An International Workshop on Smart and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure

智能基础设施（Smart Infrastructure， SI）是指由材料或结构组成的基础设施，能够感知环境或状态的变化，并适应这些变化，从而产生积极的影响。它可能只是由能够适应温度变化或应力状态的智能材料组成，或者是一个包含智能传感器的结构，以帮助结构进行适应。科学集成技术是美国国家科学基金会在传感技术、信息技术、高性能材料、网络基础设施和计算科学与工程等方面的创新技术的整合和部署的结果。SI技术在交通基础设施中的应用正在兴起，需要智能技术、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的视觉开发和多学科合作。本次研讨会的目标是：1)集思广益，提出智能和弹性交通基础设施的愿景和观点；2)确定有前景的智能交通基础设施技术和工具；3)识别发展智能交通基础设施的障碍和研究需求；4)讨论学术机构、行业和政府机构之间潜在的国家和国际合作伙伴关系。预期讲习班的成果将包括为今后的研究、发展、部署和教育方向拟订一个系统的纲要；并为不同学科的研究人员提供了一个论坛，让他们合作开展协同项目。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。该领域的系统研究、开发和教育可能会带来产业创新和高科技就业机会。为讲习班计划的程序可作为指导研究生研究和教育的远景文件，这可能导致由于参与者合作而可能联合提供研究生课程。多学科研究生教育计划可能会对培养具有多技术综合和创业发展专长的未来几代工程师产生影响。

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.