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Kishan Baheti
National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Initiative on Cyber-Physical Systems and Related Programs
Abstract: The session will provide overview of recent activities at the National Science Foundation that are important to the Control Systems and Computer Science research communities. The presentation will include details on the recently announced funding opportunities in cyber-physical systems (CPS). The term CPS refers to the tight conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources. We envision that the cyber-physical systems of tomorrow will far exceed those of today in terms of adaptability, autonomy, efficiency, functionality, reliability, safety, and usability. Research advances in cyber-physical systems promise to transform our world with systems that respond more quickly (e.g., autonomous collision avoidance), are more precise (e.g., robotic surgery and nano-tolerance manufacturing), work in dangerous or inaccessible environments (e.g., autonomous systems for search and rescue, firefighting, and exploration), provide large-scale, distributed coordination (e.g., automated traffic control), are highly efficient (e.g., zero-net energy buildings), augment human capabilities, and enhance societal wellbeing (e.g., assistive technologies and ubiquitous healthcare monitoring and delivery).