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2021 S&CC PI Meeting Mini Workshops

Please note: All times are listed in ET.

Research Advances in S&CC
Thursday, April 8 - 2:45pm - 3:30pm (panel), 3:40pm - 4:45pm (breakouts)

Description: This mini-workshop will examine fundamental research and technological advances that have been uniquely enabled by integrative sociotechnical research, together with community co-production, through the S&CC program. The workshop will also seek to understand how use-inspired, community-focused research can improve quality of life for individuals and communities, and inform future directions in S&CC research and funding priorities.

The workshop will begin with a panel discussion with several S&CC PI’s on the fundamental sociotechnical research advances enabled by participatory, community-engaged projects, best practices for this type of work, challenges and obstacles that are unique to the S&CC context and examples in navigating these challenges.

The panel will be followed by breakout discussions amongst S&CC PI’s working within similar application domains (e.g., transportation, disaster resilience, etc.), to discuss the research advances resulting from their projects and within their sociotechnical fields, and experiences carrying out participatory research with community stakeholders.

Moderator: Michal Ziv-El, Program Director, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation

Panelists:

  • Mariya Zheleva, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University at Albany-SUNY
  • Panagiota Karava, Jack and Kay Hockema Professor in Civil Engineering, Lyles School of Civil Engineering. Purdue University
  • George Mohler, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science, Indiana University
  • Marc Berman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago

Transition to Practice (TTP)
Friday, April 9, 11:00am - 11:45am (panel), 11:45am-12:00pm (presentations), 12:00pm - 12:45pm (breakouts)

Description: This mini-workshop will engage teams in examining the translation of their S&CC project discoveries into tangible outcomes for communities such as tools, technologies, approaches and services. The workshop aims to encourage S&CC project teams−including PIs, Co-PIs, team members and community partners− to examine the evolution of their project towards scalable, transferable and sustainable outcomes.

The workshop will begin with a panel discussion with three S&CC projects who have received supplemental TTP funding and will share their ongoing experiences on translating their research into outcomes that address long-term community needs.

The panel will be followed by presentations from NSF i-Corp as well as two S&CC-funded organizations, each describing ways for transitioning research into communities.

Finally, lead PIs and their project team members will develop a framework that examines pathways for their project outcomes towards community implementation and long-term impact.

Moderator: David Corman, Program Director, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation

Panelists:

  • Branko Kerkez, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
  • Daphney-Stavroula Zois, Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)
  • Juan Bello, Professor of Music Technology and Computer Science & Engineering, New York University

Presentations:

  • Ruth Shuman, Program Director, NSF I-Corps
  • City Innovate
    • Jay Nath, Co-CEO & Founder, City Innovate
    • Kamran Saddique, Co-CEO & Founder, City Innovate
    • Ada Zhou, STIR Labs Associate Project Manager, City Innovate
  • Glenn Ricart, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, US Ignite

Breakout Activity Lead: Branko Kerkez, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan

Infrastructure for Broad Adoption of Smart and Connected Communities
Friday, April 9, 1:15pm - 1:20pm (instructions), 1:20pm - 2:30pm (breakouts)

Description: This mini workshop will examine the physical, digital and civic infrastructure needed to enable and sustain S&CC project outcomes across communities of different sizes and densities, capabilities, and needs. S&CC PIs and their project team members will engage in breakout discussions with other teams working in similar types of communities, to jointly consider and examine the unique infrastructure needs and requirements of their communities. Following discussions with other teams, PIs will participate in a similar discussion limited to their own team members.