The Centrality of Advanced Digitally ENabled Science: CADENS

先进数字化科学的核心：CADENS

• 批准号: 1445176
• 负责人: Donna Cox
• 金额: $ 149.95万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1445176&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Centrality; Advanced; Digitally; ENabled; Science

Computational data science is at a turning point in its history. Never before has there been such a challenge to meet the growing demands of digital computing, to fund infrastructure and attract diverse, trained personnel to the field. The methods and technologies that define this evolving field are central to modern science. In fact, advanced methods of computational and data-enabled discovery have become so pervasive that they are referred to as paradigm shifts in the conduct of science. A goal of this Project is to increase digital science literacy and raise awareness about the Centrality of Advanced Digitally ENabled Science (CADENS) in the discovery process. Digitally enabled scientific investigations often result in a treasure trove of data used for analysis. This project leverages these valuable resources to generate insightful visualizations that provide the core of a series of science education outreach programs targeted to the broad public, educational and professional communities. From the deep well of discoveries generated at the frontiers of advanced digitally enabled scientific investigation, this project will produce and disseminate a body of data visualizations and scalable media products that demonstrate advanced scientific methods. In the process, these outreach programs will give audiences a whole new look at the world around them. The project calls for the production and evaluation of two principal initiatives. The first initiative, HR (high-resolution) Science, centers on the production and distribution of three ultra-high-resolution digital films to be premiered at giant screen full-dome theaters; these programs will be scaled for wide distribution to smaller theaters and include supplemental educator guides. The second initiative, Virtual Universe, includes a series of nine high-definition (HD) documentary programs. Both initiatives will produce and feature data visualizations and the CADENS narratives to support an integrated set of digital media products. The packaged outreach programs will be promoted and made available to millions through established global distribution channels. Expanding access to data visualization is an essential component of the Project. Through a call for participation (CFP), the Project provides new opportunities for researchers to work with the project team and technical staff for the purpose of creating and broadly distributing large-scale data visualizations in various formats and resolutions. The project will feature these compelling, informative visualizations in the outreach programs described above. A Science Advisory Committee will participate in the CFP science selections and advise the Project team. The project calls for an independent Program Evaluation and Assessment Plan (PEAP) to iteratively review visualizations and the outreach programs that will target broad, diverse audiences. The project launches an expansive outreach effort to increase digital science literacy and to convey forefront scientific research while expanding researchers access to data visualization. The project leverages and integrates disparate visualization efforts to create a new optimized large-scale workflow for high-resolution museum displays and broad public venues. The PEAP evaluations will measure progress toward project goals and will reveal new information about visualization's effectiveness to move a field forward and to develop effective outreach models. The project specifically targets broad audiences in places where they seek high-quality encounters with science: at museums, universities, K-16 schools, and the web. This distribution effort includes creating and widely disseminating the project outreach programs and supplemental educator guides. The project visualizations, program components, HD documentaries, educational and evaluation materials will be promoted, distributed and made freely available for academic, educational and promotional use. Dissemination strategies include proactively distributing to rural portable theaters, 4K television, professional associations, educators, decision-makers, and conferences. To help address the critical challenge of attracting women and underrepresented minorities to STEM fields, the Project will support a Broadening Participation in Visualization workshop and will leverage successful XSEDE/Blue Waters mechanisms to recruit under-represented faculty and students at minority-serving and majority-serving institutions and to disseminate the Project programs and materials among diverse institutions and communities.

计算数据科学正处于其历史的转折点。在满足数字计算日益增长的需求、为基础设施提供资金和吸引多样化、训练有素的人员进入该领域方面，从来没有遇到过这样的挑战。定义这一不断发展的领域的方法和技术是现代科学的核心。事实上，先进的计算和数据发现方法已经变得如此普遍，以至于它们被称为科学行为中的范式转变。该项目的目标之一是提高数字科学素养，并提高对先进数字科学（CADENS）在发现过程中的中心地位的认识。数字化的科学调查通常会产生用于分析的数据宝库。该项目利用这些宝贵的资源生成富有洞察力的可视化图像，为针对广大公众、教育和专业社区的一系列科学教育推广项目提供核心。从先进数字科学研究前沿的发现中，该项目将产生并传播一系列数据可视化和可扩展的媒体产品，展示先进的科学方法。在这个过程中，这些拓展项目将给观众一个全新的视角来看待他们周围的世界。该项目要求制定和评价两项主要倡议。第一个项目是HR（高分辨率）科学，主要是制作和发行三部超高分辨率数字电影，在大屏幕全穹顶影院首映；这些节目将扩大规模，广泛分发到较小的剧院，并包括补充教育指南。第二项倡议，虚拟宇宙，包括一系列的9个高清纪录片节目。这两项计划都将产生数据可视化和CADENS叙事，以支持一套集成的数字媒体产品。包装外展计划将通过已建立的全球分销渠道推广并提供给数百万人。扩展对数据可视化的访问是该项目的一个重要组成部分。通过参与呼吁（CFP），该项目为研究人员提供了与项目团队和技术人员合作的新机会，目的是创建和广泛分发各种格式和分辨率的大规模数据可视化。该项目将在上述推广项目中展示这些引人注目的、信息丰富的可视化图像。科学顾问委员会将参与CFP的科学选择，并为项目团队提供建议。该项目需要一个独立的项目评估和评估计划（PEAP），以迭代地审查可视化和面向广泛、不同受众的外展项目。该项目启动了一项广泛的外联工作，以提高数字科学素养，并在扩大研究人员对数据可视化的访问的同时传达前沿科学研究。该项目利用并集成了不同的可视化工作，为高分辨率的博物馆展示和广泛的公共场所创建了一个新的优化的大规模工作流程。PEAP评估将衡量项目目标的进展情况，并将揭示可视化的有效性的新信息，以推动一个领域的发展，并开发有效的外展模式。该项目特别针对那些寻求高质量科学接触的地方的广大受众：博物馆、大学、K-16学校和网络。这项分发工作包括创建和广泛传播项目外展计划和补充教育指南。将推广、分发和免费提供项目可视化、节目组成部分、高清纪录片、教育和评价材料，供学术、教育和宣传使用。传播策略包括主动向农村移动影院、4K电视、专业协会、教育工作者、决策者和会议分发。为了帮助解决吸引女性和代表性不足的少数族裔进入STEM领域的关键挑战，该项目将支持“扩大可视化参与”研讨会，并将利用成功的XSEDE/Blue Waters机制在少数族裔和多数族裔服务机构招募代表性不足的教师和学生，并在不同的机构和社区中传播项目计划和材料。