This NSF grant supports the First PI Meeting and Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), held at the Westin Arlington Gateway hotel, in Arlington, VA on Aug 10-12, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for scientific interaction among a wide range of stakeholders in academia, industry and federal agencies; to review new developments in CPS foundations; to identify new, emerging applications; and to discuss technology gaps and barriers. The program of the meeting includes presentations from projects funded by NSF under the Cyber-Physical Systems program, government and industry panels, and topical discussion groups.
Cyber-Physical Systems – Principal Investigator’s Meeting 2010 Aug 10-12, 2010 – Arlington, VA Modern life is assisted by many ‘cyber-physical systems’ – i.e. computers connected to a physical system: smart meters that monitor energy usage in the home, anti-lock braking and stability assist systems in cars, medical devices that assist the elderly, and many others. Cutting edge research in this area is being conducted under NSF support, in the CPS Program area. The 3-day 2010 Principal Investigator’s meeting brought together 170+ researchers, industry, and government representatives to review and discuss the latest progress in the CPS arena, as well to plan for the future and identify interesting new scientific research directions. The meeting included presentations from the program leadership ate NSF and government agencies, presentations by lead researchers in the field, poster sessions with the participation of all researchers, as well as discussion panels and ‘birds of a feather’ sessions to chart new research directions. Four focus areas were covered: foundations: i.e. fundamental theory of CPS, transportation: i.e. ground and air vehicles as well as transportation systems, health and medicine: i.e. health-care, medical devices, and systems, as energy: i.e. production, distribution, and management. Novel research results were presented in the form formal lectures as well as posters. There are several industry-government panels and open discussion forums where industry needs as well as new research directions were considered. The third day of the meeting was devoted to summary discussions and a dedicated workshop on education in CPS, where professors from academia presented their work on educating the next generation of CPS scientists and engineers.
