The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) newsletter provides monthly updates from CISE leadership, including funding opportunities and deadlines, news and announcements, events, career opportunities and faces of CISE.
March 2024
- A Message from CISE Leadership - Dilma Da Silva.
- Funding Opportunity: Campus Cyberinfrastructure.
- News: NSF, NIH partner on new research to develop RNA-based methods for biotech innovations.
- Event: Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Expansion Program Office Hours.
- Faces of CISE: Greg Hager, Ph.D.
February 2024
- A Message from CISE Leadership - Dilma Da Silva.
- Funding opportunity: Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI).
- News: NSF research security training modules now available.
- Event: Distinguished Lecture with Jamie Payton, professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University: Building Capacity and Community for Broadening Participation in Computing.
- Faces of CISE: Yolanda Gil, Ph.D.
January 2024
- A Message from CISE Leadership - Dilma Da Silva
- Funding opportunity: National Discovery Cloud for Climate Opportunities
- News: Democratizing the future of AI R&D
- Event: FuSe2 Program Webinar.
- Faces of CISE: Vern Paxson, Ph.D
December 2023
- A Message from CISE Leadership - Dilma Da Silva
- Funding opportunity: Dear Colleague Letter: Advancing education for the future AI workforce (EducateAI)
- News: NSF launches EducateAI initiative
- Event: GRANTED Office Hours
- Faces of CISE: Emanuela Marasco, Ph.D.
November 2023
- A Fond Farewell - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: Dear Colleague Letter: Inviting Proposals Related to Open-Source Software Security to the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program
- News: NSF announces $16M to strengthen and diversify artificial intelligence research capacity.
- Event: Distinguished Lecture with IEEE and ACM Fellow, Laurie Williams, Ph.D.
- Faces of CISE: Tyler Moore, Ph.D.
October 2023
- A Message from CISE Leadership - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
- News: NSF announces 4 Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 awards to bolster cybersecurity, windstorms science, ocean observatory, and lasers research infrastructure.
- Event: Workshop on MEITY - NSF Research Collaboration
- Faces of CISE: Jared Saia, Ph.D.
September 2023
- A Message from CISE Leadership - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
- News: Civic Innovation Challenge awards $19M for climate change resilience and community-driven innovation
- Event: NSF-NIH Smart Health Solicitation Webinar
- Faces of CISE: Yejin Choi, Ph.D.
August 2023
- Welcome Ellen Zegura, Ph.D., Division Director for CISE’s Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: Cyberinfrastructure Technology Acceleration Pathway (CITAP)
- News: More institutions to participate in quantum science and engineering with $38M from NSF
- Event: AI Institutes Webinar
- Faces of CISE: Peter Romine, Ph.D.
July 2023
- Welcome to Katy Antypas, Director of the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: Expanding TRIPODS through Partnerships (XTRIPODS)
- News: Bio-inspired device captures images by mimicking human eye
- Event: Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) Area-3 Webinar
- Faces of CISE: Lucy E. Dunne, Ph.D.
June 2023
Credit: Charlotte Geary/NSF
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR)
- News: National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan 2023 Update
- Event: Listen and Learn: Implementing Public Access 2.0
- Faces of CISE: Timothy M. Pinkston, Ph.D.
May 2023
- White House announcement on Artificial Intelligence - Margaret Martonosi
- Featured opportunity: Dear Colleague Letter: Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US)
- News: Researchers warn of tick-borne disease babesiosis
- Event: 2023 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar
- Faces of CISE: Indrakshi Ray, Ph.D.
April 2023
- CISE Advisory Committee - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: Global Centers (GC): Use-Inspired Research Addressing Global Challenges in Climate Change and Clean Energy
- News: Advancing artificial intelligence research infrastructure through new NSF investments
- Event: ExpandAI Virtual Office Hours
- Faces of CISE: Armando Solar-Lezama, Ph.D.
March 2023
- A Message from CISE Leadership - Margaret Martonosi
- Funding opportunity: Dear Colleague Letter: Updated proposal submission due dates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs
- News: Computer model of influenza virus shows universal vaccine promise
- Event: ExpandAI Virtual Office Hours
- Faces of CISE: Olga Russakovsky, Ph.D.