Cyberinfrastructure Research, Learning and Workforce Development (LWD) Programs - MUG Workshop, August 2021

Sep 16, 2026

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Overview of NSF’s Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) efforts within the Cyberinfrastructure Research, Learning and Workforce Development (LWD) programs, presented for an August 2021 MUG workshop. The material outlines how OAC fosters a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem to advance science and engineering, covering people and organizations, coordination and user support, gateways and services, and multiple capability areas such as data infrastructure, software and workflow systems, instrumentation, computing resources, and network and cloud services. It also summarizes OAC-core goals, characteristics, research areas, and funding project types, including CSSI, CAREER, and related training pathways with guidance on principles and deliverables.

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Cyberinfrastructure Research, Learning and Workforce Development (LWD) Programs

NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC)

OAC Goals and Research Areas

CSSI: Sustained Scientific Innovation

Project Types and Guiding Principles

Deadlines and Program Examples (REU SITES, CRII, CAREER, CyberTraining)

Cyberinfrastructure Research, Learning and Workforce Development (LWD) Programs Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Division (OAC) Computer and Information Science & Engineering (CISE) National Science Foundation Alan Sussman Questions: [alasussm@nsf.gov](alasussm@nsf.gov)[ ](alasussm@nsf.gov)MUG Workshop, August 2021 NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) Foster a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem to transform science and engineering research… through Research CI and CI research People, organizations, and communities Coordination & User support Gateways, Hubs, and Services Data Infrastructure Software and Workflow Systems CI-Enabled Instrumentation Pilots, Testbeds Computing Resources R&E Networks, Security Layers Cloud Resources & Services LWD: Communities of Concern OAC CI Professionals Professional Staff to deploy & support new capabilities Learning and Workforce Development Student Research Training - REU SITES – NSF 19-582 Faculty Early Career Research -CRII – NSF 21-591 -CAREER – NSF 20-525 Training/Workforce Development -CyberTraining-NSF 19-524 Research/Development Programs • OAC Core Research – part of CISE Core Research – NSF 20-591 OAC is only division with deadline for Smalls • Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)– NSF 20-592 OAC-Core OAC Core Goals – Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CI) research to impact the future capabilities of research CI • New knowledge in design, development, and utilization of robust research CI – Research career paths of cyber scientists/engineers • Computer as well as Computational and Datadriven Science and Engineering with advanced CI research thrusts – Next deadline in November/December 2021 OAC-Core Characteristics of OAC-Core • Translational research • Design, development, deployment, experimentation, and application of advanced research CI • Spanning design to practice • Other characteristics (optional): • Multi-disciplinary, • Extreme-scale, • Driven by science and engineering research, • End-to-end solution, or • Deployable as robust research CI OAC-Core Research Areas • Architecture & middleware for extreme-scale systems: • Design, benchmarking, and analysis; storage, networks, and I/O; Resource management, monitoring, fault tolerance, and cybersecurity • Scalable Algorithms and Applications: • Numerical and high-performance scientific computing methods; Data, software and visualization; and Modeling and simulation • Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Ecosystem: Programming languages, libraries, and environments; Tools; Sociotechnical aspects Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) [https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20592/nsf20592.htm](https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20592/nsf20592.htm) Guiding Principles | | | | --- | --- | | | | | | | • Supports the development and deployment of robust, reliable and sustainable data and software cyberinfrastructure • Brings innovative capabilities towards sustained scientific innovation and discovery • Provides opportunity to advance common approaches to sustain and innovate research cyberinfrastructures. • Follows accepted data management and software development practices Project Types Elements Frameworks Small groups that will create and deploy robust capabilities for which there is a demonstrated need that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering. Larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of common infrastructure aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, resulting in a sustainable community framework serving a diverse community or communities. Submit your questions to: [CSSIQueries@nsf.gov](CSSIQueries@nsf.gov) | Project Motivation and Impact | • Science-driven
• Innovation | | --- | --

FAQs

What is the purpose of NSF’s Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) within LWD programs?

OAC aims to foster a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem that transforms science and engineering research through coordinated capabilities, services, and advanced research cyberinfrastructure.

What does OAC-Core focus on and how is it characterized?

OAC-Core emphasizes advanced cyberinfrastructure research with translational, end-to-end design-to-practice work, including deployment, experimentation, and application, spanning multiple science and engineering disciplines.

What kinds of project types are supported under CSSI and related programs?

Projects range from small groups building and deploying capabilities with demonstrated need to larger interdisciplinary teams addressing common research problems and creating a sustainable community framework.

Sep 16, 2026

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