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Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is NSF's bold five-year initiative to create
revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations
and advances in computational thinking. Computational thinking is defined comprehensively to
encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools. Applied in
challenging science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking
promises a profound impact on the Nation's ability to generate and apply new knowledge.
Collectively, CDI research outcomes are expected to produce paradigm shifts in our
understanding of a wide range of science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical
innovations that create new wealth and enhance the national quality of life.
CDI SOLICITATION
CDI solicitation can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08604.
With an emphasis on bold multidisciplinary activities that, through
computational thinking, promise radical, paradigm-changing research
findings, CDI is unique within NSF. CDI projects are expected to
build upon productive intellectual partnerships involving investigators
from academe, industry and/or other types of organizations, including
international entities.
CDI Themes
CDI seeks ambitious, transformative, multidisciplinary research proposals within or across
the following three thematic areas:
- From Data to Knowledge: enhancing human cognition and
generating new knowledge from a wealth of heterogeneous digital data;
- Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems:
deriving fundamental insights on systems comprising multiple interacting
elements; and
- Building Virtual Organizations: enhancing discovery and
innovation by bringing people and resources together across institutional, geographical
and cultural boundaries.
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The Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) initiative has been
designed to yield revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible
by innovations and advances in computational thinking. |
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All NSF directorates and programmatic offices are participating. |
| Cognizant Program Officers |
Telephone |
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| Mary Lou Maher |
(703)292 8080 |
cdi@nsf.gov |
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| Thomas Russell |
(703)292 8080 |
cdi@nsf.gov |
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| Eduardo Misawa |
(703)292 8080 |
cdi@nsf.gov |
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