Travel: Support for U.S. Students to Receive Training on Research Cyberinfrastructure at the 2023 Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM)

该奖项支持多达7个美国-基于研究的研究生，其研究网络基础设施的培训将大大受益于参加年度建模与仿真会议（ANNSIM），这是建模仿真学会（SCS）的旗舰会议。ANNSIM将通过12条轨道提供专业知识来培训学生。特别是，网络基础设施培训将通过年度仿真研讨会中的仿真软件工具演示以及理论和基础轨道中的模型库，存储库和数据格式提供。由于先进的网络对网络基础设施非常重要，ANNSIM还提供了一个关于电信系统的跟踪，其中涵盖了软件定义网络，边缘计算或绿色和节能通信等主题。改进现有数据集和软件的使用，同时支持网络、软件开发、标准和认证方面的进步，将有助于网络基础设施研究。除了这12个轨道，ANNSIM还包括几个深入的教程，由国际专家在各自的领域授课。十二个轨道和教程确保与会者通过先进的软件，数据，网络系统和仿真环境充分了解信息技术系统的进步。通过提供与领先专家的接触，ANNSIM确保下一代科学家拥有为网络基础设施做出贡献的工具，动机和职业抱负。每一位NSF资助的参与者都将与一位从出席会议的经验丰富的学者中选出的导师相匹配，这将有助于建立一个专业网络。该奖项通过支持最多7名美国学生参加年度建模与仿真会议（ANNSIM），为网络基础设施培训做出了贡献。会议将包括通过提供多个教程的直接学习部分，以便学生可以在特定的软件包中开发技能或应用与研究网络基础设施相关的先进技术。这项研究的范围可以从数字孪生软件到模型驱动系统设计中的数据集和库。会议特别关注学生（例如，博士学术讨论会与演示，然后是互动海报会议），这有助于他们与领先的研究人员联系，以确定更好的工具和/或实验的其他数据集。网络基础设施培训学生的一个障碍不一定是缺乏现有的工具或知识库，而是缺乏对这些工具的认识。模拟会议的主旨发言人在告知和激励学生为网络基础设施做出贡献方面享有盛誉，例如通过涵盖系统和应用性能的方法和软件。参加这些讲座将确保学生有具体的方向，他们已经获得了在网络基础设施的开放研究问题上应用的工具。学生将提交文章，并在每个轨道收到来自技术计划委员会的反馈。选拔委员会寻求的学生谁是在一个合格的美国认可的学院或大学注册，缺乏足够的资金参加会议，并有一个接受的提交。该委员会将特别努力鼓励代表性不足的团体的成员申请，并形成一个平衡的获奖者组合。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

This award supports up to 7 U.S.-based graduate students whose training on the research cyberinfrastructure will substantially benefit by attending the Annual Modeling and Simulation conference (ANNSIM), which is the flagship conference of the Society for Modeling & Simulation (SCS). ANNSIM will train students by providing access to expertise through twelve tracks. In particular, cyberinfrastructure training will be provided through presentations of simulation software tools in the Annual Simulation Symposium as well as model libraries, repositories, and data formats in the Theory and Foundations track. Since advanced networks are important for cyberinfrastructure, ANNSIM also provides a track on telecommunication systems, which covers topics such as software defined networking, edge computing, or green and energy efficient communications. Improving the use of existing datasets and software, while supporting advances in networking, software developments, standards and certifications, will contribute to cyberinfrastructure research. In addition to these twelve tracks, ANNSIM includes several in-depth tutorials, taught by international experts in their field. The twelve tracks and the tutorials ensure that attendees are well-aware of advances in information technology systems through advanced software, data, networked systems, and simulation environments. By providing access to leading experts, ANNSIM ensures that the next generation of scientists has the tools, motivations, and career aspirations to contribute to cyberinfrastructure. Every NSF-funded participant will be matched with a mentor chosen among the experienced scholars in attendance, which will help build a professional network. This award contributes to cyberinfrastructure training by supporting the attendance of up to 7 US-based students at the Annual Modeling Modeling and Simulation conference (ANNSIM). The conference will include a direct learning component by providing multiple tutorials, so that students can develop skills in specific software packages or apply advanced techniques relevant to the research cyberinfrastructure. This research can range from software for digital twins to datasets and libraries in model-driven system design. The conference gives particular attention to students (e.g., PhD Colloquium with presentations followed by interactive poster sessions), which helps them connect with leading researchers to identify better tools and/or additional datasets for experiments. A barrier in cyberinfrastructure training students is not necessarily a lack of existing tools or repositories, but a lack of awareness about these tools. Keynote speakers in simulation conferences have a reputation for informing and motivating students in contributing to the cyberinfrastructure, for instance by covering methods and software for system and application performance. Attending these talks will ensure that students have specific directions to apply the tools that they have gained onto open research problems in the cyberinfrastructure. Students will submit articles and receive feedback from the technical program committee in each track. The selection committee seeks students who are enrolled in an eligible US-based accredited college or university, lack access to sufficient funding to attend the conference, and have an accepted submission. The committee will make special efforts to encourage the application of members of under-represented groups and form a balanced mix of award recipients.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.