CREST - Center for Multidisciplinary Research Excellence in Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Systems (MECIS)

CREST - 网络物理基础设施系统多学科卓越研究中心 (MECIS)

基本信息

批准号：
2112650
负责人：
Constantine Tarawneh
金额：
$ 500万
依托单位：
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2021-09-01 至 2026-08-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2112650&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
CREST Center Multidisciplinary Research Excellence

项目摘要

Center for Multidisciplinary Research Excellence in Cyber-Physical Infrastructure SystemsThe Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program supports the enhancement of research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. With National Science Foundation support, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will establish a Center for Multidisciplinary Research Excellence in Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Systems (CIS). The Center addresses current gaps in the planning, design, and operation of CIS by proposing innovative theoretical, computational, experimental, and empirical solutions spanning from micro (molecule)- to macro (system)-scale, which also yield practical solutions valuable for industry. The Center advances and transforms the much-needed research and education at the nexus of automation, sensors, and artificial intelligence (AI), as integral parts of the “NSF’s 10 Big Ideas,” anticipating the revolutionary cyber-physical infrastructure systems. Center research is articulated into three subprojects. The first subproject focuses on future transportation infrastructure which will be transformed by autonomous vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles. Subproject 2 designs and embeds sensors in cyber-physical infrastructure systems to perform automated tasks and monitor infrastructure health. The third subproject develops effective information technology architectures for big data management and decision making in the design and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles and infrastructure. The Center:• provides undergraduate STEM students with cutting-edge cyber-physical infrastructure systems research experience; • integrates research and education and develops a pathway from High School through graduate programs in STEM; and, • strengthens the institution’s educational and research infrastructure establishing a platform for a doctoral program in engineering thereby contributing to a more diverse scientific workforce. The Center’s research and education activities will develop an underrepresented workforce equipped with the skills to address complex societal problems. The Center will partner with the public and private sectors to advance technology transfer and product development in cyber-physical infrastructure systems.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

网络物理基础设施系统卓越多学科研究中心，科学技术研究中心（CREST）计划通过建立有效整合教育和研究的中心，支持少数派服务机构的研究能力的增强。 Crest促进了新知识的发展，个人教师的研究产品的增强以及历史上在科学，技术，工程和数学学科中人数不足的学生的存在。在国家科学基金会的支持下，得克萨斯大学里奥格兰德大学（UTRGV）将建立一个在网络物理基础设施系统（CIS）方面的多学科研究中心。该中心通过提出创新的理论，计算，实验和经验解决方案，这些差距从微观（分子）到宏（系统） - 范围，从而解决了CIS的当前差距，该解决方案还产生了对行业有价值的实用解决方案。该中心在自动化，传感器和人工智能（AI）的联系中推进并改变了急需的研究和教育，作为“ NSF的10个大思想”的组成部分，预计革命性的网络物理基础架构系统。中心研究被阐明为三个主题。第一个子项目侧重于未来的运输基础设施，该基础设施将由自动驾驶汽车和无人机的转换。 subproject 2设计并嵌入传感器在网络物理基础设施系统中，以执行自动化任务并监视基础设施健康。第三个子项目为无人机和基础设施的设计和运营开发了用于大数据管理和决策的有效信息技术体系结构。中心：•为本科生提供尖端的网络物理基础设施系统研究经验； •整合研究和教育，并开发从高中到STEM研究生课程的途径； ••增强了该机构的教育和研究基础设施，为工程学的博士计划建立了一个平台，从而为更多样化的科学劳动力做出了贡献。该中心的研究和教育活动将开发出代表性不足的劳动力，具备解决复杂社会问题的技能。该中心将与公共和私营部门合作，以推动网络物理基础设施系统中的技术传输和产品开发。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准来评估，被认为是宝贵的支持。