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Cyber-Physical Systems Education – a view from the NSF
Ted Baker First Workshop on CPS Education 8 April 2013
Outline
1. NSF view
– Importance of CPS education – Activities to advance education in CPS
• • • • Grants Meetings CPS VO Future activities?
2. Personal view
– Some questions to structure discussion
NSF CPS Program
“The goal of the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) program is to establish the scientific foundations and engineering principles needed to realize cyber-physical systems with capability and dependability far beyond what we are able to achieve today.”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Education is central to NSF mission
• 32 times in CPS Program Solicitation • “…foster a research community committed to advancing research and education in CPS …” • “… seeks ideas for incorporating this new science into education that will prepare a CPS workforce for tomorrow”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
All CPS proposals are expected to
• “describe how the project goals and research and education outcomes will contribute to the realization of the CPS program goal and vision” • “present a plan to integrate research outcomes into education and more broadly advance education in CPS” • “provide plans for disseminating the research and education outcomes”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Educational Goals
• Overcome traditional stove-piped curricula. • Better prepare students for careers in cyberphysical systems practice and research. • Achieve impact on educational practices beyond the participating institutions. • Expand the CPS community • Address the under-representation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. • Stimulate interest in cyber-physical systems at the K-12 level and in the public at large.
Quoted from the Education & Outreach Plan requirements in the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
CPS Education Events
• 11 October: ESWeek 2012 Workshop on Embedded
& Cyber-Physical Systems Education (WESE) • 5 Oct: NSF CPS PI meeting* • 24 Oct: Planning meeting for this workshop* • 8 April: This workshop* • 16-20 June: Euromicro Summer School on Embedded & Cyber-Physical Systems (SS on ECyPS’2013) • …
* Supported in part by NSF
http://cps-vo.org/group/edu
This workshop
Please help populate this page!
Please contribute more materials!
Future activities
• More meetings … • “Opportunities may be announced for supplements to current CPS awards to support cross-project or cross-agency collaborations, international collaborations, technology maturation, educational development, and translational research.” • … NSF is interested in broad community input on directions for CPS
education, and ideas about how the NSF can help.
A Personal View
• What are desired outcomes?
(focus of this workshop)
• Who to teach?
– Working engineers* – Students in existing degree programs – New programs?
• What to teach? • How?
– Curricular constraints, technology opportunities
The Usual
“Projects that integrate CPS advances into upper level undergraduate and introductory graduate curricula are encouraged.”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
The Unusual
“The program seeks ideas for incorporating this new science into education that will prepare a CPS workforce for tomorrow.”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Workforce
“The program seeks ideas for incorporating this new science into education that will prepare a CPS workforce for tomorrow.” • How to include people who can’t take a degree program, including the existing base of practicing engineers & computer scientists?
Quoted text from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Crossing Disciplines
“The vision of the CPS program can only be achieved by an engaged, multi-disciplinary CPS research and education community committed to developing unified foundations, principles, and technologies for CPS … “
Quoted text from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Cyber + Physical
“CPS involve the interaction of both cyber and physical components, whose dynamics have historically been modeled [and taught] separately but need to be modeled [and taught?] jointly …” • How to cope with constraints of disciplinary degree programs, departmental “turf”, limitations on credit hours, etc. ?
Quoted text from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
THANK YOU
Ted Baker First Workshop on CPS Education 8 April 2013
Outline
1. NSF view
– Importance of CPS education – Activities to advance education in CPS
• • • • Grants Meetings CPS VO Future activities?
2. Personal view
– Some questions to structure discussion
NSF CPS Program
“The goal of the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) program is to establish the scientific foundations and engineering principles needed to realize cyber-physical systems with capability and dependability far beyond what we are able to achieve today.”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Education is central to NSF mission
• 32 times in CPS Program Solicitation • “…foster a research community committed to advancing research and education in CPS …” • “… seeks ideas for incorporating this new science into education that will prepare a CPS workforce for tomorrow”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
All CPS proposals are expected to
• “describe how the project goals and research and education outcomes will contribute to the realization of the CPS program goal and vision” • “present a plan to integrate research outcomes into education and more broadly advance education in CPS” • “provide plans for disseminating the research and education outcomes”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Educational Goals
• Overcome traditional stove-piped curricula. • Better prepare students for careers in cyberphysical systems practice and research. • Achieve impact on educational practices beyond the participating institutions. • Expand the CPS community • Address the under-representation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. • Stimulate interest in cyber-physical systems at the K-12 level and in the public at large.
Quoted from the Education & Outreach Plan requirements in the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
CPS Education Events
• 11 October: ESWeek 2012 Workshop on Embedded
& Cyber-Physical Systems Education (WESE) • 5 Oct: NSF CPS PI meeting* • 24 Oct: Planning meeting for this workshop* • 8 April: This workshop* • 16-20 June: Euromicro Summer School on Embedded & Cyber-Physical Systems (SS on ECyPS’2013) • …
* Supported in part by NSF
http://cps-vo.org/group/edu
This workshop
Please help populate this page!
Please contribute more materials!
Future activities
• More meetings … • “Opportunities may be announced for supplements to current CPS awards to support cross-project or cross-agency collaborations, international collaborations, technology maturation, educational development, and translational research.” • … NSF is interested in broad community input on directions for CPS
education, and ideas about how the NSF can help.
A Personal View
• What are desired outcomes?
(focus of this workshop)
• Who to teach?
– Working engineers* – Students in existing degree programs – New programs?
• What to teach? • How?
– Curricular constraints, technology opportunities
The Usual
“Projects that integrate CPS advances into upper level undergraduate and introductory graduate curricula are encouraged.”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
The Unusual
“The program seeks ideas for incorporating this new science into education that will prepare a CPS workforce for tomorrow.”
Quoted from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Workforce
“The program seeks ideas for incorporating this new science into education that will prepare a CPS workforce for tomorrow.” • How to include people who can’t take a degree program, including the existing base of practicing engineers & computer scientists?
Quoted text from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Crossing Disciplines
“The vision of the CPS program can only be achieved by an engaged, multi-disciplinary CPS research and education community committed to developing unified foundations, principles, and technologies for CPS … “
Quoted text from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
Cyber + Physical
“CPS involve the interaction of both cyber and physical components, whose dynamics have historically been modeled [and taught] separately but need to be modeled [and taught?] jointly …” • How to cope with constraints of disciplinary degree programs, departmental “turf”, limitations on credit hours, etc. ?
Quoted text from the 2013 CPS Program solicitation.
THANK YOU