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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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December 3, 2003
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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?nsf04524http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04524.
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NSF Science Experts: Carl Landwehr, Program Director, (703) 292-8950,
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Eugene Spafford, NSF Senior Advisor,
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NSF Cyber Trust program:
http://www.cise.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_display.cfm?pub_id=6476http://www.cise.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_display.cfm?pub_id=6476
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