Industries Of The Future - NSF

Industries of the FutureDAWN TILBURY, NSF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ENGINEERINGDIREC TORATE FOR EN GIN EERIN G A DV ISORY COMMIT TEE MEETIN GA PRIL 7, 20201

Industries of the Future“The Industries of the Future are cross-cutting, convergent, andinterdependent fields of research that collectively offer enormouseconomic potential and are critical to the Nation’s long-termeconomic and national security.” NSF Director France ience2

Advanced ManufacturingTo transform manufacturingcapabilities, methods, and practices Advance competitiveness throughdiscoveries that lead to manufacturinginnovations Secure the supply chain by growing andmaximizing the use of U.S. resources Grow the manufacturing workforce Rapidly translate discoveries into usefulproducts and create jobs throughcollaborationsAdvanced, scalable nanomanufacturing methodsoffer new capabilities and greater efficiency.Here, Lehigh University researchers designedcatalyst nanostructures that use sunlight tosustainably split water molecules and makehydrogen.3

Future ManufacturingFuture manufacturing is manufacturing that either does not existtoday or exists only at such small scales that it is not viable. 40M FY 2020 investment in research grants, seed grants, and networks Bio-manufacturing Cyber-manufacturing Eco-manufacturingFunding for workshops for long-term strategies to transform manufacturing4

Advanced WirelessTo advance areas critical to future generations of wirelesstechnologies and networks beyond 5G and make themfaster, smarter, more responsive, and more robust new wireless sensors, devices, circuits,protocols, networks and systems AI and inference on mobile devices human-machine-network interactions dynamic spectrum allocation/sharing integration with infrastructure systems and IoT5

Advanced Wireless InvestmentsSpectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies(SWIFT)Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Center for WirelessSpectrum Research (SII-Center)DCL: Secure Analog-RF Electronics and Electromagnetics (SARE)DCL: Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct ExperimentalResearch on the NSF-funded Platforms for Advanced WirelessResearch (PAWR)6

Artificial IntelligenceTo expand the frontiers of AI to create transformationaltechnologies and breakthroughs benefiting both science and society Machine learning, natural language processing, knowledgerepresentation and reasoning, and computer vision Safety, security, robustness, and explainability of AI systems. Sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, transportation,personalized medicine Investment in education and learning, including developing thenext generation of AI researchers and practitioners7

AI InvestmentsNational AI Research Institutes Planning grant proposals in any area Institute proposals in given themes With NSTC coordination; in partnership with USDA/NIFA, DHS, DoT FHA, VANSF-Simons Research Collaborations on the Mathematical andScientific Foundations of Deep LearningFoundational Research in Robotics (Robotics) programDCL on Research Opportunities in AI for Engineering8

BiotechnologyTo understand and harness biological processes,enabling future innovations in the therapeutics,biopharmaceutical, biochemical, andbiotechnology industries synthetic biology, biotechnology, engineeringbiology, metabolic engineering, tissueengineering, biomechanics, the microbiome,biomaterials, bio-based microelectronics, andbiomanufacturing.Directed evolution offers a new, social and environmental implications ofefficient way to build organicsynthetic biology and other biotechnologies.molecules with the help ofbacteria.9

Biotechnology InvestmentsDCL on opportunities in PlantSynthetic BiologyReproducible Cells and Organoids viaDirected-Differentiation Encoding(RECODE)Semiconductor Synthetic Biology(SemiSynBio)NSF-funded University of Maryland researchersled by William Bentley reengineered cell consortiato autonomously coordinate their subpopulationbehavior — a technique that could help peopleimprove bio-based products and processes.Image credit: NIAID10

Quantum Information S&ETo design devices, applications, tools, or systems with a quantumbased advantage over their classical counterpartsExample: A quantuminternet that connectssecure communications, computing, andsensing networksNeeds: Quantuminterconnects,memories, repeaters,and puterQuantumCommunicationsQuantumRepeater11

Quantum InvestmentsQL Challenge Institutes (FY20-21): each at 120M over 5 yearsQII-TAQS Incubators for transformational advances inquantum systems (FY18-19): 57MQ-AMASE-i quantum materials and device foundry(FY19): 25M over 6 yearsIdeas Lab: Practical Fully-Connected QuantumComputer Challenge (FY18): 12.5M for 5 yearsQISE-Net “TRIPLETS” with NSF/DOE/AFOSR:Quantum Science Summer School (FY17-20)EFRI ACQUIRE (Advancing Communication QuantumInformation Research in Engineering) (FY16-17): 18.6M12

Discussion QuestionsHow can NSF help create Industries of the Future that are diverse andinclusive? Are there special concerns or considerations for the different IotF?Are there any areas of education and workforce development for IotF thatneed special attention from NSF?How can NSF researchers work with current industry partners (both small andlarge companies) to help further basic research in IotF?13

Industries of the Future “The Industries of the Future are cross-cutting, convergent, and interdependent fields of research that collectively offer enormous economic potential and are critical to the Nation’s long-term economic and national security.” NSF Director France Córdova. Biotechnology Artificial Intelligence. 2. Advanced .