Program Agenda

National Science Foundation - 2015 Early Career Investigators' Workshop on Exploring Cyber-Physical Systems Innovations for Smart Cities

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Program Agenda

April 13 - 17, 2015 - Seattle, Washington, USA

Monday, April 13, 2015

Breakfast is served at 7:00AM in Room 303 and 304

Workshop is in Room 202

7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Registration (Hang/View Posters)
8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Welcome Comments from Workshop Co-Chairs (10")

-Maryam Fazel (UW) / Babak Parviz (Amazon, Inc.)

Welcome Comments from NSF (5")

-David Corman (NSF), Gurdip Singh (NSF)

Keynote 1 (35") - Steven Low (Caltech)

Keynote 2 (35") - Vikram Janhdyala (UW)

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

NSF Presentation: The Cyber-Physical Systems Program and Urban Science - Tho Nguyen (NSF)

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Break - (Hang/ View Posters)

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Session 1 - Science of Smart Cities

  • Plenary 1 (30") - Glenn Ricart (US Ignite)
  • 5 talks x 5 minutes

1. New Paradigms for CPS Exploiting Finite Alphabet Schemes and Limited Computation - Danielle Tarraf

2. Vulnerability-Aware Incentives for Efficiency in Societal-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems - Lillian Ratliff

3. Data Reliability Challenge of Future Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Cities - Dong Wang

4. Designing Human-Centered Cyber-Physical Systems | Algorithmic Management and Mediated Decision-Making - Min Kyung Lee

5. Subscribing to the Smart City: Correct-by-Construction Synthesis for Plug-and-Play CPS - Vasumathi Raman

11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Hang/View Posters
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Session 2 - Platforms for Smart Cities

  • Plenary 2 (30") - Jose Baptista (Rockefeller Foundation)
  • 4 talks x 5 minutes

1. The Smart City as a Platform for Collaboration - Dennis Linders

2. Correct-by-Design Transportation Systems - Samuel Coogan

3. Semi-Automated Emergency Response System - Tam Chantem

4. Powering Smart Cities - Baosen Zhang

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Break - (View Posters)

2:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Professional Development

  • Elements of a Successful NSF Proposal - David Corman (NSF), Gurdip Singh (NSF)
3:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Session 3 - Technology for Smart Cities

  • Plenary 1 (30") - Michael Mattmiller (City of Seattle)
  • 5 talks x 5 minutes

1. Empower Citizen Scientists to Build Smart City Testbeds - Tamin Sookoor

2. Constructing Community Clouds for Disaster Management in Smart Cities - Mohsen Amini Salehi

3. Joint Management of Electric Vehicles in Power and Transportation Network - Mahnoosh Alizadeh

4. Cyber Security for Teleoperated Robots in Smart Cities - Tamara Bonaci

5. The Sounds Of New York City Project - Sensing Urban Soundscapes - Charlie Mydlarz

4:10 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

Panel: Promising Research in Urban Science

Panelists: Glenn Ricart (US Ignite), Jose Baptista (Rockefeller Foundation), Mike Matttmiller City of Seattle), Sokwoo Rhee (NIST)

Moderator: Tho Nguyen (NSF)

5:10 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Poster Event - Team Formation

Adjourn

Tuesday - Thursday, April 14 - 16, 2015

Participate in CPS Week Conference Program

Friday, April 17, 2015

8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Breakfast/Organization

8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Project Presentations at Amazon, Inc. Campus

Address: 2001 8th Ave (8th & Virginia), Seattle, WA, 98121

(less than 10 minute walk from the Seattle Convention Center. Take the elevators to the 4th floor and look for Westlake and Lenora rooms.)

Light breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m., and the presentations will start at 8:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

AdjournWorkshop