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A Visioning Workshop for International Networks to Advance CPS Research, Development, and Education Worldwide

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 6:40 p.m.
Palacio da Bolsa | Salao Arabe - R17 | Rua Ferreira Borges, 4050-253 Porto, Portugal

Final Agenda
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. SESSION I: OPENING REMARKS
Seta Bogosyan, David Corman, Ralph Wachter (National Science Foundation, USA)
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SESSION II: MORNING KEYNOTE
Moderator: Ralph Wachter (National Science Foundation, USA)
Presenter: Bruce Krogh (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Topic: Developing International CPS Research Collaborations: Opportunities and Challenges
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SESSION III: CPS Domain Exemplars
Moderator: David Corman (National Science Foundation, USA)
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Transportation
Presenter: Ed Griffor (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
Topic: Necessity and Benefits of an International Approach to CPS: A Transportation Perspective
10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Smart & Connected Communities
Presenter: Tho Nguyen (University of Virginia, USA)
Topic: Challenges and Opportunities for International CPS: Parallels Drawn from the CPS for Rural America Research and Education Agenda
11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Architectures
Presenters:
Roger Chamberlain/Chris Gill (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
Topic: Abstractions for Cyber-Physical Systems Development: An International Opportunity
11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Agriculture
Presenter:
Richard Voyles (Purdue University, USA)
Topic: International Food Sustainability
11:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Medical Devices
Presenter: John Hatcliff (Kansas State University)
Topic: MedCPS-OExP - Open Experimental Platforms for International Collaboration on Integrated Medical Devices and Systems
12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Session Q&A
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. LUNCH PICK-UP
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. SESSION IV: LUNCH KEYNOTE
Moderator:
Frankie King (Vanderbilt University, USA)
Presenter: Naira Hovakimyan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Topic: CPS in the World: 21st Century Challenges
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. SESSION V: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
Moderator: Frankie King (Vanderbilt University, USA)
1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Living Labs
Presenter:
Bernhard Schick (University of Applied Science, Kempten, Germany)
Topic: Model-Based Development Methods for Automated CPS: What We Can Learn from Each Other
1:50 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. Application Networks
Presenter:
Akshay Rajhans / Pieter Mosterman (Mathworks, USA)
Topic: A Vision for Application-Focused International Collaboration Networks in CPS
2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Human Factors: Social Context
Presenter:
Philip Asare (Bucknell University, USA)
Topic: Going Global with CPS - The Importance of Situational Awareness and a Human Touch
2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Human Factors: Risk and Resilience
Presenter:
Jose Palma-Oliveira (University of Lisbon)
Topic: Human Factors for International CPS - The Role of Risk, Resilience, and Networks
2:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Distributed Situational Awareness
Presenter:
Krishna Kant (Temple University, USA)
Topic: Exploiting International Experiences in Situational Awareness of Evolving Smart Infrastructures
3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Session Q&A
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. BREAK
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. SESSION VI: AFTERNOON KEYNOTE
Moderator:
David Corman (National Science Foundation, USA)
Presenter: Wei Zhao (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Topic: The Need for a Global Academic CPS Discipline
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. SESSION VII: Government Panel
Moderator:
Ralph Wachter (National Science Foundation, USA)
Panelists:
David Corman (National Science Foundation, USA)
Ed Griffor (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
Akira Maeda (Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan)
Sonia Pereira (University of Porto, Portugal)
William Suski (Office of Naval Research Global, London Office, USA)
Alex Cooke (Industry, Innovation and Science, Australia) [Remote Speaker]
Armen Orujyan (Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology, Armenia) [Remote]
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. SESSION VIII: BRAINSTORMING AND NEXT STEPS
Moderator:
Ralph Wachter (National Science Foundation, USA)
6:30 p.m. - 6:40 p.m. Wrap-Up
David Corman, Ralph Wachter (National Science Foundation, USA)