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DESCRIPTION:[NSF and AI Investments]\n\nSpecial Presentation by Ellen Zegur
 a (NSF\, USA)\n\nHosted by the Future Networks Artificial Intelligence &amp; M
 achine Learning (AIML) Working Group\n\nDate/Time: Thursday\, 18 June 2026
  @ 12:00 UTC (8 AM EDT)\n\nTopic:\n\nNational Science Foundation (NSF) and
  AI Investments\n\nAbstract:\n\nIn this talk\, I will briefly review Natio
 nal Science Foundation (NSF) past and current investments in the Artificia
 l Intelligence (AI) space with some focus on the telecommunications/networ
 king domain. These investments span research\, education/workforce\, infra
 structure\, and translation. I will then highlight selected research areas
  with long(er) time horizons and opportunities to pursue within NSF&#39;s curr
 ent funding solicitations.\n\nSpeaker:\n\n[Ellen Zegura]\nDr. Ellen Zeruga
  is Regents and Fleming Professor in the School of Computer Science at Geo
 rgia Tech. Since August 2023\, she has been on loan from Georgia Tech to t
 he U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Her current role is Senior Scie
 nce and Engineering Advisor in the Office of the Director with responsibil
 ity for the AI portfolio\, which spans research\, education/workforce\, in
 frastructure\, and translation. She is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow o
 f the ACM.\n\nAbout the National Science Foundation (NSF):\n\nThe U.S. Nat
 ional Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that suppo
 rts science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories. NSF was
  established in 1950 by Congress to: Promote the progress of science\, Adv
 ance the national health\, prosperity and welfare\, and Secure the nationa
 l defense. The NSF fulfills its mission chiefly by making grants. Its inve
 stments account for about 25% of federal support to America&#39;s colleges and
  universities for basic research: research driven by curiosity and discove
 ry. The NSF also supports solutions-oriented research with the potential t
 o produce advancements for the American people. (https://www.nsf.gov/about
 )\n\nBrochure (PDF): [Webinar-AIML-2026-06-18-Zegura-NSF-AI-Brochure.pdf](
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/16aNLpPagAnIAnDi3CWyOKdLJrePExuW4/view)\n\
 nCo-sponsored by: Future Networks Artificial Intelligence &amp; Machine Learni
 ng (AIML) Working Group\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/55762
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ORGANIZER:baw@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:NSF and AI Investments
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 plate\;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In this talk\, I will briefly review Na
 tional Science Foundation (NSF) past and current investments in the Artifi
 cial Intelligence (AI) space with some focus on the telecommunications/net
 working domain. These investments span research\, education/workforce\, in
 frastructure\, and translation. I will then highlight selected research ar
 eas with long(er) time horizons and opportunities to pursue within NSF&#39;s c
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  6.0pt\;&quot;&gt;Dr. &lt;strong&gt;Ellen Zeruga &lt;/strong&gt;is Regents and Fleming Profess
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 she has been on loan from Georgia Tech to the U.S. National Science Founda
 tion (NSF). Her current role is Senior Science and Engineering Advisor in 
 the Office of the Director with responsibility for the AI portfolio\, whic
 h spans research\, education/workforce\, infrastructure\, and translation.
  She is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the ACM. &amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n
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 rong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent
  federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and
  U.S. territories. NSF was established in 1950 by Congress to: Promote the
  progress of science\, Advance the national health\, prosperity and welfar
 e\, and Secure the national defense.&amp;nbsp\;The NSF fulfills its mission ch
 iefly by making grants. Its investments account for about 25% of federal s
 upport to America&#39;s colleges and universities for basic research: research
  driven by curiosity and discovery. The NSF also supports solutions-orient
 ed research with the potential to produce advancements for the American pe
 ople. (&lt;a title=&quot;About the NSF&quot; href=&quot;https://www.nsf.gov/about&quot; target=&quot;_
 blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;https://www.nsf.gov/about&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Broch
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 rive.google.com/file/d/16aNLpPagAnIAnDi3CWyOKdLJrePExuW4/view&quot; target=&quot;_bl
 ank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Webinar-AIML-2026-06-18-Zegura-NSF-AI-Brochure.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
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