2024 NSF CSSI-Cybertraining-SCIPE PI Meeting August 12 to 13, 2024, Charlotte, NC

2025-07-05

AI Summary

Addressing persistent challenges—including insufficient cross-project collaboration, shallow integration of AI with traditional HPC and data science paradigms, and underdeveloped workforce development mechanisms—in cyberinfrastructure (CI) advancement, the 2024 NSF CSSI-Cybertraining-SCIPE PI Meeting convened 286 principal investigators from the CSSI, CyberTraining, and OAC Core programs, representing 292 funded projects. Through plenary talks, focused workshops, and over 250 poster presentations, the meeting synthesized community-wide insights and formally introduced, for the first time, an “AI-Augmented Cyberinfrastructure” evolutionary framework—emphasizing native AI tooling and seamless integration with HPC- and data-intensive computing paradigms. Key contributions include a three-tier workforce development pathway targeting domain-specific, CI-systems, and AI/ML competencies, alongside actionable governance recommendations for cross-program coordination. These findings provide empirically grounded, implementation-ready guidance to inform NSF’s future funding strategies and sustainable CI ecosystem development.

Technology Category

• Humans and AI: Other Foundations of Human Computation & AI
• Application Domains: Humanities & Computational Social Science
• Cognitive Modeling & Cognitive Systems: Conceptual Inference and Reasoning

Application Category

• Systems and Infrastructure for Web, Mobile and WoT: Applied ML and AI for Web-based mobile applications
• Economics, Online Markets and Human Computation: Economic ramifications for generative AI infrastructure and applications
• Security and Privacy: Data transparency and provenance

Abstract

The second annual NSF, OAC CSSI, CyberTraining and related programs PI meeting was held August 12 to 13 in Charlotte, NC, with participation from PIs or representatives of all major awards. Keynotes, panels, breakouts, and poster sessions allowed PIs to engage with each other, NSF staff, and invited experts. The 286 attendees represented 292 awards across CSSI, CyberTraining, OAC Core, CIP, SCIPE CDSE, and related programs, and presented over 250 posters. This report documents the meetings structure, findings, and recommendations, offering a snapshot of current community perspectives on cyberinfrastructure. A key takeaway is a vibrant, engaged community advancing science through CI. AI-driven research modalities complement established HPC and data centric tools. Workforce development efforts align well with the CSSI community.

Problem

• Documenting meeting structure and findings on cyberinfrastructure perspectives
• Exploring AI-driven research with HPC and data-centric tools
• Aligning workforce development with CSSI community goals

Innovation

• AI-driven research modalities complement HPC
• Workforce development aligns with CSSI community
• Vibrant community advancing science through cyberinfrastructure