Research NewsletterIssue: ORN-2022-42

NAI-NJIT Chapter Workshop

Sustainable Societies: Data Revolution

Innovations to Global Solutions for and Next Generation Cyber-infrastructure

https://research.njit.edu/nai/

October 27, 2022; 8.30 AM – 2.00 PM

Ballroom A/B and Gallery, Campus Center, NJIT

Abstract: Advances in computers, mobile devices, nanotechnologies and cyberinfrastructure are at the vanguard of profound transformations across society, in communications, healthcare, business and commerce, defense and even politics. Fueling this revolution are vast amounts of data and data analytics, gathered from a proliferating number of sources, that bring new information to manage almost every application around us to co-evolve in the society.

This National Academies of Inventors-NJIT Workshop on Sustainable Societies, the third in a series launched last year, will provide an open forum for researchers, policymakers, government regulators and business and nonprofit leaders to share their different perspectives and niche expertise on the data revolution. Among other topics, we will hear about the state of advances in data analytics, informatics infrastructure, data-fueled approaches in healthcare including cancer management along with the experiences of a serial technology entrepreneur. The Open forum will also focus on current and future trends in using data analytics, machine learning and AI in addressing complex societal and technology needs but also learn how to evolve with the trustworthy dependence on their use in our lives. 

Program Agenda

8.30 AM – 9.00 AM:     Breakfast, Registration and Electronic PPT Poster Set-up

9.00 AM – 9.10 AM:    Welcome Remarks:

                                       Atam Dhawan, Interim Provost and Senior Executive VP, NJIT

                                     Teik Lim, President, NJIT

9.10 AM – 9.40 AM:     Distinguished Keynote Remarks: Innovation and Patents

                                       Elizabeth Dougherty, JD, Eastern Regional Outreach Director, Office of the Under Secretary and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

9.40 AM – 10.15 AM:   Distinguished Keynote Talk

                                   Michael Doyle, PhD, Entrepreneur and Former Director for the Center for Knowledge Management at the University of California, San Francisco

10.15 AM – 11.15 AM: Panel Discussion

                                        Kamalika Sandell (Chair)

                                         David A. Bader, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Director, Institute of Data Science, NJIT

                                         Kunal Shah, Global Head of Enterprise Architecture at Newmark

                                         Akshay Dhawan, Senior Director, Data Straggles, Informa

11.20 AM – 11.50 AM: Distinguished Keynote Talk

                                   Ben Shneiderman, PhD, Distinguished University Professor, Computer Science, University of Maryland; NAI Fellow, NAE Member

11.50 AM – 12.00 PM:  Closing Remarks

                                       Atam Dhawan

12.00 PM – 1.00 PM:    Lunch and Networking

1.00 PM – 2.00 PM:      Data Science, AI and Research Computing Showcase

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NJIT Institute of Data Science

Location: NJIT @ Jersey City
[more info] [RSVP]

November 8, 2022, 1.30 PM – 6.00 PM EST

The NJIT and Data Science community is invited to join the Institute for Data Science in its inaugural open summit with key industry professionals and NJIT research faculty with topics on Data Science and its implementation.

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Breakfast with Interim Provost Atam Dhawan

https://www.njit.edu/provost/breakfast-interim-provost

Informal breakfast sessions with small groups from the NJIT community is hosted by the Interim Provost each Tuesday from 8.30 AM to 10.00 AM at the University Club, Eberhardt Building. These breakfast meetings provide NJIT faculty, staff and students the opportunity to ask questions, give feedback, and engage with the Interim Provost on their experiences, concerns, expectations and needs. While it is open to all members of the community, seats are limited each week. If you are interested in participating in this informal discussion, please submit this form. The Office of the Provost will follow up with you to confirm the date of your breakfast session.

NSF: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE: EHR); Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support; Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT); Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI); NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI); Arecibo Center for STEM Education and Research (ACSER); Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1); Building Investigators' Capacity to Leverage Emerging Technologies to Improve STEM Education Research

NIH: NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03); BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain (R01)

Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: Science of Artificial Intelligence – Basic and Applied Research for the Naval Domain; NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Research; Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology

EPA: Developing And Demonstrating Nanosensor Technology To Detect, Monitor, and Degrade Pollutants

Department of Energy: FY 2023 Research Opportunities in High Energy Physics; Notice of Intent to issue FY22 Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies—Building Technologies Office Multi-topic Funding Opportunity Announcement; Fiscal Year 2023 Distinguished Early Career Program; Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliability and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems (COOLERCHIPS)

National Endowment of Humanities: Climate Smart Humanities Organizations; Cultural and Community Resilience; Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities; Digital Humanities Advancement Grants

Emerging Tech Training Gets a $30M Boost from NSF: The National Science Foundation launched a new workforce development program called Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies, or ExLENT, aimed at expanding practical opportunities for individuals to learn about and gain experience in emerging technology, thereby bolstering competitiveness in the emerging technology workforce. The $30 million program—under the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships—will have opportunities in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science, semiconductors and microelectronics. ExLENT will provide awards of up to $1 million over three years to partner organizations in the emerging technology field and those with workforce development expertise.  The ExLENT program is designed to offer experiential learning opportunities—or “learning by doing” experience—to individuals from diverse professional and educational backgrounds to increase access and interest in emerging technology careers. Part of NSF’s mission is to support emerging technologies and help address workforce shortages, particularly in emerging fields like semiconductors. The program will help address challenges to gaining hands-on learning opportunities, particularly for those not currently enrolled in higher education. More information about the solicitation is posted on the website NSF 23-507.

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A Look Into Proposed Tech Amendments for the 2023 NDAA: Funding for new and emerging technologies is featured heavily in several Senate amendments proposed for the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, underscoring Capitol Hill’s enthusiasm and technology’s increasing role in modernizing national security.  Among the leading topics present in the slew of the more tech-centric amendments is artificial intelligence. Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Gary Peters, D-MI, submitted Peters’s previously introduced bill, the Advancing American AI Act, for NDAA inclusion. The amendment would establish AI data libraries to better organize federal AI initiatives and foster greater private sector collaboration.  “With broad, bipartisan support this year’s NDAA increases funding for our national defense, invests in the platforms and infrastructure our military needs, and delivers critical resources for our allies and partners around the globe,” Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said in a press release on the Senate version of the bill. “To ensure our technological superiority, it strengthens our cyber, hypersonic and artificial intelligence capabilities, giving our forces advantages on the battlefields of the future.” More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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Global Cyber Workforce Needs 3.4 Million Professionals to Fill Gaps, Study Finds: Although the global cybersecurity workforce has increased by 11.1% since last year, millions of cyber professionals are still needed to adequately protect their organizations and entities from security risks, according to a study released by a nonprofit consortium of cybersecurity professionals on Thursday. The 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, conducted by (ISC)², surveyed 11,779 cybersecurity professionals worldwide to learn more about their experiences working in the profession. The report estimated that there are 4.7 million cyber professionals in the workforce in 2022, which it said was “the highest we’ve ever recorded.” But despite identifying workforce gains across all global regions—from North America to the Asia-Pacific—the study found that there is still a “worldwide gap of 3.4 million cybersecurity workers.” More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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