An International Workshop on Smart and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure

智能基础设施（Smart Infrastructure，SI）是由能够感知环境或状态变化并适应变化以产生积极影响的材料或结构组成的基础设施。它可以简单地由可以适应温度变化或应力状态的智能材料组成，或者包括智能传感器的结构，以帮助结构进行适应。SI技术是由NSF在传感技术、信息技术、高性能材料、网络基础设施和计算科学与工程方面的几项倡议开发的创新技术的集成和部署产生的。SI技术在交通基础设施中的应用正在兴起，需要在智能技术、传感器开发和部署、计算模拟以及交通基础设施设计、建设、运营和维护等领域的研究人员进行愿景开发和多学科合作。本次研讨会的目的是：1）集思广益，提出智慧和弹性交通基础设施的愿景和前景; 2）确定有前途的技术和工具，为智慧交通基础设施; 3）确定障碍和研究需求，为发展智慧交通基础设施;以及4）讨论在学术机构、工业界和政府机构之间建立伙伴关系的潜在国家和国际合作。 预计工作坊的成果将包括为未来的研究、发展、部署和教育方向制定一个有系统的大纲;并为不同学科的研究人员提供一个论坛，以合作开展协同计划。智能和弹性的交通基础设施对国家的经济和安全至关重要。在这一领域进行系统的研究、开发和教育可能会带来工业创新和高科技就业机会。为讲习班计划的程序可以作为一个有远见的文件，以指导研究生的研究和教育，这可能导致潜在的联合提供研究生课程的参与者的合作。多学科研究生教育计划可能会对培养未来几代具有多技术综合和创业发展专业知识的工程师产生影响。

Smart Infrastructure (SI) is the infrastructure composed of materials or structures that can sense the environmental or status changes and adapt to the changes for positive effects. It may simply consist of smart materials that can adapt to temperature changes or stress status, or a structure that includes smart sensors to help the structure to perform adaptations. SI technologies have resulted from the integration and deployment of innovative technologies developed from several NSF initiatives on sensing technology, information technology, high performance materials, cyber infrastructure, and computational science and engineering. Applications of SI technologies to transportation infrastructure are emerging and require vision development and multidisciplinary collaborations of researchers in the areas of smart technologies, sensor development and deployment, computational simulation, and transportation infrastructure design, construction, operation and maintenance. The objectives of this workshop are to 1) brain storm on and present vision and perspectives for smart and resilient transportation infrastructure; 2) identify promising technologies and tools for smart transportation infrastructure; 3) identify barriers and research needs for developing smart transportation infrastructure; and 4) discuss potential national and international collaborations for a partnership among academic institutions, industries and governmental agencies. It is anticipated that the outcome of the workshop would include the development of a systematical outline for directions of future research, development, deployment and education; and provision of a forum for researchers in different disciplines to team up for synergistic programs. Smart and resilient transportation infrastructure is critical to the economy and security of the nation. Systematic research, development and education in this area may lead to industrial innovations and high-tech job opportunities. The proceeding planed for the workshop may serve as a visional document to guide graduate research and education, which may lead to potential joint offer of graduate courses resulted from collaborations of participants. The multidisciplinary graduate education program may present impact on training future generations of engineers with expertise on multi-technology synthesis and entrepreneurship development.