Abstract

Modern cyberinfrastructure - the comprehensive set of deployable hardware, software, and algorithmic tools and environments supporting research, education, and increasingly collaboration across disciplines - is transforming not only science and engineering, but all disciplines and society itself. Motivating with examples ranging from astrophysics to emergency forecasting to applications in humanities and social sciences, Dr. Seidel will describe the need, the potential, and the transformative impact of cyberinfrastructure. He will also discuss current and planned future efforts at the U.S. National Science Foundation to address them.