AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
National Strategic Computing Reserve: A Blueprint

This report outlines a Federal proposal for setting up a National Strategic Computing Reserve (NSCR) that can be called on in times of national crisis to rapidly activate a multisector advanced computing reserve infrastructure that can speed solutions, and it defines a blueprint for operational and coordination structures that will support an NSCR implementation. The formation of the NSCR suggested in this document is based on the U.S. experience in 2020 of initiating and operating the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium and a public Request for Information on Potential Concepts and Approaches for an NSCR.

Tags: information-technology, networking, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Federal Agencies` STEM Internships, Scholarships, and Training Opportunities

Government sponsored internships and training programs are competitive, and oh so exciting! What makes these training experiences so rewarding is that students actually get to work in STEM fields of interest – in other words, be a real scientist or engineer while also helping the nation, the planet, and the universe! This STEM Portal provides programs targeted to all levels of experience so there is something for everyone interested in technology careers and advanced training. It gives in one location a searchable database of opportunities at Federal agencies for internships, scholarships, and other training programs. Each listing includes the description, link, and contact information for the program. The search filters provide flexibility to target the opportunities that fit your interest. For example, the pull-down menu for Education Level Eligibility has opportunities for community college students, undergraduates and graduates, postdoctoral fellows, early career researchers, K-12 Educators, and even K-12 students!

Tags: careers, cyberlearning, programs, resource-guide, stem, technology, workforce
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Huge Data: A Computing, Networking, and Distributed Systems Perspective

On April 13-14, 2020, the Large Scale Networking Interagency Working Group of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program held a workshop to explore new paradigms to address the challenges and requirements of ``huge data`` science and engineering research. The workshop brought together domain scientists, network and systems researchers, and infrastructure providers to address the problems associated with processing, storing, and transferring huge data. This document summarizes the workshop discussions.

Tags: information-technology, networking, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program Review

As required by statute, the President`s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is tasked with periodically reviewing the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program, the Nation's primary source of federally funded research and development in advanced information technologies such as computing, networking, and software. This report examines the NITRD Program's progress since the last review was conducted in 2015, explores emerging areas of interest relevant to the NITRD Program, and presents PCAST's findings and recommendations.

Tags: information-technology, networking, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
NITRD NewsLetter - December 2020

The December newsletter includes many interesting areas for you to explore: * SNIPPETS: These are short descriptions with corresponding links to what NITRD`s Federal agency members are doing in scientific computing technologies, including work to help fight COVID-19, which is causing the global pandemic; * TOPIC OF THE DAY: We examine supercomputers and how they are tackling unique problems. For example, supercomputers are a powerful new weapon against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease COVID-19; * AGENCY CORNER: The Department of Energy is often associated with supercomputers, our topic for this newsletter, so we highlight DOE`s work here; STEM & WORKFORCE CORNER: We present the Administration`s efforts to build a quantum workforce and support STEM education to support this goal; INNOVATION THROUGH NITRD: We introduce our readers to NITRD`s High End Computing Interagency Working Group, which coordinates Federal agency activities on computing technologies; EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: We present a workshop NITRD held on strategic computing; NITRD STAFF: We acquaint our readers with NITRD`s IT staff who have created new IT platforms and ensured NITRD`s virtual work is smooth sailing. We invite you to take a look at the transformative IT innovations that have found an important place in American life.

Tags: information-technology, networking, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Artificial Intelligence and Wireless Spectrum: Opportunities and Challenges

The Wireless Spectrum R&D Interagency Working Group workshop, Artificial Intelligence and Wireless Spectrum: Opportunities and Challenges, was held in August 2019 to explore the role of AI techniques to improve wireless spectrum use and management. The workshop underscored the opportunities and challenges facing next-generation wireless spectrum management in the areas of future communications networks, dynamic spectrum allocation and policy management, and spectrum sharing. AI technologies appear to have high potential for the wireless spectrum domain. However, there are fundamental challenges that need to be addressed. For example, AI-based solutions need to be well-defined, supported by the appropriate datasets, and able to be verified and validated. Continual acquisition and appropriate use of trustworthy, validated data and datasets will be critical components of both the opportunities and the challenges AI presents to wireless spectrum policy and management.

Tags: information-technology, networking, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Pioneering The Future Advanced Computing Ecosystem: A Strategic Plan

This strategic plan envisions a future advanced computing ecosystem that provides the foundation for continuing American leadership in science and engineering, economic competitiveness, and national security. It develops a whole-of-nation approach based on input from government, academia, nonprofits, and industry sectors, and builds on the objectives and recommendations of the 2019 National Strategic Computing Initiative Update: Pioneering the Future of Computing. This strategic plan also identifies agency roles and responsibilities and describes essential operational and coordination structures necessary to support and implement its objectives.

Tags: information-technology, networking, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Recommendations for Leveraging Cloud Computing Resources for Federally Funded Artificial Intelligence Research and Development

This report is a product of interagency collaboration, led by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Select Committee on AI and Subcommittee on Machine Learning and AI (MLAI), that is one of several measures responding to the February 11, 2019, Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The report details four key recommendations for leveraging cloud computing resources for federally funded artificial intelligence (AI) research and development (R&D). Cloud platforms provide robust, agile, reliable, and scalable computing capabilities, which can help accelerate advances in AI. Cloud computing can also democratize access to the powerful computing capabilities needed for many types of AI R&D. This report is another step in the overall Federal Government strategy to position the United States as the world leader in artificial intelligence.

Tags: information-technology, networking, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
NITRD Program Supplement to the President`s Budget - FY 2021

This document is a supplement to the President`s 2021 Budget Request to Congress. It describes research and development coordination activities planned for FY2021 by the Federal agencies participating in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. It reports actual investments for FY2019, estimated investments for FY2020, and requested funding levels for FY2021 by agency and Program Component Area (PCA). For the FY2021 budget request, this Supplement identifies strategic priorities, key programs, and key coordination activities for each NITRD PCA. An appendix to the Supplement, FY2021 Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan Implementation Roadmap, lists existing and proposed Federal R&D projects and programs that address the Nation`s critical cybersecurity challenges.

Tags: annual-report, budget, budget-supplement, fy-2021, information-technology, networking, nitrd-program, presidents-budget, research-and-development, science-and-technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
FY2021 Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan Implementation Roadmap

This document provides FY2021 implementation details for the 2016 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan (https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/2016-Federal-Cybersecurity-Research-and-Development-Strategic-Plan.pdf), developed by the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program's Cyber Security and Information Assurance (CSIA) Interagency Working Group (IWG). This Strategic Plan Implementation Roadmap is provided per statutory requirement pursuant to the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, and under direction from the NITRD Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council. This document accompanies the NITRD Supplement to the President's FY2021 Budget.

Tags: assurance, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detect, deter, development, information, plan, program, protect, research, roadmap, security, strategy, system, technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: A Detailed Technical Workshop Report

On June 4-6, 2019, the National Information Technology and Networking Research and Development (NITRD) Program's Artificial Intelligence Research and Development (R&D) and Cyber Security and Information Assurance Interagency Working Groups (IWG), held a workshop to assess the research challenges and opportunities at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI). This document summarizes the workshop discussions.

Tags: artificial-intelligence, cyber-security, information-assurance, research-challenges
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
The Interoperability of Medical Devices, Data, and Platforms to Enhance Patient Care

In February 2019 the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program's Health Information Technology Research and Development Interagency Working Group (HITRD IWG) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to collect input from industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations on new approaches to solve the interoperability issues between medical devices, data, and platforms. On July 17, 2019, the group followed up with an in-person Listening Session that included 76 representatives from the device, standards, academic, and medical communities, and government. This report is a summary of the February 2019 Request for Information and July 2019 Listening Session.

Tags: interoperability, medical-data, medical-devices, medical-platforms
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Federal Health Information Technology Research and Development Strategic Framework

This strategic R&D Framework was developed to improve medical, functional, and public health outcomes through R&D in the use of data and IT for advanced health IT applications and improved detection of existing health concerns and discovery of emerging issues. It is expected that this Framework will help the United States capitalize on the full potential of health IT to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare and lengthen and improve the quality of American lives. This Framework will also help Federal agencies work across silos and prioritize areas for transformation by investing in tools and technologies that open new areas of discovery and better coordination of R&D activities. It does not define specific research agendas for individual Federal agencies; instead, agencies will continue to pursue priorities consistent with their missions, capabilities, authorities, and budgets, while maximizing planning, collaboration, and coordination with one another through the HITRD IWG to avoid duplicative efforts.

Tags: analytics, image, video
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Research and Development Opportunities in Video and Image Analytics

Every day, more human activities are assisted by computer vision, a form of artificial intelligence (AI) that enables an automated understanding of the visual world. Computer vision research drives new applications in the public safety domain for both government and industry. The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program's Video and Image Analytics (VIA) Team was formed to collaborate and engage in this rapidly developing research area. VIA, which includes researchers from 30 government organizations spanning nearly all Federal agencies, developed these research and development (R&D) opportunities to foster a robust multisector ecosystem that supports the Nation's requirements in video and image analytics...

Tags: analytics, image, video
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Challenges: Technical Workshop Summary Report

On June 4-6, 2019, the NSTC NITRD Program, in collaboration with the NSTC's MLAI Subcommittee, held a workshop to assess the research challenges and opportunities at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The workshop brought together senior members of the government, academic, and industrial communities to discuss the current state of the art and future research needs, and to identify key research gaps. This report is a summary of those discussions, framed around research questions and possible topics for future research directions. More information is available at https://www.nitrd.gov/nitrdgroups/index.php?title=AI-CYBER-2019.

Tags: artificial-intelligence, cybersecurity
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Containerization and Virtualization Summary Report

The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program's Middleware and Grid Interagency Coordination Team held a speaker series on containerization and virtualization technologies in Spring 2018. Federal, industry, and academic stakeholders came together to discuss the role of these technologies in supporting scientific workflows involving high-performance computing, high-throughput computing, and cloud computing. The series provided insights into why different fields of science adopted these technologies, how they accomplished the transition, and the challenges they faced. Participants identified the state of the art and discussed the path forward. Scalability, both in terms of code performance and adoption of large-scale computing, was a core focus as the speakers analyzed these innovative frameworks to support multidomain science.

Tags: containerization, virtualization
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan (2019)

This 2019 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan supersedes the 2016 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan. The Plan aims to coordinate and guide federally funded R&D in cybersecurity, including development of consensus-based standards and best practices. The Plan identifies four interrelated defensive capabilities (deter, protect, detect, and respond) and six priority areas for cybersecurity R&D (artificial intelligence, quantum information science, trustworthy distributed digital infrastructure, privacy, secure hardware and software, and education and workforce development) as the focusing structure for Federal cybersecurity R&D activities and investments to benefit the Nation.

Tags: artificial-intelligence, computing, cybersecurity, detect, deter, digital-infrastructure, distributed, education, federal, human-aspects, information, information-technology, internet, networks, plan, privacy, protect, quantum-information-science, research, respond, risk-management, security, strategy, trustworthy, workforce
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
2016–2019 Progress Report: Advancing Artificial Intelligence R&D

This document reports current trends and examples of Federal R&D investments, program information, and activities in artificial intelligence that directly address the R&D challenges and opportunities noted in The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update, available at https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/National-AI-RD-Strategy-2019.pdf

Tags: agencies, ai, artificial-intelligence, benchmark, collaboration, computer, data, datasets, defense, development, economy, engineering, environments, ethics, federal, health, human, information, investments, justice, learning, machine, methods, national, practitioners, program, projects, research, safety, science, security, society, standards, strategy, support, systems, technology, testing, training, work, workforce
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
National Strategic Computing Initiative Update: Pioneering the Future of Computing

The National Strategic Computing Initiative Update builds on the 2016 Strategic Computing Plan to enable focused and collaborative research, development, and deployment of future computing technologies to benefit the Nation. Realizing the successes of the National Strategic Computing Initiative to date, this update examines steps beyond those already implemented for realizing a computing ecosystem that combines heterogeneous computing systems (from extreme-scale to edge-centered systems and beyond) with the networking, hardware, software, data, and expertise required to support national security and defense as well as U.S. scientific, engineering, and economic leadership.

Tags: applications, artificial-intelligence, challenges, coordination, cyberinfrastructure, cybersecurity, data, development, ecosystem, future-computing, government, hardware, high-end-computing, information, machine-learning, national, networking, research, science, security, software, strategic, support, systems, technology, workforce
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
Security from a Wireless Spectrum Perspective: Technology Innovation and Policy Research Needs

The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program`s Wireless Spectrum Research and Development (WSRD) Interagency Working Group (IWG), which is co-chaired by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), held a workshop, Security from a Wireless Spectrum Perspective: Technology Innovation and Policy Research Needs, on September 13, 2018, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the workshop was to share insights and build relationships across Federal agencies and between the public, private, and academic sectors on the topic of wireless mobile device security. The 35 workshop participants represented a balanced cross-section of stakeholders involved in, or impacted by, this area of research.

Tags: access, attack, authentication, communication, data, development, devices, identification, innovation, mobile, national, network, nitrd, policy, protocol-security, radio, report, research, security, service-level-agreements, software, spectrum, spectrum-authentication, systems, technologies, vectors, waveforms, wireless, wireless-attack-vectors, wireless-hardware, workshop
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
NITRD Program Supplement to the President`s Budget - FY 2020

This document is a supplement to the President`s 2020 Budget Request to Congress. It describes research and development coordination activities planned for FY2020 by the Federal agencies participating in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. It reports actual investments for FY2018, estimated investments for FY2019, and requested funding levels for FY2020 by agency and Program Component Area (PCA). For the FY2020 budget request, this Supplement identifies strategic priorities, key programs, and key coordination activities for each NITRD PCA. An appendix to the Supplement, FY2020 Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan Implementation Roadmap, lists existing and proposed Federal R&D projects and programs that address the Nation`s critical cybersecurity challenges.

Tags: annual-report, budget, budget-supplement, computing, fy-2020, information-technology, it, networking, nitrd-program, presidents-budget, rd, research, research-and-development, science, science-and-technology, st, technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President
FY2020 Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan Implementation Roadmap

This document provides FY2020 implementation details for the 2016 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan (https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/2016-Federal-Cybersecurity-Research-and-Development-Strategic-Plan.pdf), developed by the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program's Cyber Security and Information Assurance (CSIA) Interagency Working Group (IWG). This Strategic Plan Implementation Roadmap is provided per statutory requirement pursuant to the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, and under direction from the NITRD Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council. This document accompanies the NITRD Supplement to the President's FY2020 Budget.

Tags: activity, adapt, agency, assurance, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detect, deter, development, information, plan, program, protect, research, roadmap, security, strategy, system, technology
Organization: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development, Executive Office of the President