National Science Foundation

1. Electrical and Communications Systems Division Strategic Plan: ENG AdCom FeedbackENG Advisory Committee MeetingMay 12, 2005Gary MayProfessor and Steve W. Chaddick School ChairSchool of Electrical & Computer EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology National Science Foundation

2. Directorate for Engineering Assistant Director Dr. John A. Brighton Deputy Assistant Director Dr. Michael M. Reischman $561.30M Office of Industrial Innovation $102.76M Senior Advisor Dr. Mike Roco Dr. KeshNarayanan Bioengineering & Environmental Systems BES $48.22M Civil & Mechanical Systems CMS $81.98M Chemical & Transport Systems CTS $65.79 Dr. Ken Chong, Acting Dr. Bruce Hamilton Dr. Richard Buckius Design, Manufacture & Innovation DMI $63.85M Electrical & Communications Systems ECS $71.64M Engineering Education & Centers EEC $127.06M Dr. Usha Varshney, Acting Dr. Warren DeVries Dr. Gary Gabriel

3. ECS Mission • Address fundamental research issues underlying component and device technologies, computation, networking, controls and systems principles at the nano, micro and macro scales • Support the integration and networking of intelligent systems for a variety of application domains • Ensure the education of a diverse workforce prepared to continue the rapid development of emerging technologies as drivers of the global economy

4. Vision ECS envisions a research community that will… - Address major technological challenges in devices and systems due to the convergence of micro/nano/info/cogno/bio- electronics, controls, networks, computation and communications - Prepare a future workforce to meet the emerging technological challenges of the 21st Century

5. ECS Programs Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies EPDT Control, Networks and Computational Intelligence CNCI • Microelectronics • Nanoelectronics • Molecular Electronics • Silicon Nanoelectronics and Beyond • Organic Electronics • Spin Electronics • Bioelectronics • Micromagnetics • Photonics and Optoelectronics • Quantum Optics • Ultrafast Sources • Sensors and Actuators • MEMS/NEMS • Power Electronics • Nonsilicon Electronics • RF/Microwave and Mixed Signals • Electromagnetics • Embedded, Distributed and Adaptive Control • Robotics • Power and Energy Networks • Sensing and Imaging Networks • Multi-scale Modeling • Adaptive Dynamic Programming Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems IHCS Nanosystems, Microsystems, Macrosystems • System-on-a-chip • System-in-a-package • Organic and Silicon- based Hybrid Systems • Machine Intelligent Systems • Quantum Information Systems • Optical and Wireless Communications Systems • Cyberengineering Systems

6. ENG Research Priority Areas • Biology in Engineering • Diagnostic and Implantable Devices • Biomedical Imaging • Complexity in Engineered and Natural Systems • Learning and Self Organizing Systems • Communications Systems • Cyberengineering Systems • Critical Infrastructure Systems • Power and Energy Networks • Intelligent Power Grid • Manufacturing Frontiers • Robotics • Controls and Signal Processing • New Frontiers in Nanotechnology • Silicon Nanoelectronics and Beyond • Nanomagnetics • Nanophotonics • Quantum Information Systems With an emphasis on the integration of research and education for the development of the future workforce

7. ECS Investments for FY 2005 NSF Priority Areas(Millions of Dollars) NSF ENG ECS • Nanoscale Science and Engineering $297 $127.8 $36 • Biocomplexity in the Environment $99 $6 $1.2 • Human and Social Dynamics $38 $2 $0.5 • Mathematical Sciences $89 $2.9 $0.55 NSF Programs • CAREER: Faculty Early Career Development PECASE: Presidential Early Career Award • SGER: Small Grants for Exploratory Research • RET: Research Experiences for Teachers • REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates • ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers • MRI: Major Research Instrumentation • GOALI: Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry ENG Initiatives • Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) • Grants for Department-Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education (DLR) • Sensors and Sensor Networks ENG, GEO, OPP ($23M), ECS ($4 M)

8. ECS Future Technologies Key Technologies • Integrative and Complex Systems • Communications and Network Systems • Cyberengineering Systems Focused Areas • Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics and Nanomagnetics • Critical Infrastructure Technologies and Systems • Flexible Electronics • Diagnostic and Implantable Devices • Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources

9. Dr. Usha Varshney Acting Division Director Dr. Lawrence Goldberg Senior Engineering Advisor ECS Former Organization Structure Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies (EPDT) 4 Program Directors Dr. Filbert Bartoli Dr. Rajinder Khosla Dr. James Mink Vacancy Integrative Systems (IS) No Staff Assignments Controls, Networks and Computational Intelligence (CNCI) 4 Program Directors Dr. Radhakisan Baheti Dr. Vittal Rao Dr. Kevin Tomsovic Dr. Paul Werbos

10. Dr. Usha Varshney Acting Division Director Dr. Lawrence Goldberg Senior Engineering Advisor ECS Current Organization Structure Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies (EPDT) 3 Program Directors Dr. Filbert Bartoli Dr. Rajinder Khosla Dr. James Mink Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems (IHCS) 2 Program Directors Dr. Vittal Rao Dr. Kawthar Zaki Controls, Networks and Computational Intelligence (CNCI) 3 Program Directors Dr. Radhakisan Baheti Dr. Kevin Tomsovic Dr. Paul Werbos

11. Anticipated Outcomes • Elevation of the IHCS program will provide a greater emphasis on systems engineering research and education within ECS • Emerging areas in integrated systems research will be well defined for the external community • ECS will have a balanced portfolio consisting of three active research programs • The new Communications Systems position in the IHCS program will better define the communications technologies in the "Electrical and Communications Systems Division“ • Reorganization will balance the overall workload among Program Directors in ECS • The proposed reorganization strategy will increase both productivity and efficiency of the ECS Division

12. Cyberengineering Research • Cyberengineering will focus on design, integration and implementation of multi-scale and multi-level complex systems • Research activities in Cyberengineering will integrate physical devices with distributed sensing and actuation, communications, storage, computation and control of complex systems • Cyberengineered systems will enable visualizing, analyzing and reconfiguring of complex systems due to emergent behavior to develop reliable and agile infrastructures for domain specific applications

13. Cyberengineering Examples • Integrated hybrid optical and electronic systems for high-speed computation and communications • Multi-scale dynamic system integration for real-time monitoring and control of engineered complex and hybrid systems • Blackout-free electric power grid with integrated power, communication and self-organizing networks • Ambient intelligent systems’ networks for homes of the future • Networked intelligent surveillance systems for security of critical infrastructures • Computer integrated telemedicine and robotic surgical systems • Globally interactive environment for engineering education

14. ENG NSF ECS 2,500 30% 800 20% 160 35% 18% 700 25% 2,000 16% 140 30% 600 14% 20% 120 25% 500 1,500 12% 100 % Funding Rate Proposals/Awards % Funding Rate 15% Proposals/Awards 400 10% 20% % Funding Rate 80 Proposals/Awards 1,000 8% 300 10% 15% 6% 60 Proposals 200 500 4% 10% 5% 40 Awards 100 2% 5% 20 0 0% 0 0% Funding Rate 0 0% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year Year Year NSF ECS 35,000 35% 1,400 40% 30,000 30% 35% 1,200 30% 25,000 25% 1,000 25% 20,000 20% % Funding Rate % Funding Rate Proposals/Awards Proposals/Awards 800 20% 15,000 15% 600 15% 10,000 10% 400 10% 5,000 5% 200 5% 0 0% 0 0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year Year Funding Rates CareerAwards Research Grants ENG 7,000 30% 6,000 25% 5,000 20% Proposals/Awards % Funding Rate 4,000 15% 3,000 10% 2,000 5% 1,000 0 0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year

15. $140 $120 $100 Award Size ECS/ENG/NSF (Thousands) $80 $60 ECS $40 ENG NSF $20 $0 2002 2003 2004 Year Total Dollars Committed Funds Discretionary Funds % Discretionary Award Size and Budget Profile Award Size $160 ECS Budget Profile $80 50 45 $70 40 $60 35 Committed/Discretionary Funds $50 30 (Millions) % Discretionary $40 25 20 $30 15 $20 10 $10 5 $0 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year

16. Graduate Research Supplements Graduate Research Supplements (GRS) for Women and Underrepresented Minority Ph.D. Students Majoring in Electrical Engineering or Biomedical/ Biochemical/Environmental Engineering Disciplines • To increase numbers in academic/professional careers • Supplements to existing ECS or BES grants • Graduate student stipend and tuition consistent with university practices • 25% Administrative Cost • 12 months, renewable for two additional years during the grant period • Nontransferable • US Citizens or Nationals or Permanent Residents Deadline: June 30, 2005

17. ECS Goals and Challenges • Develop a set of grand challenges for ECS • Enhance appreciation for the critical nature ECS research • Redress the imbalance between committed and discretionary funds • Increase funding rates by limiting the number of proposals in one submission window • Provide visibility to the restructured IHCS program for better definition within the research community, consistent with the research priorities of ENG and NSF • Develop suitable metrics to assess program effectiveness