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Program
NSF CISE MSI WorkshopProgram for NSF CISE-MSI Aspiring PI Workshop
In-Person Agenda - Day 1
| Timeslot | Agenda |
| 8:30am-9:00 am | Registeration |
| 9:00am -9:15am | Opening -Welcome by UNT Provost, Dr. Michael McPherson Session Chairs: Sharad Sharma, Kewei Sha, Peter Clarke |
| 9:15am-10:15am | Keynote: CISE Research Expansion: Landscape and Opportunities Session Chair: Sharad Sharma |
| 10:15am-10:30am | Break |
| 10:30am-12:00pm | Breakout Session I (Research partnerships: Research topic-based breakout session – Understanding potential partner’s research interest and expertise. Each participant will engage with at least two topic groups, rotating every 30 minutes) Session Chair: Peter Clarke |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Keynote at Lunch (Keynote: CISE Research Expansion program, Speaker: Dr. Abraham Matta, Program Officer, NSF, keynote starting at 12:45 pm) Session Chair: Kewei Sha |
| 1:30pm-2:30pm | Informational Session (Panel: Strategies for Identifying and Presenting High-quality Intellectual Merit (IM) and Broad Impacts (BI), Moderator: Dr. James Fowler (NSF), Panelists: Dr. Abraham Matta (NSF), Dr. Fan Wu (Tuskegee University), Dr. Michelle Rogers (Drexel University), Dr. Danda B. Rawat (Howard University)) |
| 2:30pm-2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45pm-4:15pm | Breakout Session II (Research partnership: Brainstorming with potential collaborators identified in Breakout Session I and during Lunch) – team formation, introduce mentors at the end of the session (Danda Rawat, Fan Wu, Michelle Rogers). |
| 4:15pm-4:30pm | Break |
| 4:30pm-5:00pm | Breakout Session Report (Research partnership: Presenting proposal team information: tentative team members, research topics, etc.) |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | Lightning Talks (Research partnership) Session Chair: Sahara Ali |
In-Person Agenda - Day 2
| Timeslot | Agenda |
| 8:30am-8:45 am | Check-in |
| 8:45am -10:00am | Keynote: Structuring and writing high-quality NSF proposals, Speaker: Prof. Yiran Chen, John Cocke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of Athena AI Institute, Duke University. Session Chair: Kewei Sha |
| 10:00am-10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am-11:45am | Breakout Session III (Research Partnership : proposal team meeting with mentors (Danda Rawat, Fan Wu, Michelle Rogers) to discuss research proposal ideas and develop the proposal preparation plans) Session Chair: Sharad Sharma |
| 11:45am-12:15pm | Breakout Session Report (Research partnership: present of team information, topic, and plan) Session Chair: Sharad Sharma |
| 12:15pm-1:30pm | Lunch with NSF PDs |
| 1:30pm-3:30pm | Breakout Proposal Working Session (Research partnership: Proposal team refining project ideas and proposal writing agenda, identifying the tasks prior to the second workshop) Session Chair: Peter Clarke |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | Closing remark and announcement of deliverables for the next workshop. Session Chairs: Sharad Sharma, Kewei Sha, Peter Clarke |
Virtual Workshop Agenda - Day 3 (January 6, 2025)
| Timeslot | Agenda |
| 9:00am -9:15am: | Opening Session Chair: Kewei Sha, Peter Clarke |
| 9:15am-10:15am | Informational Session (Panel: Introduction to proposal review procedures and tips of preparing proposal from reviewer's perspective by NSF Program Directors) Session Chair: Kewei Sha, Peter Clarke |
| 10:00am-10:30am | Break |
| 10:30am-12:00am | Progress Report Session (Research partnership: Progress report on working proposal: Progress and Challenges) . Session Chair: Kewei Sha |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm-2:30pm | Informational Session (Training: Preparing Budget for NSF proposals by NSF Program Directors) – Session Chair: Peter Clarke, Sharad Sharma, Kewei Sha |
| 2:30pm-2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45pm-4:15pm | Breakout Session (Research partnership: Mentor and Team Working Session: mentor's feedback on proposal progress and advice on addressing challenges) Session Chair: Sharad Sharma |
| 4:15pm-4:45pm | Breakout Session Report (Sharing the feedback and advice from mentors) Session Chair: Sharad Sharma |
| 4:45pm-5:00pm | Closing remark and announcements. Session Chairs: Sharad Sharma, Kewei Sha, Peter Clarke |
Virtual Workshop Agenda - Day 4 ( Janurary 7, 2024)
| Timeslot | Agenda |
| 9:00am-12:00 pm | Working Session with Mentors (Research partnership: Proposal team and mentor collaboration on proposal submission planning) – flexible schedule |
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Dr. Kewei Sha, Associate Professor of Data Science, University of North Texas (UNT)
Dr. Sharad Sharma, Professor of Data Science, University of North Texas (UNT)
Dr. Peter J. Clarke, Associate Professor, Florida International University (FIU)
