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Informational Meeting
9 am - 3 pm
>> Agenda
>> A webcast of the meeting is here. Please note that you will be asked to log in to view it. This information will not be used for purposes other than those related to FIND.
The FIND
Program
FIND (Future Internet Design) is a major new long-term
initiative of the NSF NeTS research program. FIND invites the research community
to consider what the requirements should be for a global network of 15 years
from now, and how we could build such a network if we are not constrained by the
current Internet—if we could design it from scratch. FIND solicits research
across the broad area of network architecture, principles, and mechanism design,
aimed at answering these questions. The philosophy of the program is to help
conceive the future by momentarily letting go of the present - freeing our
collective minds from the constraints of the current state of networking.
The intellectual scope of the FIND program is wide. FIND research might
address questions such as:
- How can we design a network that is fundamentally more secure and available than today’s Internet? How would we conceive the security problem if we could start from scratch?
- How might such functions as information dissemination, location management or identity management best fit into a new network architecture?
- What will be the long-term impact of new technologies such as advanced wireless and optics?
- How will economics and technology interact to shape the overall design of a future network?
- How do we design a network that preserves a free and open society?
The meeting
The first set of FIND awards has now been made. This meeting will discuss these awards as examples of architectural ideas, provide guidance for potential proposers about the program's goals, structure, and review process, and offer community discussion and feedback about this exciting new initiative in networking research.
The goals, structure, and emphasis of the FIND initiative differ somewhat from other NETS programs. For this reason, researchers interested in these topics are particularly encouraged to attend this informational meeting.
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