Computing and the National Science Foundation, 1950-2016. William Aspray
2.1My Background and Perspective on the 1974–86 Period
2.2Making the Case for NSF’s Computing Research Programs
2.3The Importance of Computing Research and Infrastructure to the Nation
2.4Computing and Information Research in NSF, 1974–1978
2.5Funding the Innovators in Computer Science
2.7Cryptography and Interactions with the National Security Agency
2.8The Computer Science Section, 1979–1984
2.9Addressing the Need for Academic Experimental Computer Science
2.11The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing and NSFNET
Chapter 3 1986–1998: The New Directorate in a Period of Computer Science Expansion
Peter A. Freeman
3.1Initial Structure and Leadership of CISE: 1986–1987
3.2Organizational Initiation
3.3Initial Actions
3.4Changes in CISE Leadership
3.5Transition to Routine Operation
3.6Analysis
Notes
Chapter 4 1999–2006: Broadening Computer Science with New Initiatives
Peter A. Freeman
4.1Ruzena Bajcsy (December 1998 to August 2001)
4.2Peter Freeman (May 2002 to January 2007)
4.3Closing Observations
Notes
Chapter 5 2007–2016: The Growing Centrality of CISE to NSF
William Aspray
5.1Deborah Crawford (Acting AD, Early 2007)
5.2Jeannette Wing (AD, July 2007 to June 2010)
5.3Peter Arzberger (Acting AD, 2010 and 2011)
5.4Farnam Jahanian (AD, March 2011 to July 2014)
5.5Suzi Iacono (Acting AD, late 2014)
5.6James Kurose (AD, January 2015–)
5.7Conclusions
Notes
PART IISELECTED SUBJECT STUDIES
Chapter 6 Pre-CISE Computing Facilities and Education Programs
William Aspray
6.1Facilities Program
6.2The 1970s and the 1980s
6.3Support for Computer Education, 1950–1986
6.4Conclusions
Notes
Chapter 7 Pre-CISE Computing Research
William Aspray
7.1Saburo Muroga and Computer Circuit Research9
7.2Walter Karplus, David Kuck, and Computer Architecture Research
7.3Mary Shaw, Barbara Liskov, and Software Research
7.4Wayne Cowell, David Young, and Numerical Analysis Research
7.5Lofti Zadeh, Martin Hellman, and Theoretical Computer Engineering
7.6Woodrow Bledsoe, Bertram Raphael, and Artificial Intelligence Research
7.7Donald Greenberg, Charles Csuri, and Computer Graphics Research
7.8Conclusions
Notes
Chapter 8 Information Technology Research
W. Richards Adrion
Notes
Chapter 9 Networking Research and Deployment
W. Richards Adrion , Peter A. Freeman
9.1Early NSF-Supported Research on Networks (1950–1980)
9.2NSF Leads Public Networking (1980–1995)
9.3Transitioning to the Commercial Internet
9.4Network Research after NSFNET (1996–2001)
9.5Networking Research (2002–2004)
9.6Initiation of the GENI Project (2004–2006)
9.7The Origin of GENI (2004)
9.8Conceptual Design for GENI (2004–2006)
9.9Implementation of GENI (2007–2016)
9.10Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 10 NSF Support of High-Performance Computation
Peter A. Freeman
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