WORKSHOP AGENDA
Session 1: Project Description & NSF Merit Review Criteria

Friday, December 2, 2022, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM 

Time Session Title
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Workshop Overview

Speaker: Jackie El-Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Collaborative Partnerships  

Speaker: Juan Jenny Li, Program Director, CISE, OAC, NSF

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Awardee Success Stories (2021-2 CyBR-MSI Mini-Grant Recipients who were awarded CISE-MSI funding) 

Panelists: Kewei Sha, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Zechun Cao, Texas A&M University at San Antonio; Sagnika Ghosh, Tennessee State University; and Xiwei Wang, Northeastern Illinois University 

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Project Description and NSF Merit Review Criteria 

Speaker: Stefan Robila, Professor, Computer Science Department, Montclair State University 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Working Session with Research Teams 
4:00 – 4:30 PM Working Session with Mentors 
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Report Out 
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Closing

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

Session 2: Positioning Your Research Team for Success & Project Summary

Friday, December 9, 2022, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM 

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Workshop Overview

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Project Description and NSF Merit Review Criteria Feedback 

Panelists: CyBR-MSI: PDW Mentors 

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM The CISE Landscape 

Speakers:  Subrata Acharya, Program Director, CISE, CNS, NSF  and Michelle Rogers, Associate Professor, Drexel University 

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Positioning Your Research Team for Success/Project Summary  

Speaker: Diana Burley, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, American University 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Working Session with Research Teams
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Working Session with Mentors
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Report Out
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Closing

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

Session 3: Project Description, Research Plan, & Intellectual Merit 

Friday, December 16, 2022, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM 

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Workshop Overview

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Positioning Your Research Team for Success/Project Summary Feedback 

Panelists: CyBR-MSI: PDW Mentors 

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM MSI Student Research Involvement  

Speaker: Anindya Banerjee, Program Director, CISE, CCF, NSF  

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Project Description, Research Plan, & Intellectual Merit 

Speaker: Weisong Shi, Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Delaware 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Working Session with Research Teams
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Working Session with Mentors
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Report Out
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Closing

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

Session 4: Budget & Budget Justification 

Friday, January 6, 2023, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM 

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Workshop Overview

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Project Description, Research Plan, & Intellectual Merit Feedback 

Panelists: CyBR-MSI: PDW Mentors 

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM NSF Cloud Computing Resources 

Speakers: Deepankar Medhi, Program Director, CISE, CNS, NSF and CloudBank 

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Budget & Budget Justification  

Speaker: Jannele Gosey, Team Lead, CISE/OIA, NSF 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Working Session with Research Teams
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Working Session with Mentors
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Report Out
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Closing

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

Session 5: Mock Panel Review

Friday, January 13, 2022, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM 

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Workshop Overview

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Budget & Budget Justification Feedback 

Panelists: CyBR-MSI: PDW Mentors 

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Mock Panel Review: Simulated Review of Sample Proposals with Discussion  

Moderator: Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University 

Panelists: Son Tran, New Mexico State University; Sharad Sharma, University of North Texas; and Bo Li, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Working Session with Research Teams
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Working Session with Mentors
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Report Out
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Closing

Speaker: Jackie El Sayed, Chief Academic Officer, ASEE