2010 Information, Integration and Informatics PI Workshop

本次研讨会的目的是汇集PI和co-PI目前在他们的第二年的研究项目由信息，集成和信息学计划在国家科学基金会资助沿着与选定的行业和政府邀请讨论当前的研究，以及确定和阐述当前的挑战和未来的方向。数据的多样性和复杂性增加了理解和有效利用大量异构数据的需求。信息集成和信息学（III）计划侧重于创建，管理，分析，可视化和理解异构数据，信息和知识所涉及的过程和技术，以便在整个知识生命周期中实现智能行动。鉴于第三阶段的重点，讲习班的目标包括：（1）分析在理解复杂数据、信息、知识和流程方面取得进展的根本问题的研究和开发问题;（2）可能取得重大突破的当前和新领域;（3）确定所需的合作（例如，跨学科、学术-产业、国际、机构间）;（4）确定研究计划和设施，以满足当前和未来的挑战。预计研讨会将对与会者和广泛的信息、集成和信息学（III）研究界产生重大影响。与会者将有机会通过分享成果、提供示范和相互交流，探索富有成效的合作和协同作用。研讨会的讨论还将集中在由信息，整合和信息学计划资助的主要研究活动的目标，贡献和挑战，以及III社区未来的研究方向和活动。将通过出版物和讲习班网站（http：//cs.georgetown.edu/NSF-III-2010/）向研究界广泛宣传讲习班的成果，包括将确定的新研究方向。研究成果的传播有望为III研究界的研究、合作和教育活动提供信息和动力，并刺激其他创新研究方向。

The objective of this workshop is to bring together PIs and co-PIs currently in their second year of a research project funded by the Information, Integration and Informatics Program at the National Science Foundation along with selected industry and government invitees to discuss current research, as well as identify and elaborate on current challenges and future directions.The growth in scale, diversity and complexity of data has increased the demand for understanding and effectively utilizing large amounts of heterogeneous data. The Information Integration and Informatics (III) program focuses on the processes and technologies involved in creating, managing, analyzing, visualizing, and understanding heterogeneous data, information and knowledge in order to enable intelligent actions throughout the knowledge life cycle. Given the III focus, the workshop goals include: (1) Analyzing the research and development issues of problems that are fundamental in making progress toward understanding complex data, information, knowledge and processes; (2) Specifying current and new areas where major breakthroughs appear possible; (3) Identifying needed collaborations (e.g., inter-disciplinary, academic-industry, international, inter-agency); and (4) Identifying research initiatives and facilities needed to meet current and future challenges.The workshop is expected to have a significant impact for the participants and the broad Information, Integration and Informatics (III) research community. The participants will have an opportunity to explore fruitful collaboration and synergism by sharing accomplishments, providing demonstrations and interacting with each other. Workshop discussions will also focus on the objectives, contributions and challenges of major research activities funded by the Information, Integration and Informatics program and future research directions and activities for the III community. The workshop results, including new research directions that will be identified will be broadly publicized to the research community through publications and the workshop website (http://cs.georgetown.edu/NSF-III-2010/). The results dissemination is expected to inform and motivate III research community in their research, collaborative and education activities, and spur other innovative research directions.