US/EU Workshop on Optical Networking, June 27-28, 2005, Brussels

该奖项资助美国参加美国/欧盟关于光网络的研讨会。(欧洲联盟(EU)为欧洲参与者提供资金)。研讨会的参加者将包括来自美国和欧盟光网络研究界的专家。拟议的研讨会暂定于2005年6月27日至28日在布鲁塞尔举行，目的是：(A)确定未来光网络的研究需求和机会，以及(B)探索促进美国和欧盟研究人员在光网络方面加强研究合作的方法。研讨会联席主席由美国的Biswanath Mukherjee教授担任。研讨会只限受邀参加，并以30人为限，其中15人来自美国，15人来自欧盟。技术计划委员会(TPC)将确定研讨会的技术计划将涵盖的技术主题将包括(1)光网络架构；(2)实验性光系统研究(硬件系统)；(3)光网络控制和管理(软件系统)。将特别注意这些领域的合作。讲习班将讨论前瞻性和高影响力的研究。研讨会还将探讨NSF和欧盟机构如何促进美国和欧盟研究人员在光网络领域的强大合作研究。研讨会的最后报告将详细说明重要的研究挑战，包括基础和技术挑战，这些挑战很可能在未来多年处于这一领域的前沿。

This award funds the US participation in a US/EU Workshop on Optical Networking. (The European Union (EU) funds European participants). The Workshop participants will include experts from the optical networking research community in the US and the EU. The proposed Workshop, tentatively scheduled for June 27-28, 2005, in Brussels, will serve the purpose of: (a) determining the future research needs and opportunities in optical networking, and (b) exploring methods which can facilitate stronger research collaboration between US and EU researchers in optical networking.The Workshop Co-Chair from the US is Professor Biswanath Mukherjee. Attendance at the Workshop will be by invitation only and is limited to 30 participants--15 from the US and another 15 from EU. A Technical Program Committee (TPC) will determine the Workshop's Technical ProgramTechnical topics to be covered at the Workshop will include (1) optical network architectures; (2) experimental optical systems research (hardware systems); and (3) optical network control and management (software systems). Special attention will be paid to collaborations in these areas. The Workshop will address forward-looking and high-impact research. The Workshop will also explore how NSF and EU agencies might facilitate strong collaborative research between US and EU researchers in optical networking. The Final Workshop Report will detail important research challenges, both fundamental and technological, that are likely to be at the forefront of this field for many years to come.