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The official newsletter for the Networking and Informational Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program
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Greetings from the NCO Team.
On June 13, OSTP convened leaders from across government, Congress, nonprofits and industry for the AI Aspirations event which focused on harnessing AI to achieve America’s great ambitions. Faisal D'Souza, our technical coordinator for AI and I had the opportunity to attend.
Agencies across government are moving quickly to implement President Biden’s executive order to mitigate AI risks, including risks to safety, security, civil rights, privacy, and work. Thank you to our AI Interagency Working Group (IWG) for your work in implementing the executive order.
You may read OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar's remarks at the event here.
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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FY 2021 – 2023 Progress Report on Pioneering The Future Advanced Computing Ecosystem: A Strategic Plan
Important progress is being made to achieve the visions laid out in the 2020 NSTC report, “Pioneering the Future Advanced Computing Ecosystem: A Strategic Plan."
This progress report summarizes investments and activities under each strategic objective and the sub-objectives, as listed in the 2020 strategic plan. The report also highlights outcomes of selected investments and activities from across the federal agencies.
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NSF Announces Groundbreaking Leadership-Class Computing Facility project
The U.S. National Science Foundation has begun construction on the Leadership-Class Computing Facility (LCCF), a cutting-edge facility led by the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) that will revolutionize computational research and development.
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WPEC 2024: NIST Workshop on Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography 2024
The NIST Privacy Enhancing Cryptography project is organizing a virtual event: WPEC 2024, the NIST Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Cryptography 2024. The workshop will be held on September 24–26, 2024. Virtual attendance is free but requires registration. Talk proposals should be submitted using the provided submission form, taking in consideration the Call for Talks.
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Smart Health Frontiers Symposium
July 16, 2024, 3-4 p.m. ET
The Symposium celebrates the work of researchers funded by the Smart Health Program, a collaboration between the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We will hear from three innovative scholars who are leveraging advanced technology and biomedical research to improve lives.
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Transformers: Cooler Side of the Grid
Simulations on NSF-funded Stampede2 provide models for a resilient and sustainable electric grid.
In a significant step towards resilient, sustainable energy, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) are undertaking a groundbreaking initiative to enhance the performance and longevity of grid transformers, a critical component of the electric grid. "Heat is a problem in transformers and electrical equipment; it is an even bigger problem in chips that power our digital and cloud-based lifestyles,” Vaibhav Bahadur, principal investigator in the study said. “Our aim is to come up with materials-based solutions which keep everything cool.”
NSF Investing $20M in Quantum Nanofabrication Infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a nearly $20 million award that will support the construction of a nanoscale fabrication facility to accelerate the co-design and development of atomic-photonic quantum devices, positioning the U.S. as a global leader in quantum science and engineering.
A New Strategy to Help Unleash USGS eDNA Capabilities
Imagine you could use just a few drops of water to know what sorts of animals and plants were present in an area. What an incredible tool this would be. It could be used to look for rare species, to catalogue how many were present or to monitor for introductions of new, potentially harmful species.
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RFI on the National Digital Twins R&D Strategic Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD Program is seeking public input for the creation of a National Digital Twins R&D Strategic Plan. The Plan will act as an organizing national document, providing guidance for government investments in digital twins related research and offering valuable insights to help guide further federal R&D coordination to advance technology and accelerate the use and early adoption of the digital twin models to address the nation’s priorities and fast-track agency missions. The Plan is scheduled to be released in mid to late 2025. Comments are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 28, 2024. Please contact Melissa Cornelius at DigitalTwins-ftacRFI@nitrd.gov if you have any questions.
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AI and Open Government Data Assets
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued this RFI to seek valuable insights from industry experts, researchers, civil society organizations, and other members of the public on the development of AI-ready open data assets and data dissemination standards. Comments must be received on or before July 16, 2024. Review Here
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Joint Engineering Team (JET) Community of Practice (COP) Upcoming Meeting
- July 16, 2024, 12-2 PM ET
For more information or to join the meetings, please visit the JET COP page or contact Paul Love at jet-signup@nitrd.gov.
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The Joint Engineering Team (JET) Community of Practice (COP)
The Joint Engineering Team (JET) Community of Practice (COP) was established in 1997 and provides an opportunity for information sharing among Federal agencies and non-Federal participants who have an interest in high-performance research and engineering or research and education networking (REN) and networking to support science applications.
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AI Engineering
This presentation outlines the shift from AI in science fiction to its integration into physical systems, stressing the need for an engineering approach to AI. View the presentation.
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Assuring the Future of Software Engineering & AI Engineering
This keynote presentation outlines the challenges of assuring the future of software engineering and AI engineering. View the presentation.
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AI and ML: The Software Engineers of the Future?
This presentation focused on machine learning's (ML's) impact on future software engineers. View the presentation.
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NITRD is currently working on the following documents that will be coming out soon:
- 2020-2024 Progress Report: Advancing Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Research and Development
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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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