A Workshop Exploring the Role of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences in Support of Basic Research Needs of the U.S. Intelligence Community

该奖项部分支持由美国国家科学基金会数学和物理科学局和美国情报界联合主办的研讨会，该研讨会旨在确定将对美国有效应对未来恐怖主义威胁所需的关键技术产生重大影响的基本科学机会。这次研讨会将有来自学术界、工业界和政府实验室的数学和物理学家参加，为期两天半。根据以下五个研究重点领域的专门知识确定参与者：(1)能源、(2)传感器和探测器、(3)图像重建和分析、(4)光学光谱学和(5)数学技术。预计这一讲习班的成果将是一份报告，详细说明可对侦测和威慑未来国内外国家安全威胁所需的情报技术能力产生积极影响的科学研究机会，以及发展这些研究的建议时间表。拟议活动的更广泛影响是双重的。首先，将产生一份科学研究和技术发展的关键机会清单，以增强美国情报界的能力；其次，将发展一支了解美国情报界当前挑战和需求的数学和物理科学家队伍。这两种影响对美国情报界维持确保国家安全所需的技术能力至关重要。

This award supports, in part, a workshop jointly sponsored by the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate of the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Intelligence Community that is designed to identify basic scientific opportunities that will significantly impact key technologies required for the U.S. to deal effectively with future terrorist threats. This workshop will involve mathematical and physical scientists from academia, industry, and government laboratories, and will be held over a two and one-half day period. Participants are being identified according to expertise in the five research focus areas of (1) energy sources, (2) sensors and detectors, (3) image reconstruction and analysis, (4) optical spectroscopies, and (5) mathematical techniques. The outcome of this workshop is expected to be a report detailing the opportunities for scientific research that can positively impact on intelligence technology capabilities necessary for the detection and deterrence of future threats to national security both at home and abroad, along with a suggested timeline for their development. The broader impacts of the proposed activity are twofold. Firstly, a list of key opportunities for scientific research and technology development to enhance the capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community will result, and secondly, a cadre of mathematical and physical scientists well informed in the current challenges and needs of the U.S Intelligence Community will be developed. Both impacts are critical for the U.S. Intelligence Community to maintain the technological capability required for ensuring the nation's security.