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The official newsletter for the Networking and Informational Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program
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MESSAGE FROM THE NITRD NCO DIRECTOR
Welcome to the NITRD News, a biweekly newsletter of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program.
We are excited to use this newsletter to keep you updated on the coordination activities and events within the NITRD community. We look forward to sharing coordination efforts, upcoming and released reports, public workshops, requests for information, and pertinent information from the White House Executive Office of the President. We invite you to share this newsletter broadly.
We want to make sure each agency's information is distributed to the NITRD community as appropriate. We invite you to share ideas to include in the newsletter with your NITRD contact or directly to our communications and public affairs team at communications@nitrd.gov.
We hope that you will find this newsletter informative and useful.
Sincerely,
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Dr. Craig Schlenoff
Director of the National Coordination Office (NCO) for the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program
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NITRD Subcommittee Meeting
On April 10, the NITRD Subcommittee Meeting took place at the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Special thanks to all of our attendees and panel speakers who attended the meeting.
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Women in NITRD
Over the past four years, NITRD has celebrated National Women’s History Month in March by highlighting the contributions made by women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and recognizing the women who contribute to the success of the NITRD Program. We were pleased to continue celebrating these contributions in March with our Women in NITRD page on our website. Throughout March, we highlighted these women on our social media channels. Thank you for helping us celebrate.
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Wireless Spectrum R&D (WSRD) Workshop on the National Spectrum R&D Plan
May 17, 2024, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM ET, Arlington, VA
As directed in the recent National Spectrum Strategy, the NITRD Wireless Spectrum R&D Interagency Working Group (WSRD IWG) is working on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop the National Spectrum R&D Plan. This workshop is an opportunity for academia, industry, and the public to engage in dialog with the WSRD IWG authors on the potential content of that plan. This workshop will be co-located with NSF Spectrum Week. Registration is required for in-person attendance; remote viewing will be available via webcast.
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24th annual High Confidence Software and Systems (HCSS) Conference
May 6-8, 2024, at the Historic Inns of Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland
This conference brings together leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the latest advancements in high-assurance software and systems. Attendance at the HCSS Conference is free, but registration is required.
Additionally, the Computing-Enabled Networked Physical Systems (CNPS) Interagency Working Group (IWG) is hosting a federally attended lunch and learn at the conference Tuesday May 7 at 12 p.m. Please contact Melissa Cornelius at cornelius@nitrd.gov for more information.
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RFI: Countering Bias in AI/ML Datasets
End Date: May 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT
The U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist's
inter-agency working group on unintended AI bias is exploring the topic of bias in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, with particular focus on datasets. They are soliciting information to better understand current issues with and efforts to address unintended and harmful AI bias in datasets.
RFI from Academic Institutions
RFI From Industry
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NIST AI EO Draft Publications
Recently, NIST released four documents for public review. It welcomes your agency's input on any and all of these documents. Please send comments to Kamie Roberts, AI executive order program manager at NIST at kamie@nist.gov. Learn more here.
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Mitigating the Risks of Generative AI
The AI RMF Generative AI Profile (NIST AI 600-1) can help organizations identify unique risks posed by generative AI and proposes actions for generative AI risk management that best aligns with their goals and priorities. Read here.
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Reducing Synthetic Content Risks
Accompanying generative AI’s development has been the rise of “synthetic” content, which has been created or altered by AI. Offering technical approaches for promoting transparency in digital content is the goal of NIST’s new draft publication, Reducing Risks Posed by Synthetic Content (NIST AI 100-4). Read here.
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Global Engagement on AI Standards
AI systems are transforming American society and around the world. A Plan for Global Engagement on AI Standards (NIST AI 100-5) is designed to drive the worldwide development and implementation of AI-related consensus standards, cooperation and coordination, and information sharing. Read here.
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The 2023 Federal Cybersecurity Research & Development Strategic Plan Released
The 2023 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan aims to coordinate and guide federally funded R&D in cybersecurity, including the development of consensus-based standards.
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NITRD and NAIIO Supplement to the President's FY2024 Budget
This document is a supplement to the President's FY 2024 Budget Request to Congress. Following Congressional mandate, the Supplement incorporates budgetary and programmatic information for member agencies of the NITRD Program and for the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative.
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Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) 2024 Readout
Summary of the OFCnet activity for the OFC 2024 conference. Details of the architecture that was deployed, demonstrations that used the infrastructure, and other related activities as part of the OFC 2024 conference.
View more presentations, reports and webinars by a wide range of presenters on our presentation library page.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Artificial Intelligence R&D (AI R&D) Interagency Working Group (IWG) coordinates Federal AI R&D and supports activities tasked by both the NSTC Select Committee on AI and the Subcommittee on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Learn more about the IWG's nine strategic priorities and coordinated activities.
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NIH researchers develop AI tool with potential to more precisely match cancer drugs to patients
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that uses data from individual cells inside tumors to predict whether a person’s cancer will respond to a specific drug.
USAF Test Pilot School and DARPA announce breakthrough in aerospace machine learning
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency were finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgement of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry. The teams worked together to test breakthrough executions in artificial intelligence algorithms using the X-62A VISTA aircraft as part of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program.
Parker Retires After More Than Two Decades at UT
After 22 years at UT, Lynne Parker, associate vice chancellor and director of the AI Tennessee Initiative, has announced her intention to retire in May. Parker has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence and robotics for her entire career. Her work has shaped the field from both research and policy standpoints.
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ABOUT NITRD
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NITRD is the Nation’s primary source of federally funded R&D in advanced IT in computing, networking and software. Learn more here. |
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WEBSITE
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For a variety of resources including news and publications, visit our website. |
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NEWS & EVENTS
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Find upcoming workshops, recent announcements and Requests for Information here. |
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PUBLICATION LIBRARY
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Find publications, strategic plans and reports here. |
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Reporting directly to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program is the United States’ primary source of federally funded research and development (R&D) in advanced information technologies in computing, networking and software. The NITRD Program coordinates the activities of multiple agencies to tackle multidisciplinary, multitechnology, and multisector R&D needs.
We invite you to send your agency news for newsletter consideration to communications@nitrd.gov.
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