The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program

AI-Cybersecurity Workshop Briefing to the NITRD and MLAI Subcommittee

August 8, 2019

Presentation given at the July 2019 NITRD Subcommittee meeting by Patrick McDaniel. Outline: "On June 4-6 2019, the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Subcommittee, in collaboration with the NSTC’s Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (MLAI) and the Special Cyber Operations Research & Engineering (SCORE) Subcommittees, held a workshop to assess the current and future research challenges and opportunities at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI). The workshop brought together senior members of the government, academic, and industrial communities. The workshop participants explored the current state and future research needs of AI, specifically: (a) opportunities for AI to significantly improve security, and (b) the security vulnerabilities and challenges of AI. This briefing is a preliminary summary of the resulting report."

Notice of Workshop on Artificial Intelligence & Wireless Spectrum: Opportunities and Challenges

July 29, 2019

Federal Register Notice: 84 FR 36625

SUMMARY:
This workshop will focus on the opportunities and challenges posed by the application of existing and new Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in the wireless spectrum context.

DATES:
August 28-29, 2019.

2019 MAGIC Data Life Cycle Series

July 23, 2019

...The Middleware and Grid Interagency Coordination Team (MAGIC) is conducting a series of public meetings to examine different aspects and interconnections of the scientific data life cycle (e.g., gathering, triaging, analyzing, archiving and reusing data). This multi-session series is examining issues such as provenance, verification/quality assurance, tools and services involved in managing complex scientific infrastructure and tools. The issues involved in the data life cycle cuts across scientific domains and need to be addressed to enable cutting edge R&D efforts...

Request for Information on VIA Task Force Report: R&D Opportunities in Video & Image Analytics

July 18, 2019

Federal Register Notice: 84 FR 34409

SUMMARY:
On behalf the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on Science & Technology Enterprise, NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the VIA Task Force Report: R&D Opportunities in Video & Image Analytics including from those working on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or VIA research and development (R&D). Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) can be general suggestions of revisions or improvements to the VIA Task Force Report, comments on the six strategic goals and objectives, and suggestions to the implementation of the strategic goals and objectives. The public input provided in response to this RFI will inform NITRD NCO, and the VIA Task Force on developing the VIA Task Force Report: R&D Opportunities in Video & Image Analytics.

DATES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 11:59 p.m. (ET) on August 31, 2019.

Call for Input: Updating the US Strategic Computing Objectives

June 28, 2019

By: Frank Indiviglio, NOAA and Barry Schneider, NIST Members of the Fast Track Action Committee on Strategic Computing

Computing plays critical roles in all aspects of American life, from vacationers automatically tagging photographs with edge-based machine learning, to corporate supply chains being secured by advanced ledger technologies, to computing technologies deepening our understanding of science and engineering. The United States has sustained a high-level of investment in specialized, high performance computing systems, enabling us to maintain our scientific and economic leadership on the international stage...

The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update

June 21, 2019

In support of the American AI Initiative, this National AI R&D Strategic Plan: 2019 Update defines the priority areas for Federal investments in AI R&D. This 2019 update builds upon the first National AI R&D Strategic Plan released in 2016, accounting for new research, technical innovations, and other considerations that have emerged over the past three years. This update has been developed by leading AI researchers and research administrators from across the Federal Government, with input from the broader civil society, including from many of America’s leading academic research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private sector technology companies. Feedback from these key stakeholders affirmed the continued relevance of each part of the 2016 Strategic Plan while also calling for greater attention to making AI trustworthy, to partnering with the private sector, and other imperatives.

Request for Information on Update to Strategic Computing Objectives

June 18, 2019

Federal Register Notice: 84 FR 28338

SUMMARY:
On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Fast-Track Action Committee (FTAC) on Strategic Computing (SC), NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the goals and necessary approaches for sustaining and enhancing U.S. scientific, technological, and economic leadership in strategic computing.

DATES:
Comments must be submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. (ET) on August 23, 2019.