2015 NSF Early-Career Investigators Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems in Smart Cities

In order to coninue to grow and nurture a vibrant CPS research community, and to identify innovative research opportunities at the intersection of CPS and Smart Cities, the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), with support from NSF, is announcing the 2015 Early Career Investigators Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems in Smart Cities (ECI-CPS). The ECI-CPS workshop will take place in conjunction with the 2015 CPS Week in Seattle. This workshop will be implemented as a week-long activity focusing on identifying and developing compelling research ideas at the intersection of CPS and Smart Cities. Workshop activities will be integrated with CPS Week activities so that attendees can benefit from both events. The 2015 ECI-CPS workshop seeks to identify, develop, and strengthen the CPS research community, particularly in the emerging areas of Smart Cities. Participation in this workshop is thus prioritized for early-career researchers (i.e., senior Ph.D. candidates, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and assistant professors). We encourage participation and contribution from all research disciplines, including computer and information science, engineering, social, behavioral and economic sciences, and beyond. We also welcome contributions from international researchers. Tentatively, the first day (April 13) will comprise a series of invited talks and selected presentations from among the workshop attendees to discuss issues, opportunities, and outlook of CPS and Smart Cities. Through the course of the first day, the attendees will also self-organize into teams. The rest of the workshop focuses on building collaborations and profesional development to strengthen the CPS early-career community. On April 14, 15, and 16, workshop attendees will participate in CPS Week while working with their teams to further develop research ideas at the intersection of CPS and Smart Cities. On the final day (April 17), teams will reconvene to present research ideas and receive feedback. As set of leading researchers from academe and industry will select first-, second-, and third-placed teams on the basis of the novelty, applicability, and likely impact of their ideas.