[CSEE-colloq] talk: Ram Sriram on Cyber-Physical Social Systems, 1pm 4/6, ITE325

[Tim Finin]

                            CSEE Colloquium

           Cyber-Physical Social Systems: Research Challenges

                             Ram D. Sriram
                  Chief, Software and Systems Division
                   Information Technology Laboratory
             National Institute of Standards and Technology

                    1:00pm 6 April 2012, ITE325 UMBC

We are witnessing a new revolution in computing and communication.
The Internet, which has spanned several networks in a wide variety of
domains, is having a significant impact on every aspect of our
lives. The next generation of networks will utilize a wide variety of
resources with significant sensing capabilities. Such networks will
extend beyond physically linked computers to include multimodal
information from biological, cognitive, semantic, and social networks.
This paradigm shift will involve symbiotic networks of people (social
networks), intelligent devices, and mobile personal computing and
communication devices (mPCDs), that will form net-centric societies
(NCS) or cyber-physical social systems (CPSS). mPCDs are already
equipped with myriad sensors, with regular updates of additional
sensing capabilities. Additionally, we are witnessing the emergence of
“intelligent devices,” such as smart meters, smart cars, etc., with
considerable sensing and networking capabilities. Hence, these devices
– and the network -- will be constantly sensing, monitoring, and
interpreting the environment; this is sometimes referred to as the
Internet of Things (IOT).  The symbiosis of IOT and social networks
will have significant implications for both the market for advanced
computing and communication infrastructure and the future markets –
for nearly 4.5 billion people -- that CPSS will create.  In this
seminar, I will provide an overview of the Software and Systems
Division at NIST, followed by a discussion of research challenges for
CPSS with a specific focus on smart healthcare.


Dr. Ram D. Sriram is currently the chief of the Software and Systems
Division, Information Technology Laboratory, at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology. Before joining the Software and Systems
Division, Sriram was the leader of the Design and Process group in the
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division, Manufacturing Engineering
Laboratory, where he conducted research on standards for
interoperability of computer-aided design systems. He was also the
manager of the Sustainable Manufacturing Program. Prior to joining
NIST, he was on the engineering faculty (1986-1994) at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was instrumental in
setting up the Intelligent Engineering Systems Laboratory. Sriram has
co-authored or authored nearly 250 publications, including several
books.  Sriram was a founding co-editor of the International Journal
for AI in Engineering. In 1989, he was awarded a Presidential Young
Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. In 2011,
Sriram received the ASME Design Automation Award for his work on
computer-supported collaborative design.  Sriram is a Fellow of ASME
and AAAS, a member (life) of ACM, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a
member (life) of AAAI. Sriram has a B.Tech. from IIT, Madras, India,
and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
USA.

Host: Yelena Yesha
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