Planned FY 1997 CIC R&D Activities
by Program Component Area

High-End Computing and Computation Large-Scale Networking High Confidence Systems Human-centered Systems Human Resources, Education, & Training
Scalable systems, software, and environments Multi-gigabit network testbeds including wireline, wireless, and mobile technologies Infrastructure protocols for secure and reliable networks Intelligent systems and software Integration of research and education technologies
Uniform memory access systems with low latency and high bandwidth Very high speed backbones for network, scientific, and engineering applications High speed cryptography for information security in virtual laboratories Knowledge acquisition, fusion, aggregation, and summarization tools Lifelong and distance learning technologies
Integrated circuit simulation for microsystems Network reconfiguration tools Interoperability standards Virtual environments with remote instruments Teacher development tools
Distributed operating systems Global grid communications and inter-network protocols Secure interface protocols Multi-modal communication, speech understanding K-12 education cooperative agreements
Compilers, debuggers, program development environments Network management, cost accounting and authentication Network security and restorability Collaboratories, tools for group authoring, remote control of instruments Summer school in high performance computation
Algorithms and software for Grand Challenge scientific and engineering applications Network-centric computation for National Challenge applications Reliability and security for mobile computing environments Graphical user interfaces for medical imaging and patient record systems Research fellowships for science, engineering, and health professionals
Supercomputer centers and centers for advanced research on experimental systems Data mining, integration, and visualization for scientific data Telemedicine testbed networks, remote surgical procedures Clinical decision support systems, patient records, visible human database Health care information infrastructure
Advanced manufacturing design and processes Optoelectronic and optical media Authentication and verification procedures Remote visualization of environmental data in digital libraries Technologies for ubiquitous access to the World Wide Web
Superconducting components Convergence of computing and communications   Automatic document translation  
Quantum and biological computing methods