Fwd: NSF ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION PROGRAM IN "CYBER TRUST"

K.Ellis guavaberry at earthlink.net
Wed Dec 3 09:52:17 EST 2003


>From: "Smith, Julie A." <jasmith at nsf.gov>
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>Subject: NSF ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION PROGRAM IN "CYBER TRUST"
>Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:58:34 -0500
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>For Immediate Release
>December 3, 2003
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>NSF Media Contact: David Hart, (703) 292-7737, 
><mailto:dhart at nsf.gov>dhart at nsf.gov
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>NSF ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION PROGRAM IN "CYBER TRUST"
>
>ARLINGTON, Va.-The risks of identity theft, e-mail viruses,
>denial-of-service attacks, system glitches and other online
>hazards often make the average person's reliance on computer
>systems more of a leap of faith than a bond of trust.  To promote
>research into more dependable, accountable and secure computer
>and network systems, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has
>issued a solicitation for the Cyber Trust program, which expects
>to fund up to $30 million in awards.
>
>"Cyber Trust goes beyond protecting your computer from the next e
>mail virus, although that is certainly part of the goal," said
>NSF program director Carl Landwehr.  "People need computer
>systems they can rely on.  They should perform as promised in
>critical situations, protect sensitive information, and help
>everyone use them securely-and with confidence."
>
>The Cyber Trust program will support up to three research center-
>level efforts as well as single-investigator and team awards,
>subject to NSF's merit-review process and the availability of
>funds.  NSF expects that Cyber Trust research centers will
>involve collaborations among academic, industry and other
>partners.
>
>"Interconnected computer systems are part of the nation's
>critical infrastructure as well as part of people's homes, cars
>and offices," said noted computer security expert Eugene H.
>Spafford of Purdue University, who recently joined NSF as a
>senior advisor. "The goal for Cyber Trust research is to make
>these systems-and their successors-not only less vulnerable to
>attacks, but also less likely to corrupt data, expose private
>information or fail when subjected to unexpected inputs."
>
>The Cyber Trust program is seeking innovative proposals in three
>broad areas: fundamental research, multi-disciplinary research
>and education and workforce development.  Fundamental research is
>needed to advance the state of the art in knowledge and
>technology about trustworthy computing.  This covers such areas
>as security and privacy models and metrics, evaluation and
>certification methods, denial-of-service prevention, long-lived
>data archiving methods, privacy protection and network and
>application forensics.
>
>Multi-disciplinary research is needed to improve understanding of
>the social, legal, ethical and economic trade-offs that affect
>the design and operation of trusted information systems.
>Finally, the Cyber Trust program encourages proposals that
>encompass education and workforce development to ensure that
>those who produce, operate and use trusted systems can put the
>technological advances into practice.
>
>Deadlines and additional information for proposals are available
>in the official solicitation, which can be found at
><http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04524>http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04524.
>
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>NSF PR03-133
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>NSF Science Experts: Carl Landwehr, Program Director, (703) 292-8950, 
><mailto:clandweh at nsf.gov>clandweh at nsf.gov
>                                   Eugene Spafford, NSF Senior Advisor, 
> (703) 292-8900, <mailto:espaffor at nsf.gov>espaffor at nsf.gov
>
>NSF Cyber Trust program: 
><http://www.cise.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_display.cfm?pub_id=6476>http://www.cise.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_display.cfm?pub_id=6476
>
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>fields of science and engineering, with an annual budget of
>nearly $5.3 billion.  National Science Foundation funds reach all
>50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 universities and
>institutions.  Each year, NSF receives about 30,000 competitive
>requests for funding, and makes about 10,000 new funding awards.
>The National Science Foundation also awards over $200 million in
>professional and service contracts yearly.
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