·         Japan-US Network Opportunity (JUNO3, NSF 21-624), Deadline December 13
·         CISE Core Solicitation (NSF 21-616), Small No Deadlines & Medium Deadline December 22
·         NeTS-VO Virtual Panel on the Future of Communications, October 13, 2-4 PM ET

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Japan-US Network Opportunity (JUNO3, NSF 21-624)
Date: Proposal Deadline December 13
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21624/nsf21624.htm

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Core Solicitation (NSF 21-616)
Date: Small No Deadlines & Medium Deadline December 22
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21616/nsf21616.htm
Please note, Fastlane submissions will NOT be allowed; proposers should submit through research.gov or grants.gov.

Virtual Panel on the Future of Communications
Date: October 13, 2:00- 4:00 PM ET
More Information: https://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/nsf-nets-resource-site/virtual-panel-on-thefuture-of-communications?authuser=2
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQ5U_1tbuhsPvIGNJzGw6pz0QXvlNUTyquxM3dW5xStC0Jg/viewform
Sponsored by the NeTS-VO

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

September 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our September newsletter includes the following topics:

·         Chameleon@Edge Community Workshop, September 9
·         CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Proposal Deadline September 20
·         Request for Information on Semiconductor Research and Education, Response Deadline September 30
·         NSF – Czech Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities, Expression of Interest Deadline October 1
·         Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide, Effective October 4
·         CC*, Proposal Deadline October 11
·         Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), Application Deadline October 19 for CISE
·         CCRI Virtual Organization
·         Research.Gov Collaborative Research Guidance

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Chameleon@Edge Community Workshop
Date: September 9

The NSF-funded Chameleon testbed now supports experimentation with edge devices and will host a Chameleon@Edge Community Workshop to discuss emergent research directions and priorities driving the requirements for an edge testbed. The workshop will be held on September 9th; please, register early to ensure participation.
        · Chameleon@Edge workshop: https://chameleoncloud.org/chiedge-communityworkshop/
        · CHI@Edge testbed: www.chameleoncloud.org/experiment/chiedge/
        · CHI@Edge mailing list: https://groups.google.com/g/chameleon-edge-users

CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) (NSF 21-591)
Date: Proposal Deadline September 20
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21591/nsf21591.htm

CISE Request for Information on Semiconductor Research and Education (NSF 21-112)
Date: Response Deadline September 30
The CISE directorate at NSF has just released a new Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) asking for input from members of the community who are directly engaged in, or might potentially benefit from, CISE related research and education in semiconductor and micro- and nano-electronics. This RFI takes the form of a survey form where we ask for specific information about how the community’s research and educational agenda would be enabled by the availability of new or different resources in this area. Given the diverse interests in the CISE community, and the broad reach of semiconductor, micro-, and nano-electronics, we are hoping for information from a wide variety of perspectives. Please take a few minutes and let us know how your research and educational activities intersect with these areas, and what challenges you see in this area. Also, please forward this DCL and RFI to other members of the community that you think would have valuable input.
        · DCL for more information: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21112/nsf21112.jsp
        · Direct link to RFI survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CISERFIonSemiconductorResearchandEducation
        · For any questions about this RFI and submission of the survey information, please contact Sankar Basu and Erik Brunvand at CISE_SemiWG@nsf.gov

National Science Foundation and Czech Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities (NSF 21-111)
Date: Expression of Interest Deadline October 1
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21111/nsf21111.jsp

Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 22-001)
Date: Effective October 4
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg22_1/index.jsp

CC* (NSF 21-528)
Date: Proposal Deadline October 11
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21528/nsf21528.htm
Additional Information: See “Dear Colleague Letter: Towards an Equitable National Cyberinfrastructure” (NSF 21-108, https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21108/nsf21108.jsp )

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP, NSF 21-602)
Date: Application Deadline October 19 for CISE
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21602/nsf21602.htm

CCRI Virtual Organization
The CISE Community Research Infrastructures program funds the creation and enhancement of infrastructures supporting the pursuit of focused research agendas across a variety of domains in computer and information science and engineering. These world-class infrastructures take many forms, from networking testbeds to emulation platforms to highly curated training datasets. The NSF also recently launched the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program supporting more expansive infrastructure projects requiring substantial facilities, equipment, hardware and software, and human capital. These investments expand the number and diversity of research infrastructure available to the CISE community, posing a potential challenge for researchers: how do I find an infrastructure that could enhance my future research?
To benefit the community further, the CCRI program launched the CCRI Virtual Organization (CCRI-VO). This project collects and consolidates information about the myriad research infrastructures supported by CCRI, and organizes that information on a central website established to help researchers identify and connect to infrastructures that can enable and facilitate future research efforts. On this site, a researcher can browse through profiles of different CCRI-funded efforts to see the resources that support specific CISE communities, or search the profiles by research area or other parameters to find the one most relevant to that individual’s interests. Each profile contains a description of that infrastructure and information on gaining access to that resource. Planned enhancements to the site include a reference list of computing research conducted using that infrastructure, and a library of key reports on computing research infrastructures and their benefits to the CISE community. The site will also list other research infrastructures related to CISE such as mid-scale research infrastructure projects associated with CISE to provide a comprehensive view. The project aims to raise awareness of the range and capabilities of the infrastructures available to CISE investigators, to avoid potential duplication of effort in the development of new infrastructures, and to assist researchers in leveraging these resources in proposed projects.

Research.Gov Collaborative Research Guidance
If you are submitting Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals that include both RUI-eligible and non-RUI institutions: First select a relevant funding opportunity that accepts RUI proposals. The proposal title should include the “RUI:” designation, and it will be applied to all parts of the collaborative when the proposals are linked. The RUI certification(s) and Impact Statement(s) should be uploaded into the “Other Supplementary Documents” section by the Lead on the collaborative. NSF staff will correct the submitted proposal titles by removing the “RUI:” label from ineligible components of the collaborative before the proposal is assigned for review.

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

August 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our August newsletter includes the following topics:

·         Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), Proposal Deadline July 28 (Extended)
·         NeTS Early-Career Investigator Workshop, Register by July 31 & Workshop August 5-6
·         Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS), Proposal Deadline August 12 (Extended & New FAQ)
·         CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Proposal Deadline September 20
·         NSF Program on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence in Collaboration with Amazon, Proposal Deadline August 3
·         Research Running on Cloud Compute & Emerging Technologies (RRoCCET 21), conference August 10-12
·         *Updated* Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide, Effective October 4
·         Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), Application Deadline October 19 for CISE

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Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) (NSF 20-525)
Date: Proposal Deadline July 28 (Extended)
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20525/nsf20525.htm

NeTS Early-Career Investigator Workshop
Dates: Register by July 31, Workshop August 5-6

See: https://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/nsf-nets-resource-site/events/nets-early-careerinvestigator-eci-workshop and https://nets-eci-2021.hotcrp.com/
Details: This workshop aims to help the early-career NeTS research community to address emerging challenges and pursue promising research opportunities in the domain of computer and information networking. Admission to the workshop requires an application. Applicants for this workshop can be senior graduate students (who are within 1 year from the completion of their Ph.D. degrees) or early-career Ph.D. graduates (who received their Ph.D. degrees within the last 5 years). Eligible applicants are invited, and we encourage others to spread the word to those eligible to register to attend.

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) (NSF 21-581)
Date: Proposal Deadline August 12 (Extended)
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21581/nsf21581.htm
FAQ: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21104/nsf21104.jsp

CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) (NSF 21-591)
Date: Proposal Deadline September 20
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21591/nsf21591.htm

NSF Program on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence in Collaboration with Amazon (NSF 21-585)
Date: Proposal Deadline August 3
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21585/nsf21585.htm

Research Running on Cloud Compute & Emerging Technologies (RRoCCET 21) Conference
Date: August 10-12, 9 AM – 1:30 PM PDT daily
See: https://na.eventscloud.com/website/26386/

*Updated* Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 22-001)
Date: Effective October 4

See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg22_1/index.jsp

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP, NSF 21-602)
Date: Application Deadline October 19 for CISE
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21602/nsf21602.htm

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

July 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our July newsletter includes the following topics:

·         RINGS office hours, July 16 @ 4-6 PM ET
·         Second National Radio Dynamic Zone (NRDZ) Workshop Planning Meeting, July 21
·         Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), Proposal Deadline July 26
·         Convergence Accelerator Expo 2021, Event July 28-29
·         Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS), Proposal Deadline July 29
·         CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Proposal Deadline September 20
        ·         CRII Webinar: July 7 @ 2 PM ET
·         NSF Program on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence in Collaboration with Amazon, Proposal Deadline August 3
·         NeTS Early-Career Investigator Workshop, Register by July 23 & Workshop August 5-6
·         NICT “International Joint Program on Beyond 5G,” Proposal Deadline August 10
·         Research Running on Cloud Compute & Emerging Technologies (RRoCCET 21), conference August 10-12
·         Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide, Effective October 4
·         Platforms for Advanced Wireless (PAWR) announces fourth platform (video recording)
·         Leap to Large (video recording)

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Final RINGS Office Hours
Date: July 16, 4-6 PM ET
The RINGS team will hold online office hours on Friday, July 16, 4-6 to provide “one-on-one” help to prospective RINGS PIs. Please contact RINGS PDs if you are interested in attending.

Second National Radio Dynamic Zone (NRDZ) Workshop Planning Meeting
Date: July 21, 4-5:30 PM ET
Register: https://forms.gle/dsR5tEbBrKACdgs89

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) (NSF 20-525)
Date: Proposal Deadline July 26
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20525/nsf20525.htm

Convergence Accelerator Expo 2021
Date: July 28-29, 10 am to 4 pm
See: https://nsf-ca.vfairs.com/ or https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/expo-2021.jsp

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) (NSF 21-581)
Date: Proposal Deadline July 29
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21581/nsf21581.htm

CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) (NSF 21-591)
Date: Proposal Deadline September 20
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21591/nsf21591.htm
Webinar on July 7, 2 PM – 3:30 PM ET. Register at https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_s8O9CVbfS1GLwviVjmOTYQ

NSF Program on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence in Collaboration with Amazon (NSF 21-585)
Date: Proposal Deadline August 3
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21585/nsf21585.htm

NeTS Early-Career Investigator Workshop
Dates: Register by July 23, Workshop August 5-6
See: https://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/nsf-nets-resource-site/events/nets-early-careerinvestigator-eci-workshop and https://nets-eci-2021.hotcrp.com/
Details: This workshop aims to help the early-career NeTS research community to address emerging challenges and pursue promising research opportunities in the domain of computer and information networking. Admission to the workshop requires an application. Applicants for this workshop can be senior graduate students (who are within 1 year from the completion of their Ph.D. degrees) or early-career Ph.D. graduates (who received their Ph.D. degrees within the last 5 years). Eligible applicants are invited, and we encourage others to spread the word to those eligible to register to attend.

Japan’s NICT, “International Joint Program on Beyond 5G”
Date: Proposals Deadline August 10
See: https://www.nict.go.jp/collabo/commission/B5Gsokushin/B5G_kobo/20210630kobo.html
Call for proposals for researchers from Japanese universities, research institutes, and/or industry to submit proposals for research in collaboration with partners in the U.S., Canada, the U.K or the European Union.

Research Running on Cloud Compute & Emerging Technologies (RRoCCET 21) Conference
Date: August 10-12, 9 AM – 1:30 PM PDT daily
See: https://na.eventscloud.com/website/26386/

Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 22-001)
Date: Effective October 4
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg22_1/index.jsp

Platforms for Advanced Wireless (PAWR) announces fourth platform (video recording)
See: https://advancedwireless.org/the-platforms-for-advanced-wireless-research-pawr-programannounces-fourth-wireless-research-platform-in-central-iowa-to-drive-innovation-in-ruralbroadband-connectivity/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHqW6pZABR8

Leap to Large (video recording)
See: Introductory videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLRp4AOm_E2DWiVWYXFZjZnGSgkxzeJgZP
Full sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRp4AOm_E2DXmFNifZfbjCU4RvEhVpWo0

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

June 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues, 

Our June newsletter includes the following topics: 

·         NSF EU – US Networking Workshop, June 18 @ 8 AM EDT 
·         PAWR Launch Event, June 22 @ 2 PM ET 
·         NeTS seeks research nuggets 
·         Cloudlab Usage Study 
·         PAWR announces launch of OpenAirX-Labs 
·         POWDER Office Hours, biweekly 
·         Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), Proposal Deadline July 26 
·         Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS), Proposal Deadline July 29 
·         CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Proposal Deadline September 20 
        ·         CRII Webinar: July 7 @ 2 PM ET 
·         US – Korea ICT Research Collaboration Program Workshop Recording 

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NSF EU – US Networking Workshop for Open call 4 
Date: June 18, 8 AM – 12 PM EDT 
See: https://ngiatlantic.eu/events/ngiatlanticeu-nsf-eu-us-networking-workshop-open-call-4  

PAWR Launch Event 
Date: June 22 @ 2 PM ET 
You are invited to attend a live, online event to announce the fourth testbed in the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, a $100 million effort funded by the National Science Foundation and an industry consortium of 35 leading wireless companies and associations. The fourth testbed will focus on wireless technologies for rural broadband connectivity. The launch event will include an overview of the platform, as well as remarks from distinguished program officials and partners. 
Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GDUchbt4QbGGVwNayim4Mw  

NeTS seeks research nuggets 
NeTS is interested in hearing about your research highlights and successes. If you would like to share any research highlights, please send information including a short description of the highlight and the NSF grant number to nicgolds@nsf.gov or the relevant NeTS program director. You can find a template here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03016/template.ppt  

Cloudlab Usage Study 
Researchers at the Cloudlab Development team and University of Utah School of Computing are asking for your help to better understand how and why Cloudlab works (or doesn’t). Our goal is to make Cloudlab better for the systems networking community and your perspective is essential to help us get there. If you are a Cloudlab user currently working on an active project or experiment, we would like to speak with you. All sessions will be conducted online and will not take more than 60 minutes of your time. We will simply ask you to log in and show researchers how you use Cloudlab. We will then ask you to participate in a short interview. Anybody over 18 years of age, comfortable with written and spoken English, who has completed or is enrolled in a college degree and is actively using Cloudlab is eligible to apply. Participation in this study is entirely voluntary. Your participation, lack of participation, or anything you say during the interview, will not affect the level of service you receive from Cloudlab. There will be a compensation of a $10 Amazon gift card for completing the study. Please click visit https://cloudlab.us/study if you are interested in participating. For more information or questions about the study, please contact Isha Ghosh(u6033334@utah.edu). 

PAWR announces launch of OpenAirX-Labs 
National Science Foundation-Funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research Project Office Announces Launch of OpenAirX-Labs (OAX) to Accelerate Development and Testing of an Open Source 5G Standalone Software Stack 
See: https://advancedwireless.org/national-science-foundation-funded-platforms-for-advanced-wireless-research-project-office-announces-launch-of-openairx-labs-oax-to-accelerate-development-and-testing-of-an-open-source-5g-standalone/  

POWDER Office Hours 
Date: Biweekly on Fridays, 10 AM – 12 PM MT 

Please sign up at least 12 hours in advanced. 

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) (NSF 20-525) 
Date: Proposal Deadline July 26 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20525/nsf20525.htm  

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) (NSF 21-581) 
Date: Proposal Deadline July 29 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21581/nsf21581.htm 

CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) (NSF 21-591) 
Date: Proposal Deadline September 20 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21591/nsf21591.htm  

Webinar on July 7, 2 PM – 3:30 PM ET. Register at https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_s8O9CVbfS1GLwviVjmOTYQ 

US – Korea ICT Research Collaboration Program Workshop Recording 
See: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/rec/play/rQN9aSejKev_wY4z2nPZ-rWrrSxw2yC4YLE08A1Or6ZLXZL-7Rkb0OVz8o8soX71cnkBrNydRLHN8P97.djKN4DkuT5jMryG4?startTime=1623274229000  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow 

May 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues, 

Our May newsletter includes the following topics: 

·         *NeTS Request for Information* Request for Information on the Specific Needs for Datasets to Conduct Research on Computer and Network Systems, Responses due May 21 
·         Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) Webinar, May 27, 2-5 PM ET 
·         NSF-South Korea Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation Collaborative Research Opportunities, No Deadlines 
·         US-Korea ICT Research Collaboration Program Workshop, June 9 & 10 6 PM – 8:30 PM ET 
·         Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC), Full Proposal due June 14, 2021 
·         Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS), Proposal Deadline July 29 
·         NeTS Virtual Organization Event: Advice on Writing a NeTS Career Proposal Workshop, May 21 

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*NeTS Request for Information* Request for Information on the specific needs for datasets to conduct research on computer and network systems (NSF 21-056, FR 2021-07585) 
Date: Responses due May 21 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21056/nsf21056.jsp  
This Request for Information (RFI) seeks input from the community on the specific needs related to collecting, sharing, and utilizing public or private datasets for networking and computer systems research, and any challenges associated with each. The input could identify requirements for datasets that may include, but are not limited to, spectrum data, physical layer data, network and Internet measurement data, workload data, power/performance data, and other systems data. NSF recognizes that some datasets currently exist but is interested in needs that are not currently met by these existing datasets, conventions or formats that may broaden the usability of the data, and ways in which additional high-quality datasets may be made available to the research community. NSF is interested in assessing where research progress is slowed due to the lack of datasets that may either already exist or can be generated using existing infrastructure (including NSF-funded infrastructure). NSF may use the responses to this RFI to inform and refine future investments. Response form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RFIDCLSurvey  

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) Webinar (NSF 21-581) 
Date: May 27, 2-5 PM ET 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302634&WT.mc_id=USNSF_13&WT.mc_ev=click 
Registration URL: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_qn6MXZpJSEWcHAZa-11f-g   

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) 
Date: Proposal Deadline July 29 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21581/nsf21581.htm 

Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the South Korean Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) Collaborative Research Opportunities (NSF 21-079) 
Date: No Deadlines, the proposals are accepted any time, but we strongly recommend submitting proposals by the end of August 2021 to be considered for the current funding cycle, check IITP website (https://ezone.iitp.kr/main/main) for more details. 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21079/nsf21079.jsp 

US-Korea ICT Research Collaboration Program Workshop 
Date: Jun 9 & 10 2021 6:00 PM  – 8:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)  
Register in advance for this meeting: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdOyrqjsvGY1D41tP-fonpRZ5Yh0lJ8U
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) (NSF 21-571) 
Date: Full Proposal Due June 14, 2021 or January 20, 2022 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21571/nsf21571.htm 

NeTS Virtual Organization (NeTS-VO) event: Advice on writing a NeTS Career Proposal workshop 
Date: May 21, 2021, 10:00-11:00 AM Pacific Time, 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Time 
The NeTS-VO <nets-vo.org> will be holding an informal workshop for potential NeTS CAREER Award applicants.   This is complementary to the recently-held NSF CISE Career Award Workshop; please see  https://cisecareerworkshop.web.unc.edu/webinar/  for excellent resources for  proposal writers. To register for the VO workshop, please fill in this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdlVtLutuUEJo6t4negdQH4rrNej0jQ269_jSXQ71hDE1yuw/viewform?usp=sf_link 

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

End of April 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues, 

Our special end-of-April newsletter includes the following topics: 

·         *New NextG Program* Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS), Proposal Deadline July 29 
·         *NeTS Request for Information* Request for Information on the Specific Needs for Datasets to Conduct Research on Computer and Network Systems, Responses due May 21 

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*New NextG Program* Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) 
Date: Proposal Deadline July 29 
See: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21581/nsf21581.htm & www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505904  
The RINGS program seeks to accelerate research in areas that will potentially have significant impact on emerging Next Generation (NextG) wireless and mobile communication, networking, sensing, and computing systems, along with global-scale services, with a focus on greatly improving the resiliency of such networked systems among other performance metrics. Modern communication devices, systems, and networks are expected to support a broad range of critical and essential services, incorporating computation, coordination, and intelligent decision making. Resiliency of such systems, which subsumes security, adaptability, and autonomy, will be a key driving factor for future NextG network systems. Resiliency in both design and operations ensures robust network and computing capabilities that exhibit graceful performance- and service-degradation with rapid adaptability under even extreme operating scenarios. The RINGS program seeks innovations to enhance both resiliency as well as performance across the various aspects of NextG communications, networking and computing systems. This program seeks to go beyond the current research portfolio within the individual participating directorates by simultaneously emphasizing gains in resiliency (through security, adaptability and/or autonomy) across all layers of the networking protocol and computation stacks as well as in throughput, latency, and connection density. 
In this program, NSF is partnering with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and a number of industry partners shown above. This program seeks to fund collaborative team research that transcends the traditional boundaries of individual disciplines to achieve the program goals. 

*NeTS Request for Information* Request for Information on the specific needs for datasets to conduct research on computer and network systems (NSF 21-056, FR 2021-07585) 
Date: Responses due May 21 
See: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21056/nsf21056.jsp or www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/14/2021-07585/request-for-information-datasets-to-conduct-research-on-computer-and-network-systems  
This Request for Information (RFI) seeks input from the community on the specific needs related to collecting, sharing, and utilizing public or private datasets for networking and computer systems research, and any challenges associated with each. The input could identify requirements for datasets that may include, but are not limited to, spectrum data, physical layer data, network and Internet measurement data, workload data, power/performance data, and other systems data. NSF recognizes that some datasets currently exist but is interested in needs that are not currently met by these existing datasets, conventions or formats that may broaden the usability of the data, and ways in which additional high-quality datasets may be made available to the research community. NSF is interested in assessing where research progress is slowed due to the lack of datasets that may either already exist or can be generated using existing infrastructure (including NSF-funded infrastructure). NSF may use the responses to this RFI to inform and refine future investments. Response form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RFIDCLSurvey  

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

April 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues, 

Our April newsletter includes the following topics: 

·         *NeTS* Request for Information on the Specific Needs for Datasets to Conduct Research on Computer and Network Systems, Responses due May 21 
·         Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students Supplemental Funding Opportunity, Target date April 15 
·         NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I and II for the 2021 Cohort, Letter of Intent Due May 4 
·         SaTC Town Hall, May 6, Noon – 5pm ET 

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*NeTS* Request for Information on the specific needs for datasets to conduct research on computer and network systems (NSF 21-056) 
Date: Responses due May 21 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21056/nsf21056.jsp  
This Request for Information (RFI) seeks input from the community on the specific needs related to collecting, sharing, and utilizing public or private datasets for networking and computer systems research, and any challenges associated with each. The input could identify requirements for datasets that may include, but are not limited to, spectrum data, physical layer data, network and Internet measurement data, workload data, power/performance data, and other systems data. NSF recognizes that some datasets currently exist but is interested in needs that are not currently met by these existing datasets, conventions or formats that may broaden the usability of the data, and ways in which additional high-quality datasets may be made available to the research community. NSF is interested in assessing where research progress is slowed due to the lack of datasets that may either already exist or can be generated using existing infrastructure (including NSF-funded infrastructure). NSF may use the responses to this RFI to inform and refine future investments. Response form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RFIDCLSurvey  

Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity (NSF 21-013) 
Date: Supplements may be request anytime, target date is April 15th 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21013/nsf21013.jsp  
Note: This is only for OAC proposals 

NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I and II for the 2021 Cohort (NSF 21-572) 
Date: Letter of Intent due May 5, Full proposals due June 14 for Phase I and May 25 for Phase II 
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21572/nsf21572.htm 
Additional Information: Track E is “Networked Blue Economy” and Track F is “Trust & Authenticity in Communications Systems.” 

SaTC  (Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace) Town Hall 
Date: May 6th, Noon – 5pm ET 
To register for the event, please go to https://nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsd-Crpj0rGoocc4u5tYnsDNNktb9xOnI 

Best Regards, 

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith 
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

March 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our March newsletter includes the following topics:

  • CNS Program Director Positions, Applications Close March 15
  • Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct Experimental Research on the NSF-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR), Deadline March 15
  • Passive/Active communities working together: Understanding each other’s needs, concerns, and capabilities, Workshop March 16-17
  • Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT), Deadline Extended to March 19
  • NSF CISE CAREER Workshop, Save the Date April 5-6
  • Making the Leap to Large NSF Workshop, Weekly 1.5 hour workshops starting April 6
  • Enabling Quantum Leap: Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC-TAQS), Pre-proposal due April 12
  • Designing Accountable Software Systems (DASS), Proposal due April 19
  • Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US), Application due April 13
  • REU and RET Supplemental Funding, Submissions encouraged before April 30
  • IEEE DataPort
  • Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct US-EU Collaborative Research

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Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct Experimental Research on the NSF-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) (NSF 20-046)
Date: Deadline March 15
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20046/nsf20046.jsp

CNS Program Director Positions
Date: Applications Close March 15
Permanent Program Director: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/593578600 
Rotator (Temporary) Program Director: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/593578900 

Passive/Active communities working together: Understanding each other’s needs, concerns, and capabilities
Date: Workshop March 16-17
See: http://www.cs.albany.edu/nrdz-ra/meetings/workshop1/agenda.html 

Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technology (SWIFT) (NSF 21-539)
Date: Deadline Extended to March 19
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21539/nsf21539.htm

NSF CISE CAREER Workshop
Date: Virtual Workshop April 5, One-on-One Meetings April 6
Registration and More Information: https://cisecareerworkshop.web.unc.edu/ 
The goal of this workshop is to introduce junior CAREER-eligible faculty to the NSF CAREER program and help them to prepare their CAREER proposals to target CISE programs. Attendees will have the opportunity to improve their skills in proposal writing, as well as to interact with NSF program directors from different CISE divisions (CCF, CNS, IIS and OAC) and recent NSF CAREER awardees. The workshop is also open to multidisciplinary researchers with a CISE-specific focus, including cyber-infrastructure. The workshop includes presentations and discussions on proposal preparation, experience sharing, a mock panel, and meetings with Program Directors from various research programs within CISE.

Making the Leap to Large NSF Workshop
Date: Weekly workshops, Starting April 6 at 12:00-1:30 ET
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfWkyS5U-crtSiBYMUUMTDuFVGeg8VlmzivLzONcap1cE3sw/viewform
Society depends on large-scale research with visible impacts on science, innovation, workforce and economic development.  You are invited to an NSF-funded workshop on proven principles and methods for “making the leap to large.”  This virtual workshop takes place in seven weekly 1.5 hour sessions on Tuesdays from 12:00-1:30 EDT beginning April 6th.  You and up two of your collaborators will learn to deliver on intellectual merits and broader impacts at scale for diverse stakeholders.  You will also learn to avoid submitting a “large” proposal (particularly in the $4-$10 million range) that is just sets of smaller proposals cobbled together.  The sessions feature remarks by Margaret Martonosi, AD of NSF’s CISE Directorate, and by Gurdip Singh, CISE/CNS Division Director.  Each session will also feature comments by leaders of successful CISE-funded large-scale research projects. Building on previous successful NSF workshops, sessions will be led by Nick Berente, University of Notre Dame; Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University; John L. King, University of Michigan; and Susan Winter, University of Maryland.  To reserve your spot, please register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfWkyS5U-crtSiBYMUUMTDuFVGeg8VlmzivLzONcap1cE3sw/viewform .

Enabling Quantum Leap: Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC-TAQS) (NSF 21-553)
Date: Preproposal April 12, Full Proposal June 14
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21553/nsf21553.htm

Designing Accountable Software Systems (DASS) (NSF 21-554)
Date: Proposal due April 19
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21554/nsf21554.htm 

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US) (NSF 21-044)
Date: Application due April 13
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21044/nsf21044.jsp 

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding (NSF 21-028)
Date: Early submissions encouraged, especially before April 30
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21028/nsf21028.jsp 

IEEE DataPort
See: https://ieee-dataport.org
IEEE DataPort allows storage, search, access, and management of data. Data repositories such as IEEE DataPort can be incorporated into data management plans.

Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct US-EU Collaborative Research (NSF 21-048)
Date: Active until June 1, 2022
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21048/nsf21048.jsp 

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith
NeTS Program Directors and AAAS Policy Fellow

February 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our February newsletter includes the following topics:

  • Spectrum Innovation Initiative Solicitation Webinar, February 8
  • PAWR Spectrum Webinar, February 9
  • NSF Workshops on Pandemic Prediction and Detection, February 16-17, February 22-23, February 25-26
  • Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Center for Wireless Spectrum Research (SII-Center), Letter of Intent due March 1
  • DARPA Post-Doc Program, March 1
  • Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies, Proposal due March 5
  • NSF CISE CAREER Workshop, Save the Date April 5-6
  • Enabling Quantum Leap: Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC-TAQS), Preproposal due April 12
  • Designing Accountable Software Systems (DASS), Proposal due April 19
  • FABRIC Testbed News

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Spectrum Innovation Initiative Solicitation Webinar
Date: February 8
Webinar link forthcoming

PAWR Spectrum Innovation Initiative Webinar
Date: February 9: 11 AM – 12 PM EST
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7ThbafhJSX-dilhaHgalnw 

The Platforms for Advance Wireless Research program (PAWR) will hold a webinar highlighting opportunities for spectrum research in collaboration with the PAWR program.

NSF Workshops on Pandemic Prediction and Detection

  1. Rapidly detect and assess the threat of emerging pathogens through advanced biosensing, surveillance, and the tracking of human and non-human populations for risk modeling and pandemic preparedness . https://thepipp.org 

Date: February 16-17

Registration:  https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_rcYRemcZS9OkqPyKIxXkqA

  1. Understanding of how the global behavior of an organism emerges from the interactions that begin occurring between components at the molecular, cellular, and physiological scales. prevent-symposium.org 

       Date: February 22-23

       Registration: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_k0LBhQRqQc6Ue8pn6yKCVQ

  1. Identification of pre-emergence and the predictions of rare events in multiscale, complex, dynamical systems. predictingpandemics.com 

  Date: February 25-26

Registration: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_XuW5oy-gSy261eE7es9c3w

Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Center for Wireless Spectrum Research (SII-Center) (NSF 21-558)
Date: Letter of Intent due March 1, Submission Window April 1-30
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21558/nsf21558.htm

DARPA Post-Doc Program
Date: Application Due March 1
See: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2020-11-11a (press release)
See: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/1372fc4500de41779aa25b5f5dd80ae5/view (application information)

Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT) (NSF 21-539)
Date: Proposal due March 5
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21539/nsf21539.htm 

NSF CISE CAREER Workshop
Date: Virtual Workshop April 5, One-on-One Meetings April 6
SAVE THE DATE, link forthcoming
We encourage junior faculty to apply

Enabling Quantum Leap: Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC-TAQS) (NSF 21-553)
Date: Preproposal due April 12, Full Proposal due June 14
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21553/nsf21553.htm

Designing Accountable Software Systems (DASS) (NSF 21-554)
Date: Proposal due April 19
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21554/nsf21554.htm 

FABRIC Testbed News
Find the latest news about FABRIC here: http://renci-6342968.hs-sites.com/-temporary-slug-570ef131-f52f-41c2-8973-5df04b8c4ff4?hs_preview=IziBEzai-39981977331 
FABRIC Across Borders launches this February, and an experimenter workshop is being planned for April

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen, Nicholas Goldsmith
NeTS Program Directors & AAAS Policy Fellow

January 2021 Newsletter

Dear Colleagues,

Our January newsletter includes the following topics:

  • NeTS Potential Panelist Availability Surveys, Please Complete ASAP
  • NIST Workshop: Challenges for Digital Proximity Detection in Pandemics: Privacy, Accuracy, and Impact, January 26-28, 2021
  • CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Solicitation, Full Proposal Due January 28, 2021
  • Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-2 Solicitation, Preliminary Proposal Due March 5, 2021
  • Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) Solicitation, Proposal Due March 1, 2021
  • Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT), Proposal Due March 5, 2021
  • Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct Research on PAWR, Supplement Requests Due March 15, 2021
  • CISE Minority-Serving Institutions Research Expansion Solicitation, Proposal Due April 15, 2021
  • NSF – Academy of Finland Collaborative Research Opportunities
  • NSF – French Agence Nationale de la Recherche Collaborative Research Opportunities
  • NSF – US-Israel Binational Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities

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NeTS Potential Panelist Availability Surveys
Please respond as soon as possible
We invite you to complete these surveys, which will be used to assist us in identifying potential panelists and ad hoc reviewers with expertise in wired or wireless networking for proposals submitted to the Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Core program or to other networking-related research solicitations. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, panels will be virtual. The information collected in these surveys is for internal NSF use only, and completing the surveys is voluntary.
Wired Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WiredFY2021PanelAvailability
Wireless Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WirelessFY2021PanelAvailability

NIST Workshop: Challenges for Digital Proximity Detection in Pandemics: Privacy, Accuracy, and Impact
Date: January 26-28, 2021 (10 AM – 3:30 AM EST)
Registration and more information: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2021/01/challenges-digital-proximity-detection-pandemics-privacy-accuracy-and

CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Solicitation (NSF 20-610) 
Date: Letter of Intent Due December 15, 2020; Full Proposal Due January 28, 2021
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20610/nsf20610.htm

Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-2 Solicitation (NSF 21-537) 
Date: Letter of Intent Due February 3, 2021; Preliminary Proposal Due March 5, 2021
See: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505550

Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) Solicitation (NSF 21-528) 
Date: Proposal Due March 1, 2021
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21528/nsf21528.htm

Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT) (NSF 21-539)
Date: Proposal Due March 5, 2021
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21539/nsf21539.htm 

Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct Research on PAWR (NSF 20-046)
Date: Supplement Requests due by March 15
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20046/nsf20046.jsp 

CISE Minority-Serving Institutions Research Expansion (CISE-MSI) Solicitation (NSF 21-533) 
Date: Proposal Due April 15, 2021
See https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21533/nsf21533.htm

National Science Foundation – Academy of Finland Collaborative Research Opportunities (NSF 21-035)
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21035/nsf21035.jsp

National Science Foundation – French Agence Nationale de la Recherche Collaborative Research Opportunities (NSF 21-020)
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21020/nsf21020.jsp 

National Science Foundation – US-Israel Binational Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities (NSF 20-094)
See: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20094/nsf20094.jsp 

Best Regards,

Darleen Fisher, Deep Medhi, Alex Sprintson, Murat Torlak, Ann Von Lehmen
NeTS Program Directors